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Here we are in mid-fall. The trees have turned color, and quite a number have fallen. Construction work has begun to get ...

As the Island’s tourist season comes to a close, various Island businesses are preparing to shutter their doors for the ...

During her summer reporting for the Mackinac Island Town Crier, Victoria Smith grew in both her personal life and her journalistic skillset. As a Town Crier intern, Smith covered stories of all kinds ...

From poets and painters to sculptors and musicians, Mackinac Island is a haven for artists. In northern Michigan, many musicians can hone their craft and develop their careers through the many ...

Author Wendy Byard celebrated the debut of her suspense novel, Devil in the Dunes, with patrons of Mackinac’s Island Bookstore on Saturday, October 4. Byard’s story follows 18-year-old Cadie McLeod, ...

Earlier this summer, I wrote about a seasonal equine malady called Sweet Itch that affects some horses who live outside. The counterpart to that is a condition with an equally funny-sounding name ...

Mary Patay, Mackinac Island Public School Soccer, Girls' Basketball, and Golf Coach, will be retiring at the end of the 2025-26 sports season. “It was a fluke, on why I started with coaching,” Patay ...

Members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community climbed aboard a buckboard hayride to celebrate National Coming Out Day Saturday, October 11, during the annual Coming Out Dray event hosted by Straits Pride ...

The Mackinac Island Public Safety Committee selected two of three applicants to undergo the interview process for the Mackinac Island Police Department Chief of Police position during its meeting ...