Sophia Brandt

Sailors in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac will make their way to the Island, with the Cruising Division beginning Friday evening, July 21. The Racing Divisions will set out Saturday, July 22, and the first boats are expected to cross the finish line sometime Sunday, July 23. A field of 244 sailboats will compete, with many docking in […]

Whitehawk is first to sail across the finish line Sunday, July 23. SOPHIA BRANDT / THE ST. IGNACE NEWSWhether it was a sailor’s first race or their 50th, the crews of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Ma... You must be an online subscriber to view this story. If you are able to login but not view the story, your […]

Island residents, employees, and visitors gathered behind Fort Mackinac at the oldest continuously used ball field in Michigan Saturday, July 29, for the annual Vintage Base Ball game. This year, the Fort Mackinac Never Sweats took on the Portland Blue Sox, beating them with a final score of 21-17. “I thought it was a really good game and I think […]

Wawashkamo Golf Club held three days of celebrations to mark its 125th anniversary this year, with events Thursday, August 3, through Saturday, August 5. A community lunch, golf scramble, and ice cream social were held Thursday, a time capsule was buried Friday, August 4, and a golfing master class was held Saturday. Saturday morning began with a master class […]

From basketball to T-ball, kids on Mackinac Island had the opportunity to learn the basics of a variety of sports at two sports camps held by the City of Mackinac Island Recreation Department Monday, July 31, through Thursday, August 3. Following the camp sessions, a family day for participants of all ages was Friday, August 4, in Great Turtle Park. […]

Northern Michigan University (NMU) and Central Michigan University (CMU) will face off in Match on the Mack, a women’s collegiate exhibition volleyball game on the Island Saturday, August 19. The game begins at noon in the gymnasium at Mackinac Island Public School. It is the marquee event during a weekend of collegiate activities that begins Friday evening, August 18, with […]

During the 2022 Match on the Mack college volleyball game, CMU player Maddie Whitfield spikes the ball toward NMU blocker Olivia Webber. THE ST. IGNACE NEWS STAFF PHOTONorthern Michigan University (NM... You must be an online subscriber to view this story. If you are able to login but not view the story, your subscription has most likely expired and you […]

Jean Beardsley Allen will turn 100 years old Monday, September 25. To celebrate the auspicious occasion, a party was held for Mrs. Allen Wednesday, August 9, at the Mackinac Island Yacht Club where family and friends gathered. Mrs. Allen has been a Mackinac Island summer resident for many years. Her first husband, Bill Beardsley, was the athletic director at Michigan […]

Mackinac Island resident Melissa Croghan spoke about her newly published book “Great Women of Mackinac: 1800- 1950” at the Mackinac Island Public Library Friday, August 11. She shared with the audience stories about many of the women in her book, including Elizabeth Mitchell, the woman on the front cover of the book who, with her husband a British army surgeon, […]

Mackinac Island’s annual entertainment competition will be held Thursday, August 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Marquette Park. Mackinac’s Got Talent will feature a range of acts, as finalists from two rounds of auditions will compete for prizes and bragging right. Seven more contestants were selected during the second round of auditions held at The Gate House restaurant Friday, August 4. […]