SAULT STE MARIE, MI — On February 4, 2023, Sault Ste Marie, MI hosted its 54th Annual running of the International I-500 Snowmobile Race. The race is known as the Grand Daddy of all snowmobile endurance racing.  It’s the world’s longest, fastest, toughest, and most-exciting oval race event. Professional athletes […]

The fortunate availability of a cellphone early Wednesday morning provided a lifeline for two snowmobilers stranded miles away from the nearest town in Luce County. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Justin Vinson received a call from Central Dispatch at 1:30 a.m. reporting two men, approximately 65 years of […]

According to the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred approximately 13 miles west of St. Ignace on US-2 in Moran Township on Saturday, February 4. Two Ohio residents, 22-year-old Jordan Hostetler and 27-year-old Joas Miller, both of Plain City, Ohio, were killed when the vehicle they were passengers in […]

The Michigan State Police from the Sault Ste Marie Post were dispatched to Devil’s Hallow Lake Trail and County Rd 371 in Luce County for a single vehicle snowmobile crash on Wednesday, February 8, at about 9:00 pm. Upon investigation by Troopers, it was learned that a snowmobile driven by […]

Lansing, MI – Nearly three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost two dozen of the hardest-hit Michigan communities are benefiting from $14,178,900 in Michigan Spark Grants funding – a big boost toward creating, renovating or redeveloping public recreation opportunities for residents and visitors. “Every Michigander in every […]

LANSING – Two engineers warned the Michigan Public Service Commission that Enbridge’s plans to dig a pipeline tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac could lead to an explosion and the release of oil that could devastate the freshwater, wildlife, and shorelines of Great Lakes. The testimony, submitted on behalf of […]

On Friday and Saturday, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers ran patrols over hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails, making contacts with nearly 800 sledders over the 54th-annual running of the International 500 snowmobile race in Sault Ste. Marie. For many years, conservation officers have taken advantage of the […]

GAYLORD, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Mackinaw City Welcome Center reopened today, nearly a week ahead of schedule, after an extensive remodeling project that upgraded the facility’s restrooms and windows. The $409,000 project included replacement of all windows with energy-efficient units, all restroom floor and wall tiles, […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. and Ontario – The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will begin to phase out its Prox toll cards starting March 31. While Prox cards for personal commuter accounts will be accepted for toll payments through the end of the year, customers will have to use the card […]

ST. IGNACE, Mich. ­- The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has a new model of the bridge on display in its St. Ignace office, a gift from the Vocational Village students at the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia. A rotating group of students at the first-of-its-kind skilled trades training […]