Mackinac Bridge News

65,000 Participate in Bridge Walk

Posted on September 7th, 2000

65,000 Participate in Bridge Walk The Mackinac Bridge Authority announced that 65,000 walkers participated in this year’s Mackinac Bridge walk. Under clear skies, a cool 51 degree temperature and brisk winds, Governor John Engler, his wife Michelle, and their three daughters began the annual Labor Day ev… Read More

Year 2000 Mackinac Bridge Walk

Posted on August 28th, 2000

Year 2000 Mackinac Bridge Walk Excitement is building as preparations are being made for the year 2000 Labor Day Bridge Walk. The Mackinac Bridge Authority expects thousands to visit Mackinaw City and St. Ignace on Monday, September 4, 2000, to participate in the 43rd annual Mackinac Bridge walk. The walk, which wi… Read More

St. Ignace Welcome Center to Close Temporarily

Posted on May 23rd, 2000

St. Ignace Welcome Center to Close Temporarily The St. Ignace Welcome Center will be closed from May 19 through June 21, 2000, to take advantage of the construction work on I-75 which will impact access to the Welcome Center. This cooperative effort will result in timely completion of improvements to both the Welcom… Read More

MDOT Begins I-75 Reconstruction Project

Posted on March 31st, 2000

MDOT Begins I-75 Reconstruction Project The year 2000 construction season in the Upper Peninsula begins two weeks early on I-75 between the Mackinac Bridge toll plaza and US-2 near St. Ignace. On April 3, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) begins reconstruction of a mile of freeway and ramps. The ear… Read More

Top Civil Engineering Project of the Century

Posted on December 14th, 1999

Top Civil Engineering Project of the Century Michigan Lieutenant Governor Dick Posthumus announced today that the Mackinac Bridge was selected the state’s number one civil engineering project of the 20th Century by the Michigan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). “Crossing… Read More

Final Deer Count

Posted on December 2nd, 1999

Final Deer Count Since 1957, the Mackinac Bridge Authority has counted the number of deer taken south across the Mackinac Bridge during Michigan’s firearm deer season. The toll collectors count bucks and does. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources requests this information each year to provide an i… Read More

Mackinac Bridge Deer Check Station

Posted on November 8th, 1999

Mackinac Bridge Deer Check Station For the first time since 1972, the Department of Natural Resources will host a deer check station in St. Ignace near the Mackinac Bridge during the firearm deer hunting season. The station is in addition to three highway check stations near Alma, Big Rapids and Birch Run. This stati… Read More

Lawrence A. Rubin Honored

Posted on November 4th, 1999

Lawrence A. Rubin Honored The Lawrence A. Rubin Conference Room was dedicated today by the members of the Mackinac Bridge Authority board at their official meeting held in St. Ignace. The Authority dedicated the conference room in recognition of Lawrence A. Rubin for his outstanding service to the State of Michiga… Read More

Enjoy Fall Colors in Michigan

Posted on October 11th, 1999

Enjoy Fall Colors in Michigan Fall colors are at their peak in northern Michigan. The air is crisp, the sky is blue and everywhere you look, the trees are painted bright colors of red, yellow and orange. Now is the perfect time to take a drive and enjoy Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Mother Nature at their finest.… Read More

Bridge Walk Attracts 62,500

Posted on September 9th, 1999

Bridge Walk Attracts 62,500 The 1999 Labor Day Bridge Walk was a success. Approximately 62,500 people walked across the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day morning. The picture to the right shows eager walkers waiting to board one of the 127 buses that transported walkers from Mackinaw City to the starting line in St. Ignac… Read More