Happenings

Pictures thanks to Doc Borth...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77558782@N04/sets/72157697343388294

Pictures and video thanks to VFC Gus Paz...

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/77558782@N04/albums/72157694827796752

Attached are some pictures of the Coast Guard Open House held on May 19. The spirit of the day was not dampened by the rain we had. The father of the boy with "Coastie" is a cook at the station. The two kids with "Coastie" are from Rudyard,MI. Their father is a State Trooper and he and his wife are having faulty fire extinguishers explained to them.

See pictures at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77558782@N04/albums/72157697037198345

Please see a long, and excellent, article on the day from the St. Ignace News: 

https://www.stignacenews.com/articles/coast-guard-ready-to-serve-at-st-ignace/

Check the following for links to flickr, which contains lots of pictures of our activities. 

2018 Home Show:

https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0094009/photos/77558782@N04/sets/72157665562546417/

2017 Boat Show: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77558782@N04/albums/72157688124723125

2017 Home Show: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77558782@N04/albums/72157681099558910 

Record Number of Vendors, Visitors, Take Part in St. Ignace Home Show (selected portions)

By ops@our-hometown.com | on April 10, 2018

By Kevin R. Hess

“PFD (Personal Flotation Device) Panda” at the Home Show with his fellow U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members (from left) Larry Ferguson, Mark Eldridge, and “Edge” Edgecombe. The four teach visitors about boater and water safety, and help recruit new auxiliary members. Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Eldridge, and PFD Panda all reside in St. Ignace, and Mr. Edgecombe is from Cheboygan. For picture, see https://www.stignacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2018-04-12/35p2-300x171.jpg

Members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary were in attendance teaching people about boating safety and recruiting people to join their organization. Other vendors included local businesses such as Ace Hardware and True Value, George’s Body Shop, Cedars of Mackinac, St. Ignace in Bloom, Gifts Galore, and the French Trading Post, as well as Gaylor Trucking and Besteman’s Maple Products of Rudyard.

The 65 vendors were the most ever for the show, and the parking lot was full both Friday evening and all day Saturday. One of the advantages the St. Ignace show has, said arena employee Kevin Campbell, is that the admission is free.

“A lot of places charge anywhere from $5 to $10 for admission,” he said. “Ours is free, so it encourages people to come out and see what’s going on.”