Algonac, Michigan

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• Free Thanksgiving dinners
  

  No turkey. No ham. No stuffing. No problem. There are at least five area groups providing free Thanksgiving din-ners today.

• Rautzhan: Reading with your children builds strong connections
  

  Everyone is busy -- and often it seems nearly impossible to squeeze one more thing into the day.

• Nature unrestricted
  

  The newly constructed universally accessible tree house at the Pine River Nature Center is the only one of its kind available to the public in Michigan.

• Drug Task Force arrests 11 in St. Clair Township
  

  The St. Clair County Drug Task Force arrested 11 people and seized $15,923 in money and property in a Friday night raid in St.

• Veterans honor civil war hero
  

  A special stone engraved with Civil War veteran Oliver Ar-pe-targe-zhik's name was added to the front of a Walpole Island monument to Tecumseh according to Winston Jacobs, the president of the Walpole Island ...

• Customs and border patrol increase security in Algonac
  

  Algonac will soon have increased security along its borders, thanks to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

• Algonac High unearths 1979 time capsule for 2009 students
  

  The music group ABBA had new songs on the radio, toothpaste cost 94 cents, and Bob Hope graced the cover of TV Guide's September issue when an Algonac High School social studies class created a special gift for ...

• Algonac hires city manager
  

  It took months, but Algonac finally has a contract for a city manager. Patrick Burelle will take the position on January 5. The Algonac City Council originally offered the job to Burelle, a city administrator ...

• Volunteer for the Salvation Army
  

  The Salvation Army in Port Huron needs bell-ringers to cover 15 locations during the holiday shopping season.

• Deer hunters share stories
  

  Jeff Hicks, 17, of Wayland, was standing up to stretch when he saw a 6-pointer. Press Photo/Cory Olsen Elly Kruko, 21, of Hastings, had a couple difficulties at first, but came away with a nice doe.

• Marysville unlikely to join area effort promotion
  

  Cities along the east coast of Michigan's Thumb, from Algonac to Port Austin, will be investing in a bigger, better-funded Discover the Blue advertising campaign for 2009.

• Algonac right to go back to square one
  

  It's always unfortunate to watch things go wrong for people who seemingly are doing everything right.

• Report: Roads need revenue
  

  Advocates of spending more on Michigan roads said Monday the Legislature has enough time before year's end to raise vehicle registration fees and possibly reconfigure the 19-cents-a-gallon gasoline tax.

• New recruits above monthly minimum
  

  Recruitment levels have stayed steady, but exceeded expectations in recent years, Staff Sgt.

• Night of the Pumpkin Lighting
  

  WHEN: 7:30-8:30 Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25 WHERE: Foxfire Farm Country Store and Floral Shop, 8061 Marsh Road, Algonac PARKING: Store parking lot MAJOR ACTIVITIES: More than 100 carved ...

• Machine has trouble in Port Huron's seventh precinct
  

  10:12 a.m.: At about 9:45 a.m., the ballot counting machine at Port Huron's Precinct 7, 828 Lapeer Ave., stopped working.

• Algonac City Council race still undecided; Martin, Meldrum, Amiels and Bayly in lead
  

  With only two of the city's three precincts counted, results for the Algonac City Council election weren't available at press time late Tuesday.

• People making news
  

  Fifth Third Bank has named Gene Kempski as financial center manager of Fifth Third's new Wayne State University banking center, at 4501 Woodward in Detroit.

• Suicidal man causes stir at hospital
  

  A suicidal man caused some tense moments at Crittenton Hospital Oct. 28. Sheriff's deputies were called to the hospital emergency room at 12:40 p.m., where a 45-year-old Rochester Hills man had been dropped off ...

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City Description

Algonac is a city in St. Clair County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,613 with a projection of 4,590 in 2006. Algonac is located at the southern end of the St. Clair River, just before it splits into a large delta region known as the St. Clair Flats. (Coordinates 42°36′N 82°34′W / 42.6, -82.56) The St. Clair River drains Lake Huron into Lake St. Clair and is part of the Great Lakes Waterway. At the center of Algonac is Algonac City Park, a park which contains a quarter-mile long boardwalk along the St. Clair River. Just to the north of the city is Algonac State Park. Algonac was the birthplace of artist and first female licensed architect in Michigan Emily Helen Butterfield who was famous as a church architecture innovator. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,613 people, 1,871 households, and 1,212 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,291.7 per square mile (1,272.2/km²). There were 2,014 housing units at an average density of 1,437.1/sq mi (555.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.36% White, 0.15% African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races,

City Contained By:

• St. Clair County
• Michigan

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 3.62598335447 km squared

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