Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to maintain, so it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895 ...

Through 15 years of archaeological research, scientists from the Ateneo de Manila University, working with international ...

ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) — A total of 87 delinquent employers in the island of Panay were issued written notices by the Social Security System (SSS) Visayas West 2 Division from January to March 2025 ...

Panay Island which reaches an average ... Beyond the gorgeous beach, the island has cultural and historical sites including the Jaro Cathedral, a Romansque Revival structure that was founded ...

SULLIVAN'S ISLAND – One in four homes on the island community is considered historic. A new set of building standards for these historic residences and areas will help maintain the look and feel ...

The Beech Island Historical Society offers visitors a chance to step back in time. The society will hold its 17th Annual Historic Beech Island Tour and barbecue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday ...

My father nudged me to ask the shopkeeper if they had any old maps of the Philippines. I ignored him. Decades later, smarting from the prices of old Philippine maps at the Gallery of Prints, I ...

But geographically, the island doesn't loom quite as large as you might think. Centuries of flawed maps have led to a misconception about Greenland's size, which is nowhere near as big as it looks ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Thursday expressed his full support to key government programs seeking to accelerate economic development on Panay Island. At ...

Bridges Project draws near with the reported accomplishment rate for Section A or the Panay to Guimaras Island at 90.42 percent. Meanwhile, the Section B or the Guimaras to Negros Island Bridge is ...

If you take a glance at maps produced in the 17th and 18th centuries CE, you may notice something unusual about California. For centuries, it was depicted as an island. Old maps are pretty ...

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