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First GeoArt adventure turns into all-day treasure hunt

July 25, 2026

By Joan Young, MCP contributing writer Does this sound like a book for elementary school kids? Maybe it could be. Being a geocaching neophyte, I had a lot to learn. In theory, I knew what geocaching was. I’d found a few caches accidentally. I’d been with a couple of friends when they searched for them on purpose. But I’d never…

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Port of Ludington was busy Friday

July 24, 2026

This MCP Boat Blog is presented by Aquastar Cruises, aquastarcruises.com, and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, www.masoncountymihistory.org. Story and photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Port of Ludington was a busy place Friday, offering boat watchers nearly continuous maritime activity from early morning through the evening as commercial vessels, dredging equipment and the SS Badger all moved through Pere…

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Family research reshapes one of Lake Michigan’s best-known maritime legends

July 24, 2026

This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union, the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum and Sable Points Media.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — For nearly a century, Andrew Petterson’s account of the three-masted schooner Mary Ellen Cook riding a giant wave over Chicago’s breakwater has been accepted as one of Mason County’s most remarkable maritime stories. First published in…

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Committee to consider $24.5 million bond issue for road commission facility

July 24, 2026

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mason County commissioners are expected to take another step toward construction of a new Mason County Road Commission headquarters when the Finance, Personnel and Rules Committee considers a resolution Tuesday, July 28, authorizing the issuance of up to $24.5 million in capital improvement bonds for the project. The committee will meet at 9 a.m. in the…

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Library to host Boston Tea Party reenactment Aug. 8

July 24, 2026

LUDINGTON — Mason County District Library will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with an interactive Boston Tea Party reenactment on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the west end of Ludington Avenue on the southern end of Stearns Park. The free event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon aboard a full-sized replica ship that will be positioned onshore near the Loomis…

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