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This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union and the Mason County Historical Society By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief GREEN BAY, Wis. — One of the interesting things about traveling through Wisconsin is the opportunity to explore museums dedicated to the industries that shaped the Great Lakes region. On Saturday, Aug. 22, I visited the National Railroad Museum…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A two-year effort to improve safety between recreational boaters and large commercial vessels in Ludington Harbor may eventually result in a year-round state navigation rule that mirrors restrictions already being enforced by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering a Local Watercraft Control for Pere Marquette Lake and the…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Democrat Rebecca Amidon and Republican Kim Cole will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election for Michigan’s 32nd Senate District. The district includes all of Benzie, Mason and Oceana counties and portions of Manistee and Muskegon counties. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press reached out to both candidates and asked them to…
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 Over the weekend, I traveled across Lake Michigan aboard the SS Badger to Wisconsin to continue research for my Masters of the PM Steamers project — an effort to document and pay tribute to the captains who commanded Ludington’s…
BEAR LAKE — Divers from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team assisted Manistee County emergency personnel Monday afternoon in recovering the body of a 23-year-old Bear Lake man who drowned after swimming from a boat on Bear Lake. According to Manistee County Undersheriff Jason Torrey, the Manistee County Sheriff’s Office responded about 1:30 p.m. to a report of a…
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