Eight west Michigan artists will open their studios and showrooms to the public next week as part of the annual Art Ramble West Michigan, a self-guided tour stretching from Ludington to New Era. The two-day event will take place Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The approximately 30-mile tour includes five locations where…
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Clown Band has launched a new online merchandise store featuring apparel that supports the band’s youth music education programs. The store currently offers two apparel designs on T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and crewneck sweatshirts: the band’s classic Scottville Clown Band logo and a special America 250 design available only during 2026. Additional merchandise is expected to be…
Audrey Lois VanNortwick, 97, of Ludington, passed away Monday, July 6, 2026, at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. She was born June 30, 1929, in Muskegon, the daughter of Clayton and Blanche (Jensen) Crampton. On Feb. 18, 1950, Audrey married Wilbur “Willie” VanNortwick at Zion Evangelical Church (now Ludington Area St. Paul Church). Together, Audrey and Willie ran a…
This MCP Boat Blog is presented by Manistee Harbor Tours, operator of the Princess of Manistee. Book your cruise at www.manisteeharbortours.com. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MUSKEGON — The tug G.L. Ostrander and cement barge Integrity were docked Saturday evening at the Lafarge North America terminal, 1047 Seventh St., on Muskegon Lake, continuing one of the Great Lakes’ most recognizable articulated tug-and-barge…
This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief The present-day Ludington Municipal Marina occupies the site of what was once one of Michigan’s most innovative marine engine factories. From 1909 until the early years of the Great Depression, the Gile Boat and Engine Company and its…
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