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Portion of South James Street to close Wednesday for special event

September 15, 2026

LUDINGTON — A portion of South James Street will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 16, for a special event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Brill Company. The City of Ludington announced that South James Street between Dowland Street and Maritime Drive will be closed from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The closure will apply to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. On-street parking…

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Gun show to benefit Free Soil alumni association

September 15, 2026

FREE SOIL — The Free Soil Community School Alumni Association will host a gun and knife show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Free Soil Community Center, 8480 N. Democrat St. Admission is $5 for adults; $4 for seniors and veterans; children are free. Proceeds benefit the alumni association. ______________________ Please Support Local News…

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Library, hospital to offer water-bath canning demonstration

September 15, 2026

LUDINGTON — Mason County District Library and Corewell Health will host a water-bath canning demonstration Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. at Lakeshore Resource Network, 920 E. Tinkham Ave. Leona Ashley, community health educator with Corewell Health, will demonstrate how to preserve tomatoes using the water-bath canning method. Participants will learn about the science behind water-bath canning, the equipment needed…

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Petunia Parade exceeds fundraising goal for new watering truck

September 14, 2026

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Petunia Parade has exceeded its fundraising goal to purchase a newer watering truck used to maintain more than 32,400 petunias planted throughout the city each year. The Petunia Parade board launched the Watering Truck Capital Campaign to replace its existing truck with a newer, more reliable vehicle capable of handling daily watering during the growing season.…

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Historic White Pine Village to host logging encampment Oct. 3

September 14, 2026

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Historic White Pine Village will host a Michigan Logging Encampment from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. The event will feature lumbering and logging activities highlighting Michigan’s late 19th-century logging era. Costumed educators from the Traveling Lumberjack and Logging Museum will demonstrate the tools and techniques used by lumbermen and share information about daily…

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