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Volunteers plant petunias along Loomis Street near the Ludington Municipal Marina.
LUDINGTON — Over 400 volunteers showed up Saturday morning to plant over 32,000 red, white and blue petunias along portions of Ludington Avenue, Loomis Street, and Ferry Street for the 39th Ludington Petunia Parade.
The Ludington Petunia Parade was started in 1987 by Ellery and Sue Sabin. It is a non-profit organization, funded by private donations and governed by a nine-person all-volunteer board of directors.
The petunias are grown beginning in late winter at Gustafson’s Greenhouse in Summit Township.
The Ludington Petunia Parade includes 40 blocks of flowers that stretch along Ludington Avenue from Lakeshore Drive east into Pere Marquette Township and then along the Ludington Municipal Marina.
The organization receives no governmental funding and is always in need of funds. Donations may be sent to Ludington Petunia Parade, PO Box 5, Ludington, MI 49431. For more information visit its website here or Facebook here or its website, www.ludingtonpetuniaparade.com.
Those interested in volunteering for summer maintenance may contact organizers Mary Lou Ohnsman at 616-866-0374 or Karla Cain at 231-740-3100.
More information volunteer opportunities is available at www.ludingtonpetuniaparade.com.
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