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Jaycees Mini Golf announces Charity Monday beneficiaries

May 19, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Jaycees Mini Golf at Stearns Park will hold its first 2025 Charity Monday on Memorial Day, May 26.  Miss Sawyer’s Kids with a Cause is the beneficiary of the first event. The non-profit organization supports veterans’ causes. Thirty percent of game play on the designated day will be donated to select nonprofit organizations throughout the…

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News Alert: Vehicle crash in Ludington

May 19, 2025

LUDINGTON, 9:31 a.m. — Report of a vehicle crash, Gaylord Avenue and Lowell Street.

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Celebration of life service: Donna Ellen Nelson, 92, of Ludington

May 19, 2025

A celebration of life will be held on May 23, 2025 for Donna Ellen Nelson of Ludington who passed away on March 14, 2025 at the age of 92. The celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington. Arrangements were entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com.

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VIDEO: Point Betsie Lighthouse flyover

May 18, 2025

MI Travelogue is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FRANKFORT — Five miles north of Frankfort, in Benzie County, is Point Betsie Lighthouse. Built in 1858, the lighthouse’s 37-foot-tall tower rises 52 feet above Lake Michigan. The lighthouse still serves as an active navigational aid for vessels…

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Planting the 38th Ludington Petunia Parade

May 17, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Drizzle, wind and 48 degree temperatures didn’t stop the estimated 400 volunteers who showed up Saturday morning to plant the 38th Ludington Petunia Parade. Volunteers began at 8 a.m., picking up their block’s petunias from the staging area at Rotary Park. The parade consists of 32,500 red, white and blue petunias along portions of…

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