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By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Musuem will be the recipient of the proceeds of this year’s seventh annual Blessing of the Boats, scheduled for Saturday, June 7 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the west end of Ludington Avenue. The Blessing of the Boats is sponsored by Safe Harbor Credit…
By Joan Young, MCP contributor Wish you could visit some fun places around the state of Michigan, but that it didn’t cost so much? The Library Network is here to help! Just when we are hearing so many questions about the relevance of libraries in the digital age, we are presented with yet another good reason to love the local…
James “Jim” Louis DeRooy, 74, of Scottville, died Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. He was born March 3, 1951, in Ludington, the son of Joseph and Julia (VanBergen) DeRooy. Jim was a veteran of the Vietnam War, who served in the U.S. Navy. He was a life member of the Custer VFW Gold Bar…
Mack Emil Nickelson, 40, of Ludington, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Mack was born to Howard (Bud) and Donna Nickelson on October 3, 1984. He graduated from Ludington High School after completing homeschooling, in 2003. He loved the outdoors! He painted many pictures of his home on the Lincoln River. He was self-taught playing his guitar and became…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Multiple emergency agencies responded to what began as a dune grass fire that turned into a house fire Monday afternoon just north of the Mason-Oceana county line. Riverton Fire Department was initially called to Montgomery Drive south of the Bass Lake outlet near Lake Michigan at 12:50 p.m. for a reported dune grass…
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