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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…
Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP — On March 14, 2025 fire destroyed two farm buildings in the 2800 block of North Peterson Road. One of those buildings was a barn owned by Fred and Cathi Bates, used as a sugar…
LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society is making plans to expand its Ludington car ferries exhibit at the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum and it needs help from the public. The expanded exhibit will include an interactive kiosk that will tell the stories of those who have worked on the Ludington car ferries through a combination of text, audio,…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MANISTEE — Would you like a unique overnight experience? Consider staying at the SS City of Milwaukee museum ship’s Boatel. The 360-foot-long City of Milwaukee is docked on Manistee Lake along US 31. The ship was built in Manitowoc, Wis. 1931 and operated most of its career for the Grand Trunk Railroad from Muskegon to Wisconsin.…
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