HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Friends of Ludington State Park’s 2026 Summer Series will feature a mix of live music, nature programs, Native American drumming and family entertainment throughout the summer at Ludington State Park. The free series begins Tuesday, June 9, with the Blue Water Ramblers performing “Music of the Great Lakes” and continues on Tuesdays and Saturdays through Aug.…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Registration is open for the sixth annual Free U Dig It Youth Summer Nature Program, a hands-on outdoor experience for children ages 9-12. The free program will be held Thursdays from June 18 through July 23 from 9 a.m. to noon at the U Dig It Community Garden, 5810 E. Bryant Road, behind the United Methodist…
Shirley Yvonne Ford, 97, of Hart, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility. She was born May 11, 1929, in Muskegon, the daughter of Charles and Arlie (Stewart) Wilson. Shirley graduated from Muskegon High School, and following graduation began employment as a phone operator for the Bell Telephone Company. Shirley married the love of…
This Great Lakes Boat Blog is presented by Manistee Harbor Tours, operator of the Princess of Manistee. Book your cruise at www.manisteeharbortours.com. Story and photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The MV Calumet arrived in the Port of Ludington Wednesday evening just before sunset. Making its first visit of the shipping season to Ludington, the vessel came from Burns Harbor,…
RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Richard Stepka has been identified by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office as the man who died as the result of a motorcycle crash that occurred in Riverton Township sometime between Monday, May 25 and Tuesday, May 26. Emergency crews were dispatched Tuesday, at 12:30 p.m. to the area of Stiles and Marrison roads in Riverton Township for…
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