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Statue will honor Fountain’s lumber heritage

July 9, 2013
Statue will honor Fountain’s lumber heritage

  FOUNTAIN — The Village of Fountain is moving ahead with its stop on the Mason County cultural tourism sculpture heritage trail. The village, one of six stops on the trail, is commissioning a logging-themed statue. The statue, “Up from the Swamp,” will feature two horses pulling a log out of a swamp. It will be located in the newly…

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A homeless heart

July 9, 2013
A homeless heart

The Kitchen Sink. A blog by Stephanie Wagner. I did not grow up in a family that traveled. We camped on occasion, close to home in case in rained. Once, there was a promised trip to Disney “when the house sold”, but then the deal fell through and with it, the hope of visiting the Magic Kingdom. My experiences beyond…

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Mostly cloudy but warm today

July 9, 2013
Mostly cloudy but warm today

Superior Electric Beach/Outdoors Report. Here are the current conditions for the Lake Michigan shoreline and Mason County (including Pentwater) as of 10:30 a.m. today. Lake Michigan water temperatures: Ludington Stearns Park: 53 F Ludington State Park (Big Sable Point): 55 F Summit Park: 60 F Pentwater: 60 F Afternoon air temperatures: Ludington and Pentwater: Cloudy becoming mostly cloudy with temperatures reaching…

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Historic district ordinance voted down

July 8, 2013
Historic district ordinance voted down

LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council overwhelmingly voted down the proposed ordinance to form a historic district on East Ludington Avenue tonight. See background story here. Had it passed, the ordinance would have formed a historic district on the avenue between Harrison and Staffon streets. Basically, any changes to buildings or property within that district would have had to meet certain…

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Patrolling the water

July 8, 2013
Patrolling the water

Story and photos by Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. Last week, I got the chance to spend a few hours with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office marine patrol division. I meet Deputy Matt Warmuskerken at Harbor View Marina, where the department’s 24-foot Boston Whaler patrol boat is docked. Our agenda for the evening is to perform some routine patrols in Pere Marquette…

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