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Recent death: Lisa Ann (Schumacher) Scholten-Riley, 61, of Branch

October 5, 2025

  Lisa Ann (Schumacher) Scholten-Riley, 61, of Branch, died on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Grace Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be held on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at Grace Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.…

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Working on the Badger: Keepers of the Legacy – AB Max Hockanson

October 4, 2025

Part 3 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LAKE MICHIGAN — Max Hockanson, 22, has been working on the S.S. Badger since he was 16-years-old. Now in his eighth year at Lake Michigan Carferry, he is an able bodied seaman working in the deck department. His duties even include steering the ship. His career has also expanded beyond working on the Badger…

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Badger’s Sunday sailing cancelled due to weather

October 4, 2025

LUDINGTON — Lake Michigan Carferry has announced the S.S. Badger will not be sailing on Sunday, Oct. 5 due to forecasting gale force winds with waves from 7 to 13 feet. “LMC understands the disappointment and inconvenience this decision causes and apologizes for the impact it has on travel plans,” a post on the company Facebook page stated. “While we…

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Employment: K-2 Instructional Assistants, MCC Schools

October 4, 2025

Employment: K-2 Instructional Assistants, MCC Schools Mason County Central School District is hiring Elementary (kindergarten through grade 2) Instructional Assistants for the current school year, 2025-2026. For details and to apply visit www.mccschools.org Job ID #634 This is a paid posting. Published until Oct. 20, 2025

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Working on the Badger: Keepers of the Legacy, part 2

October 3, 2025

MCP Great Lakes Boat Blog Story by Mark Varenhorst, MCP Contributing Writer Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LAKE MICHIGAN — Ludington is a maritime town.  It has been since its early days of lumber.  From the mid-19th century there have been ships that have worked this port village which became a city in 1873.  Those break-bulk ships evolved into the…

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