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Employment: Beverage Product Merchandiser, Ludington Beverage

August 31, 2026

Are you dependable, self-motivated and energetic?  Do you have a strong work ethic?  If you answered yes to these questions, come work with us! We are looking for a Beverage Product Merchandiser.  Responsibilities include maintaining available shelf stock of beer and other fine Ludington Beverage products upon delivery and other key buying periods for our local (Ludington/Manistee) grocery and convenience…

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J.B. Conrad rose from oiler to chief engineer of carferry flagships

August 29, 2026

This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union, the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum and Sable Points Media.  Masters of the Ludington Steamers Stories of Ludington’s cross-lake rail fleet captains and other port mariners By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Editor’s Note: Until now, the Masters of the Ludington Steamers series has focused on the captains of the vessels in Ludington’s cross-lake railroad…

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Calumet arrives in Ludington during busy evening on the lake

August 28, 2026

This MCP Boat Blog is presented by Manistee Harbor Tours, operator of the Princess of Manistee, and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, www.masoncountymihistory.org. Photos and story by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The arrival of the 630-foot MV Calumet created a busy maritime scene Thursday evening as the freighter, the SS Badger and dozens of salmon-fishing boats converged near the Ludington harbor…

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Foster School auction postponed following city zoning change

August 28, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Mason County treasurer removed the former Foster Elementary School property from Thursday’s tax-foreclosure auction after the Ludington City Council adopted a new housing overlay for the property three days before the scheduled sale. The two-parcel property, which includes the former school building and the playground property across Foster Street, is now scheduled to…

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Kewaunee: Where Lake Michigan’s railroad carferry era began and ended

August 28, 2026

This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union, the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum and Sable Points Media.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, Aug. 22, I made what amounted to a maritime pilgrimage to Kewaunee, Wis., a small city whose history is inseparably connected to the development — and eventual end — of railroad carferry service across Lake Michigan. Kewaunee…

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