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CROP Hunger Walk scheduled for Saturday

October 20, 2025

LUDINGTON — The 2025 Ludington CROP Hunger Walk will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at People’s Church, 115 W. Loomis St. The walk will support Five CAP Inc.’s Mason County Emergency Food Pantry as well as Church World Service’s national and global emergency response missions. CROP Hunger Walks are organized across the United States in…

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Obituary: Steven Scott Thorne, 63, of Ludington

October 20, 2025

Steven Scott Thorne, 63, of Ludington, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Steven is survived by his sons, Timothy Thorne, Michael Thorne, and Bradley Thorne; and daughter Natalie Porter. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 2 p.m. at his home, 95 Nelson Rd., Ludington. Arrangements were entrusted to Grace Funeral Home and…

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The Big Noise is latest installment to Mason County Sculpture Trail

October 18, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — The unveiling of the newest installment of the Mason County Sculpture Trail took place today, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Scottville Optimist Park. The Big Noise, created by local artist Harold David Cronk, was revealed. The event included presentations by Joe Knowles, chairman of the Scottville Downtown Development Authority, myself, and Cronk. It also…

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10-year-old girl dies in ATV crash

October 18, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 10-year-old Grand Haven girl died as a result of an all terrain vehicle crash Friday evening. Emergency crews were called to the 1000 block of West Freeman Road at 6:46 p.m. on Oct. 17 for a report of an ATV rollover crash with injuries on private property. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, the girl…

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White Lake area’s Mouth Cemetery, solemn and perhaps slightly eerie.

October 18, 2025

Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union with offices in Manistee, Ludington, East Lake, and Bear Lake and the Mason County Historical Society, which operates the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, Historic White Pine Village and the Rose Hawley Archives in downtown Ludington. Editor’s Note: I tend to focus on history that is related to Mason County.…

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