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Recent death: Arthur “Art” Donald Hauck Sr., 88, of Free Soil

May 5, 2025

  Arthur “Art” Donald Hauck Sr., 88, of Free Soil, died on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please Support Local News Receive daily…

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Maritime History Blog: The Break-Bulk Freighters, predecessors to the car ferries

May 4, 2025

  This Maritime History Blog is a presentation of the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Construction of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railway began in Saginaw, Michigan in 1859 and terminated in Ludington December 1874. From its inception the railroad’s executives envisioned transporting freight…

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Obituary: Donna Marie Thomas, 68, formerly of Scottville

May 4, 2025

Donna Marie Thomas, 68, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 3, 2025.  She was a musician, singer, and an avid lover of show tunes and the Boston Red Sox. Donna was born on November 7, 1956, to Lilly and Ralph Marston.  She grew up near the coast of New Hampshire until she enlisted in the United States Army Band.  It…

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MCP Boat Blog: The MV Great Republic in Holland

May 3, 2025

MCP Boat Blog is a presentation of the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief The eastern shore of Lake Michigan has a long maritime heritage. This is the beginning of two new blogs that we will be featuring on Mason County Press. The other blog…

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Photo feature: Sunset at the lighthouse

May 2, 2025

Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Here’s a selection of sunset photos tonight, Friday, May 2, of the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse.     ___________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local news. …

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