Around the County

VIDEO: Antique tractors cruise Badger to visit Old Engine & Tractor Show. 

August 4, 2022

VIDEO: Antique tractors cruise Badger to visit Old Engine & Tractor Show.  Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. LUDINGTON — Antique tractor collectors from Wisconsin made their annual trip across the SS Badger today, Thursday, Aug. 4, to participate in the 48th Western Michigan Old Engine &…

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1932 Murder of teen shook Free Soil; justice was swift. 

August 3, 2022

1932 Murder of teen shook Free Soil; justice was swift.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief History Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Editor’s Note: I would like to thank Jake O’Brien for suggesting I research this case.  Like any history story I research and write, my information is…

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VIDEO: Learning to fly.

July 9, 2022

VIDEO: Learning to fly. Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Children ages 8 to 17 got a chance to experience flying in a small plane today during the Mason County Pilots Association EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) Chapter 772 Young Eagles program at Mason…

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Kids learn to dig gardening. 

July 5, 2022

Kids learn to dig gardening.  Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Several area children are participating in the U Dig It Community Garden program this summer. Each Thursday, through Aug. 11, the kids, ages 7-11, meet at the U Dig It Community Garden,…

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Children’s museum begins drone workshops. 

July 2, 2022

Children’s museum begins drone workshops.  Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. LUDINGTON — The sound of buzzing Tello drones filled the air at Sandcastles Children’s Museum on Wednesday and Thursday, June 29 and 30, as a long-awaited drone workshops took place with approximately 40 kids in attendance.…

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