Around the County

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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Wild parsnip is invasive and dangerous to humans. 

June 29, 2022

Wild parsnip is invasive and dangerous to humans.  Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Of the many invasive plants found growing in northern Michigan, wild parsnip is one that people should be sure to avoid. Wild parsnip produces a sap that increases skin sensitivity to sunlight, a…

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