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Jaycees Mini Golf announces Charity Monday beneficiaries

May 19, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Jaycees Mini Golf at Stearns Park will hold its first 2025 Charity Monday on Memorial Day, May 26.  Miss Sawyer’s Kids with a Cause is the beneficiary of the first event. The non-profit organization supports veterans’ causes. Thirty percent of game play on the designated day will be donated to select nonprofit organizations throughout the…

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Planting the 38th Ludington Petunia Parade

May 17, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Drizzle, wind and 48 degree temperatures didn’t stop the estimated 400 volunteers who showed up Saturday morning to plant the 38th Ludington Petunia Parade. Volunteers began at 8 a.m., picking up their block’s petunias from the staging area at Rotary Park. The parade consists of 32,500 red, white and blue petunias along portions of…

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The SS Pere Marquette, first steel car ferry on the Great Lakes

May 17, 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 The Flint & Pere Marquette Railway entered cross-lake freight service in 1875, one year after the completion of the railroad that terminated in Ludington (read related story here). In 1892,…

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Earl named Michigan Dairy Field Person of the Year

May 17, 2025

GRAND RAPIDS — Lyndsay Earl was recently named the Michigan Dairy Field Person of the Year by the Michigan Dairy Industry at its annual conference in Grand Rapids earlier this week. Earl is a field representative for Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). She lives in Hamlin Township with her husband, Seth, and their two daughters, McKenzie and…

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10th Fish On for Freedom veterans fishing tourney is May 30

May 6, 2025

LUDINGTON — The 10th Fish On for Freedom veterans fishing tournament will take place on Lake Michigan, Friday, May 30 beginning at 6 a.m. At 11:45 a.m., boats will begin to assemble just outside the Ludington pier heads, preparing for the Welcome Home Parade to commence at noon. Boats will be led in by the US Coast Guard, including a…

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