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The great washout of 1934 still visible today

November 21, 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. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief South Lakeshore Drive is one of the most scenic roads…

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Muskegon’s E.G. Crosby, a Great Lakes captain who died on the Titanic

November 17, 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. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief When the R.M.S. Titanic sank on April 14, 1912, the…

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Armistice Day Storm of 1940 took the lives of 64 sailors, sank 3 ships

November 11, 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. Watch the accompanying video here:    Listen to the Great Lakes History Log Podcast…

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Mental Health Matters: Lake County correctional officers participate in Crisis Intervention Training

November 7, 2025

By Lori Schummer, Director of Public Relations and Customer Services at WMCMH BALDWIN — West Michigan Community Mental Health continues its partnership with law enforcement through ongoing Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training. Last week wrapped up the fifth CIT training across Lake, Mason, and Oceana counties, with 14 Lake County Sheriff’s Office correctional officers taking part in the 40-hour specialized…

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VIDEO: Recalling the day the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, a local perspective

November 3, 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. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — As Nov. 10 approaches, many in the Great…

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