Features

History: From Scottville to professional baseball — the McPhail family.

April 11, 2019

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. For generations, Mason County athletes have competed at McPhail Field in Scottville. The field, located on the south side of US 10 at the western city limits, was a gift to the city by Curtis W. and Catherine A. McPhail on Sept. 28, 1925. The field serves as a symbol to Scottville’s connection to professional baseball…

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MC History Spotlight: State Savings Bank of Scottville.

April 3, 2019

MC History Spotlight: State Savings Bank of Scottville. MC History Spotlight is a weekly history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Living and Memory Care. Each week this column features a story from our county’s past. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Scottville was once home to two banks. The People’s State Bank of Scottville, founded in 1911, was a victim…

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MC History Spotlight: People’s State Bank of Scottville, a victim of the Depression.

March 20, 2019

MC History Spotlight: People’s State Bank of Scottville, a victim of the Depression. MC History Spotlight is a weekly history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Living and Memory Care. Each week this column features a story from our county’s past. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Scottville was once home to two banks. The State Savings Bank of Scottville, founded…

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History: J.N. Mack, Scottville’s Stearns connection.

March 15, 2019

History: J.N. Mack, Scottville’s Stearns connection. A presentation of the Mason County Historical Society in partnership with Mason County Press.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Justus Stearns was arguably the most well known lumber baron in Mason County, with the only possible exception being James Ludington. Unlike Ludington, however, Stearns actually resided here. Stearns’ interests went beyond the City of Ludington.…

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MC History Spotlight: James Ludington

March 7, 2019

MC History Spotlight: James Ludington MC History Spotlight is a weekly history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Living and Memory Care. Each week this column features a story from our county’s past. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The namesake of the city of Ludington was James Ludington, a successful Milwaukee businessman who was born in Carmel, Putnam County, NY…

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