By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. On the south side of Custer’s Riverside Cemetery, near the banks of the Pere Marquette River is a Native American burial ground. A sign marks the location of the grave of Naw-gone-koung, meaning “Leading Thunder,” who lived his life in what is now Mason County. He was known by the white settlers as “Good John.” By…
MC History Spotlight: Mason County’s John Deere dealerships MC History Spotlight is a weekly history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Living and Memory Care. Each week this column will feature a story from our county’s past. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. People who know my family, know that we are pretty loyal to John Deere. My father, Dick Alway,…
MC History Spotlight: The Schultes of Scottville. MC History Spotlight is a weekly history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Living and Memory Care. Each week this column will feature a story from our county’s past. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The history of Scottville would not be complete without writing about the Schulte family, a pioneer family whose legacy…
MC Memories: The naming of Free Soil. MC Memories is a weekly history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Living and Memory Care. Each week this column will feature a story from our county’s past. #MCMemories #MasonCountyHistory. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Many of Mason County’s place names have relevance to the time the county was settled in the mid-1800s.…
MC Memories: The naming of Scottville. MC Memories is a weekly history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Living and Memory Care. Each week this column will feature a story from our county’s past. Editor’s Note: I have always been interested in history, especially local history. I think it’s important that we know where and who we came from.…
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