Great Lakes Boat Blog

Boat Blog: Two vessels visit Manistee for Father’s Day weekend

June 15, 2025

Great Lakes Boat Blog is a presentation of Filer Credit Union, with offices in Manistee, Ludington and Bear Lake, www.filercu.com; Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com; and the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington. Please be sure to visit our companion site, www.greatlakesboatblog.com for more photographs.  By Rob Alway,…

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Working the Lakes: Undaunted/PM41; Part 1, Chuck Leonard

June 9, 2025

Great Lakes Boat Blog is a presentation of Filer Credit Union, with offices in Manistee, Ludington and Bear Lake, www.filercu.com; Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com; and the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington. Today MCP and Great Lakes Boat Blog launch a new series on Interlake…

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Two vessels arrive at Ludington Sunday morning

June 1, 2025

Great Lakes Boat Blog Great Lakes Boat Blog is a presentation of Filer Credit Union, with offices in Manistee, Ludington and Bear Lake, www.filercu.com and 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 Sunday, June 1, 2025 LUDINGTON — Ludington boat watchers got a treat Sunday morning…

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72-year-old MV Saginaw arrives in Ludington

May 28, 2025

MCP Boat Blog is a presentation of Filer Credit Union, with offices in Manistee, Ludington and Bear Lake, www.filercu.com and 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 Wednesday, May 28, 2025 LUDINGTON — I put the drone to the test tonight as I photographed the MV Saginaw…

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Boat Blog: The MV Kaye E. Barker visits Muskegon

May 24, 2025

MCP Boat Blog is a presentation of Filer Credit Union, with offices in Manistee, Ludington and Bear Lake, www.filercu.com and the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington. Documenting west Michigan’s commercial and recreational maritime industry.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Saturday, May 24, 2025 MUSKEGON — The MV Kaye E.…

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