MCP Boat 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 LUDINGTON — Salvage crews recovered a sunken commercial fishing boat today in Pere Marquette Lake near Thompson Marina. Ludington Police Department reported the vessel Eagle, owned by Boo Bear Battice, had…
MCP Boat 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 eastern shore of Lake Michigan has a long maritime heritage. This is the beginning of two new blogs that we will be featuring on Mason County Press. The other blog…
Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MANISTEE — The 630-foot long MV Manitowoc arrived in Manistee today, the first freighter of the new shipping season. It is docked in Filer City and appears to be delivering coal. The River Class vessel is owned by Rand Logistics and operated under its subsidiary Grand River Navigation Company. The self-unloading vessel was built in…
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