Around the County

Fleet in the fog

April 14, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Lake Michigan Carferry sister ships SS Badger and SS Spartan, along with fleet mate LT-805 of Interlake Logistics Solutions, came and went Monday as Pere Marquette Lake experienced intermittent fog. These photographs were captured using a combination of a Nikon Z6 II DSLR camera with a Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 lens from the docks…

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Photo feature: Ice fishing on PM Lake

February 9, 2026

  Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Ice fishing is in full swing on Pere Marquette Lake and other Mason County lakes.   Please Support Local News and Sports Coverage Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local…

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Photo feature: Lighthouses on ice

February 8, 2026

Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Ice has transformed the lighthouses in Ludington and Manistee. Mixed with some sunshine Sunday, Feb. 8, and the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse and Manistee North Pier Lighthouse made great photo subjects.       Around the County is presented by Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. _________________________________ Please Support Local…

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Mid-winter spectacular

February 1, 2026

Photo by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — As the weekend transitioned from January to February, Mason County was blessed with sunny skies Saturday and Sunday and spectular sunsets both evenings. The slightly warmer temperatures, in the 20s, helped give some hope that winter is now on the downswing. Around the County is presented by Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally…

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Photo Feature: The Big Noise marches on

January 31, 2026

Photo by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — The sculpture “Big Noise” gleams in the sunlight enduring its first Michigan winter. The scultpure, created by local artist and film director Harold Cronk, debuted last October. It is located at Scottville Optimist Park and is a tribute to the Scottville Clown Band and Scottville’s agricultural heritage. The park’s renovations continue and are…

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