
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.…