Features

Historical Society Winter Speaker Series begins with 3 murders and a riot

January 9, 2023

Historical Society Winter Speaker Series begins with 3 murders and a riot LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society will kick-off its 2023 Winter Speaker Series on Monday, Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. when Rob Alway, editor-in-chief of the Mason County Press, presents Three Murders and a Riot: Mason County in the Great Depression. The Great Depression years of 1929…

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Cronk wins Emmy Award

December 11, 2022

Cronk wins Emmy Award By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Grown Locally is presented by House of Flavors Restaurant of Ludington and features local entrepreneurs and businesses. LOS ANGELES — On Saturday, Harold David Cronk of Scottville became the second person from Mason County to win an Emmy Award when he received the award for Outstanding Directing for a Multiple Camera Program…

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VIDEO: St. Mary’s Lake Flyover

December 11, 2022

VIDEO: St. Mary’s Lake Flyover Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — St. Mary’s Lake is one of five lakes in Riverton Township but the only one accessible to the public. The 114 acre lake includes a Michigan Department of…

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Murder on Long Lake: A Mason County Great Depression tale

December 7, 2022

Murder on Long Lake: A Mason County Great Depression tale By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief An evening of drinking and romance in a cottage along Long Lake ended with the shooting death of a 52-year-old Indiana man in late October 1941 and eventual murder charges against a 38-year-old Branch woman.  Crystal (Landon) Jasper Anderson grew up a little over a mile…

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VIDEO: Ford Lake Flyover

November 23, 2022

VIDEO: Ford Lake Flyover Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Please be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channels: Mason County Press and MiTravelogue. We would appreciate if you would click “like” and leave feed back. For some insights into places to visit in Mason County and beyond, visit MiTravelogue.com.  If you would like to hire Media Group 31 to create a…

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