History: The schools of Riverton Township By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s Note: MC History Spotlight is a regular history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Assisted Living and Memory Care. Prologue: Public education in Mason County today looks much different than it did in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. In the mid- to late-1800s,…
History: The Ludington Ski Hill. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s Note: MC History Spotlight is a regular history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Assisted Living and Memory Care. This regular column features a story from our county’s past. Today, we feature the story of the Ludington Ski Hill. Back in the early 60s, a group of fruit farmers…
Remembering the Harmon Farm of Riverton Township. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s Note: MC History Spotlight is a regular history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Assisted Living and Memory Care. This regular column features a story from our county’s past. Today, we feature the story of Joyce and Don Harmon. Joyce is a resident of Ludington Woods. Family,…
The Makers: Applefest! By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief The Makers Series is a semi-monthly series brought to you by Preferred Credit Union. LUDINGTON — Preparations are underway for next week’s St. Simon Applefest. The event takes a lot of volunteers. For the past two weeks crews have been working at Ludington Area Catholic School getting desserts ready. Applefest is a major fundraiser…
MCP in search of school history stories. I am looking for stories and need help from our readers. I am researching the history of all the local public schools in Mason County and looking for people to interview. The scope of the project will span 1855 to the present. I have already compiled a significant list of the dozens of…
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