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Statue will honor Fountain’s lumber heritage

July 9, 2013
Statue will honor Fountain’s lumber heritage

  FOUNTAIN — The Village of Fountain is moving ahead with its stop on the Mason County cultural tourism sculpture heritage trail. The village, one of six stops on the trail, is commissioning a logging-themed statue. The statue, “Up from the Swamp,” will feature two horses pulling a log out of a swamp. It will be located in the newly…

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Historic district ordinance voted down

July 8, 2013
Historic district ordinance voted down

LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council overwhelmingly voted down the proposed ordinance to form a historic district on East Ludington Avenue tonight. See background story here. Had it passed, the ordinance would have formed a historic district on the avenue between Harrison and Staffon streets. Basically, any changes to buildings or property within that district would have had to meet certain…

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Patrolling the water

July 8, 2013
Patrolling the water

Story and photos by Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. Last week, I got the chance to spend a few hours with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office marine patrol division. I meet Deputy Matt Warmuskerken at Harbor View Marina, where the department’s 24-foot Boston Whaler patrol boat is docked. Our agenda for the evening is to perform some routine patrols in Pere Marquette…

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Erickson celebrates 90th by skydiving

July 8, 2013
Erickson celebrates 90th by skydiving

On July 6, Bob Erickson celebrated his 90th birthday with his family in a unique way: he jumped out of a plane. The life-long resident of Ludington served as a C-47 pilot in Europe during World War II. He spent many years as a Mason County commissioner and has been involved with many other areas of the community, including being…

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History comes alive during cemetery walk

July 7, 2013
History comes alive during cemetery walk

  LUDINGTON – History came alive Sunday in Ludington’s two cemeteries. To kick off a new interactive Mason County Lumber Heritage Trail, live actors played the parts of historical figures at Lakeside and Pere Marquette cemeteries. The cemetery walk was hosted by local historian Dr. Bill Anderson. Anderson led the group of 130 people around the two cemeteries where they…

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