The Badger

I don’t know if you have ever seen the Ludington Badger in the darkness of the early morning as it prepares for it’s morning voyage. It is a pretty sight to see the windows all lit just waiting for the passengers to board and the smoke billowing into the nighttime sky. There is an air [...]

Pictures or Photographs?

You can’t teach old dog new tricks.  Or can you?
For the past several years, I have heard reports about a pair of photographers who were doing some amazing work in the Ludington area. After seeing their inspiring photos of Lake Michigan and the Ludington State Park, I had to learn a little bit more.
A father [...]

Cartier Mansion

Over the years as my wife and I would consider travel plans, we would explore travel sites and brochures. The concept of staying at a bed and breakfast would always come up, but I would always squelch that idea. The thought of staying in a stranger’s home, with a group of other strangers, was not [...]

Is it a Lake?

What has 842 acres of surface water, six miles of water frontage and contains 27 billion gallons of water?
It is the Consumers Power reservoir at the Ludington Plant. Perhaps you have seen the 170 foot tall dike, berm or hill surrounding this engineering marvel. The top of the reservoir is 950 feet above sea level, [...]