Ludington

Lane Frame was visiting the Great Lakes for the first time. It was a windy day and the water was rough, but Lane and his brothers headed onto a pier to see a lighthouse. Then a wave crashed over the breakwall and pushed him into the water. Lane drowned, but maybe it didn’t have to be that way.

Lane Frame was visiting the Great Lakes for the first time. It was a windy day and the water was rough, but Lane and his brothers headed onto a pier to see a lighthouse. Then a wave crashed over the breakwall and pushed him into the water. Lane drowned, but maybe it didn’t have to be that way.

Greg Nagy’s Men of Leisure featuring lead guitarist and lead vocalist Greg Nagy along with Donny Brown on vocals and drums, Jim Alfredson on keyboard and vocals and Joseph Velos on bass. The Men of Leisure bring their own improvisational style to songs you know and love.

Mary Rademacher and Francesca Amari have been singing together for years, and now they're back to northern Michigan this week as part of the Scully Tour. They sing a variety of covers from pop, jazz and showtunes.

Since the 1970’s, a siren has been going off at noon and 10 p.m. in Ludington. For many city residents, the nightly siren was considered a curfew reminder for teenagers. But for one veteran, it triggers PTSD from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The veteran filed a lawsuit against the city to silence the siren.

The Lake Michigan Carferry is postponing sailing from Ludington to Manitowoc, Wisconsin from August 11th through August 19th out of concern for passenger safety.

Many ships have disappeared on the Great Lakes, leaving their resting location a mystery. On Friday April 24, the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association…

A road collapses into the water in Oceana County. A riverwalk disappears into the Manistee river channel. Lakeshore sidewalks buckle in Ludington. Erosion…

This year, many northern Michigan schools forecast student lunch debt, and without regulation from government to collect those dues, districts have to…

This week on Points North, the U.S. Forest Service tried to ban alcohol on three popular northern Michigan rivers, but they backed off after public…