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Big Sable Lighthouse Opens for Season
The Big Sable Lighthouse is located inside of the Ludington State Park. It is a two-mile hike out to see the 150-year-old lighthouse and keepers quarters. Guests can explore the downstairs of the quarters, the gift shop and watch a short video about the history of the light. Then climb the 130 stairs to see spectacular views of the State Park and Lake Michigan. Fee to climb the tower is $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under; must be 40" tall to climb. Ludington State Park, 8800 W. M-116, Ludington.
Big Sable Point Lighthouse
Music In the Parlor
Local musicians will be performing in the parlors of our Ludington Historic Bed & Breakfasts. After enjoying a nice dinner on your own, head to one of our three Ludington Inns for dessert and live music performed exclusively for our guests. The Lamplighter Bed & Breakfast, Ludington House Bed & Breakfast and Candlelite Inn Bed & Breakfast are all within walking distance of each other along historic Ludington Avenue.
www.ludingtonbedandbreakfast.com
Historic White Pine Village opens for season
Historic White Pine Village, Ludington.
Historic White Pine Village
Pentwater 4th Annual Founder's Day
Children's activities, two-man pull saw, logging implement display, historical photos, music, biking tour, history displays, merchant sidewalk sales. Downtown Pentwater.
Concert by Head East
Little River Casino Resort, Manistee.
Bob Parker Music Series: TBA
The event takes place on the third floor. The rest of the museum is closed. Admission is a free-will offering for the "Bob Parker Music Enrichment Fund" managed by the Community Foundation For Mason County. Sandcastles Children's Museum, downtown Ludington.
Ludington 4th & 5th Grade Musical
Peterson Auditorium, Ludington.
Hart Middle School Spring Awards Concert
Hart Middle School Auditorium, Hart.
Ludington 4th & 5th Grade Musical
Peterson Auditorium, Ludington.
SS Badger First Sailing Day
Climb aboard! The S.S. Badger sets sail for the first time this season.
SS Badger
Hart Community Performing Art Series: The Ehud Asherie Trio
Hart Middle School Auditorium, Hart.
Performing Arts
MIHA Jr. Equestrian Meet Horse Show
Mason County Fairgrounds, Ludington.
Horse Shows
Met Opera: "Dialogues des Carmelites" (Francis Poulenc)
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee.
Performing Arts
MCC Upper Elementary Spring Music Program
A.O. Carlson Auditorium, Scottville.
Hart High School Spring Awards Concert
Senior and Jazz Bands, Middle School Auditorium, Hart.
WSCC Performing Arts Series: Gold Coast Chorale
Center Stage Theater, West Shore Community College, Scottville.
Performing Arts
MCC Upper Elementary Spring Music Program
A. O. Carlson Auditorium, Scottville.
Blessing of the Bikes
Motorcycles of all varieties and sizes make their way to Baldwin every May for the annual Blessing of the Bikes. The weekend activities include a marketplace, with the blessing occurring on Sunday. Baldwin.
Blessing of the Bikes
Ludington Petunia Parade planting day
Each spring, hundreds of volunteers gather along Ludington Avenue, the downtown boulevards, and the marina to plant 30,000 red, white and blue petunias, grown by Gustafson's Greenhouse.
Petunia Parade
Garden tractor pulls
Dead-boat pull at 10am, transfer sled pull at 1pm. West Michigan Old Engine Club grounds, Scottville Riverside Park, Scottville.
Western Michigan Old Engine Club
Ernie Pyle Show
A tribute to WWII veterans during Tight Lines for Troops. Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee.
Performing Arts
Evening with Carrot Top
Little River Casino Resort, Manistee.
Mason County Saddle Club Horse Show
Mason County Fairgrounds, Ludington.
Horse Shows
Ludington Band Spring Concert
Peterson Auditorium, Ludington.
Pentwater Wine and Art Scholarship Benefit
Sponsored by Pentwater Women's Club. Tickets $20 advance, $25 at door. Silent auction. Proceeds benefit the scholarship fund. Pentwater.
LHS Choirs Spring Concert
Peterson Auditorium, Ludington.
Live in the Plaza
James Street Plaza, downtown Ludington.
Summer Music
Ludington North Breakwater Light opens for the season
Stearns Park Beach, Ludington.
Ludington North Breakwater Light
Little Sable Point Lighthouse opens for season
Little Sable Point Lighthouse, Mears.
Little Sable Point Lighthouse
WMOEC Swap Meet
West Michigan Old Engine Club grounds, Scottville Riverside Park, Scottville.
Western Michigan Old Engine Club
Ludington Jaycees Minigolf Course opens for season
Ludington Jaycees Minigolf Course, Stearns Park, Ludington.
Ludington Jaycees Minigolf Course
Memorial Weekend Fishing Derby
Amateur salmon and trout fishing derby. Pentwater.
Annual Spring Plant Sale
Sponsored by Pentawter Garden Club. Bell Park next to Pentwater Village Office, Pentwater.
Art, Craft & Vendor Show
Shagway Arts Barn, 5949 Shagway Road, Ludington.
Mason County Summer Arts and Crafts Fairs
Rich Tompkins Memorial 5k run/race
Hart Commons, Hart.
Pentwater Memorial Day Parade
Line up on First Street. Services at Municipal Marina, Village Green and Pentwater Cemetery. Pentwater.
Live in the Plaza
James Street Plaza, downtown Ludington.
Summer Music
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