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 New Regulations for Ludington Harbor

In the recent past, there has been an increase in incidents of private boats, often fishing boats, being a hazard to the S.S. Badger as it departs/enters the harbor.  After much discussion and meetings, Federal Harbor Rules have been created to address the issue.  Starting Friday, Aug. 29, the U.S. Coast Guard will require marine vessels to stay clear of any large vessel transiting the channel and harbor.The Mason County Sheriff's Office will be able to ticket boaters who violate the new rule.

For more details, see the U.S. Coast Guard press release, or this article in the Mason County Press.

"IF FOUND" STICKERS

 Unidentified Kayaks and other craft cost the Auxiliary a lot of time and money in searching for missing, unidentified crafts.

Help us help you find your kayak. Mark It!  Take responsibility for your paddle craft by labeling with an 'If Found' sticker. This label allows responders to confirm if someone is actually in trouble and collect information to help search efforts.

Take responsibility for recovering your paddle craft. Unmanned and adrift kayaks, canoes, dinghies and rowboats often cause hazards to navigation in the waterway and increase the level of risk and fatigue on response crews tasked to find the owners associated with the unmanned paddle craf

FALL 2025 DTRAIN

A DTRAIN EVENT LIKE NO OTHER -New Waterfront Location!

Great Lakes Observing System (Wx Buoy) is finally BACK ONLINE!

Beginning each Spring, you can Text 45024 to (866) 218-9973 to get instant wind/temp/waves.  This gives you wave/temp info for a buoy offshore Ludington.

There is one buoy midway between Ludington and Manitowoc  text 45210 as described above,

And there is also one offshore at Muskegon text  45161

And one offshore at Holland, text 45029

Using a web browser works also.  The website is better than ever and shows a great map of buoy info.  Here's a link:

https://seagull.glos.org/map?coords=-86.0930020%2C43.5514341%2C7

Also see local conditions here: NOAA weather station BSBM4 - Big Point Sable

Or check the NOAA weather station LDTM4 - Pere Marquette Lake

NOAA WATER TEMP CHARTS

After being discontinued for a while, NOAA Coastwatch is now publishing daily updated charts of the Great Lakes water temperatures!  There are some new improvements, and a new presentation.  Click here to see:  https://apps.glerl.noaa.gov/coastwatch/webdata/glsea/cur/glsea_cur_3.pn

BLESSING OF THE BOATS

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society was the recipient of the proceeds of this year’s seventh annual Blessing of the Boats, which took place Saturday, June 7 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the west end of Ludington Avenue

FAMILY AFFAIR

Sadly, the Ludington Fl;otilla was unable to participate in the annual Family AfFair event at the Scottville High School, this year (2024).  Here's a link to some photos from last year:  Family AfFair 23

Manistee Flotilla 31-08 has been disbanded effective 12/31/22 due to declining membership.  Members of the Manistee Flotilla are transferring to the Ludington Flotilla.  Welcome Aboard!

To see the Flotilla description from the Manistee Flotilla Website, click on links for 31-06 Flotilla News at left.

  Notice!

During months when Sta. Ludington is manned, meetings are held at Station Ludington, with online participation using Zoom. During late Fall and Winter, our Flotilla meetings have frequently been held at the Ludington Library, in the Zonta or Rotary Room.  Meetings are still the second Thursday of the month, at 6:30 pm.    Location for 2024 Winter meetings will be the Ludington Library, with zoom participation as well.