Ludington was a favorite stop. Sometimes I can't decide just why I like one port better than another; sometimes its easy.
Ludington has a wonderful park near the marina. The one tribute is to the "Badger," one of the coal driven car/people ferries that is still operating from Ludington, MI, across Lake Michigan to Manitowoc, WI.
Another bronze tribute is to the men who have gone to sea for many years to pursue their dangerous vocation of fishing.
And the third bronze tribute is to the timber industry that was more significant in years past in Michigan.
The neat thing about all of the parks in places where we visit, is that people really USE them. Families are together, many people are out walking their dogs and many of them bicycle.
Ludington has to be #1 in terms of the number of sport fisherman. We've never seen so many in one place - and they were usually right in the middle of a harbor entrance!
The morning we left to cross the Lake, there must've been close to a hundred small
boats at the entrance and not too far out. Fishermen do not have the right of way but we find that they are only focused on fishing so we have moved out of their way several times to avoid a problem.
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