Great Lakes History Log

By Rob Alway

Journalist, writer, photographer, historian Rob Alway tells the stories of the history of the Great Lakes region, from water and land. Great Lakes History Log is presented by Sable Points Media, a

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The podcast currently has 4 episodes available.

Great Lakes History Log episodes:

July 24, 2025 The Killing of Ludington Lumber Baron Luther Foster
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The 1876 killing of Luther Foster is Mason County, Michigan's oldest unsolved murder.
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9min
July 15, 2025 The 1898 Free Soil, Michigan Triple Murder/Suicide
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In 1898, the most vicious crime in the history of Mason County, Michigan took place in Free Soil Township. A man killed his his sister, brother-in-law, and a teenaged boy, then killed himself. But, he spared a sleeping baby.
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25min
July 08, 2025 The Pere Marquette 16, the PM Railway's Only Wooden Car Ferry
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The service of the SS Pere Marquette 16, the only wooden car ferry to operate in the Pere Marquette Railway's fleet, based in Ludington, Michigan, was a mixture of historical significance -- both good and bad.
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20min
July 04, 2025 Goodrich Transportation Company's SS City of Ludington
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In 1874, the Flint & Pere Marquette Railway reached Ludington on the shores of Lake Michigan. In anticipation of a lucrative contract the railroad, which had plans to transport freight across the Lake, the Goodrich Transportation Company of Chicago ordered a new ship to be built in 1880 which would be named in honor of the town it would operated out of.
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13min

FAQs about Great Lakes History Log:

How many episodes does Great Lakes History Log have?

The podcast currently has 4 episodes available.