Second, well, this morning we're
hitting the road kicking off
our brand new series day trip
in every month.
13 on your side, photojournalist grievous
and meteorologist Samantha Jacks will
hit the open Rd. Going on an
adventure in West Michigan.
Every month, we're going to
feature a new place and as
you can see in this video right here,
something about the way the
skies cleared on the drive over.
Let them know they picked
the perfect place to start.
Very exciting. Let's check this out.
From the crisp blue water Stamford
lighthouses to where the SS Badger departs
over to the buzzing downtown streets.
This is Ludington. Welcome to Ludington
folks. If you've never been here before,
this is a great opportunity to catch a
glimpse of what we are and hopefully,
pique your interest to get you here yourself.
We began our day at the SS Badger.
She is the largest ever in
last coal fired steam engine still
in operation in the United States.
Once aboard this 4 hour trip keeps you busy
with Badger Bingo restaurants and bars,
a movie theater, and even a museum.
If a day at sea isn't your style,
why not test out one of the
nine disc golf courses in
the area for just a dollar?
We were able to master our skills in no time.
OK, we all know it looked
a lot more like this.
But photojournalist Doug, on the
other hand, had some better luck.
Good one dog.
Once you're done on the Greens,
you can make your way
to what locals call the Bay a
perfect place to feed your appetite.
And if you're discussing skills
were half as bad as mine were,
you'll probably want to couple
that food with one of their
award-winning brews, the beer.
We wouldn't be here without it sells itself.
We've got a really good following
and expanding our distribution.
Next up downtown where the petunia laced
streets were buzzing have no problem
walking up to strangers in this house.
Where are you from?
How far did you come to get here? What
brings you to Ludington?
How often do you get here and the
stories time after time after
time people love this town, we
decided to take a page out of
the mayor's book and ask around,
running into someone who after a
three hour and 47 minute day trip,
was gearing up for quite a big day.
I am getting married tomorrow,
picking Ludington.
For their wedding venue was an easy choice.
All it took was a quick Google search
and she knew Ludington was going
to make her fairy tale wedding come
true and have you been impressed so far?
So far so good.
Yeah, we absolutely love it.
It's beautiful. So if talking to
strangers isn't your idea of fun,
who doesn't love ice cream?
What was once a dairy farm
started back in 1948 is now known
as House of Flavors Ice Cream,
Home to the Guinness World Record of
longest ice cream desserts in the world.
Make about 30 million gallons.
Yeah, that's a lot
of ice cream. It sure is 40 different
flavors offer year round with 36 of
them staying the same, ensuring that
when you find that perfect scoop
it will be there for you to come
back to year after year. We have a
lot of regulars that have been
coming here for generations 3/4
generations at a time that are like
family to us so we feel like when you
are a guest in our restaurant but
you're actually a guest in our home.
Whether you wrap up your day
with a long walk along the pier
fishing or visiting the Ludington.
State Park you are sure
to have a great time. You
know we welcome everybody to come here.
If it's just for a day trip,
you're going to enjoy yourself.
You want to spend a week here
like everybody else does?
Seemingly, you're more than welcome.
Get your reservations in early because
all the campsites book up early.
The hotels and motels book up,
but you won't be disappointed
when you leave London.
Oh man, I could see why everyone
would want to spend a week there.
'cause there's so much to do and
will be day tripping once a month.
And we wanna know where should we go next?
Send us your suggestions on Facebook or
you can text them to us at 616-559-1310.
Such a fun story you know,
especially someone new
to the West Michigan area.
I just can't wait to see more stops now.
I know I have to check out
Ludington soon. Yeah, and there's
just so much beauty there could keep
you busy for hours just walking around.
But then lots of fun things to do and
disc golf. Just a dollar donation.
So lots of fun to do there.
Absolutely, Sam. We can't wait.
This is going to be a once a month series,
right? So we know we're gonna have
another one coming up in August,
yeah, so send us your suggestions.
We want to know what makes your town special.
We wanna find those little niche
spots that aren't just on Google.
So yeah, send
them to us. That'll be a hard one to follow.
But sending your suggestion. Thanks Sam.