Ludington is one of Lake Michigan's best-known beach towns. Stearns Park beach sits steps from downtown, the North Breakwater Light anchors the harbor, and the SS Badger car ferry still crosses Lake Michigan to Wisconsin each summer. Just north of town, Ludington State Park offers miles of dunes and trails, Big Sable Point Lighthouse, and Hamlin Lake. For a quieter beach day, locals head to Buttersville Park just south of town, with a wide sandy Lake Michigan beach, wooded trails, picnic areas and easy parking.
The Ludington market includes walkable in-town homes, Lake Michigan and Hamlin Lake waterfront, vacation and rental properties, and newer homes on the edges of town. As the county seat of Mason County, Ludington has year-round services and a busy summer season, which keeps demand steady from both full-time residents and second-home buyers.
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