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Ludington is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,357. It is the county seat of Mason County.

Ludington is a harbor located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Pere Marquette River. Many people come to Ludington in the summer for recreation, including boating and swimming on Lake Michigan, Hamlin Lake, and other smaller inland lakes, as well as hunting, fishing, and camping. Nearby are Ludington State Park, Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area, and Manistee National Forest. It's also the home port of the SS Badger, with daily service in the summer across Lake Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Watching the Badger come in to port in the evening from the end of the north breakwall is a favorite local pastime. In summer, the city hosts quite a few large events. Examples are one of the largest Gus Macker basketball tournaments (with 25,000 spectators), the Lakestride Half Marathon in July, and the Art Fair on the Fourth of July. As a result of its many attractions, Ludington is the fifth-most-popular tourist city in Michigan, behind Mackinaw City, Traverse City, Muskegon, and Sault Ste. Marie.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). Of that, 8.7 km² (3.4 mi²) is land; 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (8.94%) is water.

The two main area highways are U.S. Highway 10 (which has a western terminus in town but continues in Wisconsin on the other side of Lake Michigan) and U.S. Highway 31, which is a freeway to the south of an intersection with US-10 east of Ludington. US 31 and US 10 run concurrently for about 5 miles (8 km) east of Ludington, before US 31 continues north again just outside Scottville, Michigan.

The Ludington North Breakwall Light is at the end of the north pierhead on Lake Michigan.

Ludington's downtown retail is focused on the city's tourism and includes clothing stores, art galleries, and jewelry stores. Unique local businesses include Fort Daul and Maude's Garage. Maude's Garage (formerly Maude's Gallery) is located in a converted 1930s auto repair shop. Fort Daul, a gift shop, has operated for several decades on the corner of Ludington Ave. and James St. Exterior is fashioned after a wooden fort and includes several murals of early American scenes on its façade. Ludington's history is preserved and documented in a series of murals done by the Ludington Mural Society ("Town of Murals").

Ludington State Park is a state park located in Ludington, Michigan between the shores of Lake Michigan and Hamlin Lake. The park encompasses nearly 5300 acres (21 km²) and contains several ecosystems, including: forests, sand dunes, a dam, a Great Lake, and a river.

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