Pere Marquette Township near Ludington in Mason County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Boy and Girl Under the Umbrella
Photographed By Joel Seewald, August 4, 2017
1. Boy and Girl Under the Umbrella Marker
For generations of Ludington residents, the statue of the "Boy and Girl Under the Umbrella" was the center piece of the City Park.
The statue, made entirely of a cast metal, originally had been positioned on the front lawn of the James Foley residence now, Manor House on the corner of Ludington and Washington Avenues. A city alderman in 1890, talked Foley into giving the statue to the City Park and there it stayed until 1976.
Vandals made the statue unpresentable until George Peterson Sr., a longtime member of the Historical Society's Board of Directors, volunteered to restore it. After two months, eleven colors of paint, and the help of his wife Janette, the "Boy and Girl" were ready to provide beauty to White Pine Village. The umbrella was restored by DeWayne Skoog of Skoog Heating & Sheet Metal.
Erected by Mason County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 43° 55.645′ N, 86° 26.739′ W. Marker is near Ludington, Michigan, in Mason County. It is in Pere Marquette Township. Marker can be reached from South Lakeshore Drive, half a mile north of Iris Road, on the left
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Mason County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); S.S. Badger / Ludington Car Ferries (approx. 1˝ miles away); Swedish Lutheran Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); "Sport Fishing" (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mason County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mason County / Mason County Courthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); "The Abbie" (approx. 2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ludington.
Also see . . . Historic White Pine Village. Village website homepage (Submitted on August 16, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
Additional commentary.
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In 2015, the name of Ludington's City Park was changed to Rotary Park.
— Submitted August 16, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Photographed By Joel Seewald, August 4, 2017
2. Boy and Girl Under the Umbrella Statue and Marker
Photographed By Joel Seewald, August 4, 2017
3. Boy and Girl Under the Umbrella Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
