Historic House of Ludington in Escanaba catches fire

The Home of Ludington, a historic resort on Ludington Road in Escanaba, caught hearth on Friday, December 5, in keeping with the Metropolis of Escanaba.

The resort was first in-built 1864 and moved to its present location in 1868. It’s mentioned to be the most important resort within the Higher Peninsula and one of many first to have electrical heating, steam heating and baths for $2 per day, in keeping with the Ludington House website.

“It’s with deep disappointment as all of us watch The Home Of Ludington, a spot all of us love, full of over 160 years of Escanaba historical past, go up in smoke,” mentioned one Facebook post from House of Ludington. “It is a tragic day.”

Utility interruptions attributable to the hearth might trigger residents within the space to expertise energy fluctuations or outages, in addition to discolored water as techniques stabilize. This is evident from a Facebook post from the city on December 5. The disruptions are anticipated to be short-lived and the town is encouraging residents to maintain water flowing till it clears if discoloration happens, the publish mentioned.

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The Christmas parade scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. in downtown Escanaba remains to be on, Downtown Escanaba confirmed in a Facebook post Friday afternoon.

On Friday afternoon, the Home of Ludington mentioned it had opened an account at First Financial institution – Home of Ludington Staff and Residents Aid Fund – to help the workers and tenants now with out a house. Donations may be made on to the financial institution or despatched by way of Venmo to @HOLfire assistancein keeping with the House of Ludington Facebook page.

Contact Natalie Davies at ndavies@freepress.com.