4 Ways to Kick-off the New Year in Pure LudingtonPosted on 12/18/2015 Ludington’s biggest annual celebration takes place each winter on New Year’s Eve. Billed as “West Michigan’s largest New Year’s Eve Ball,” Ludington’s New Year’s Eve Ball Drop offers the quintessential, small-town New Year's Eve celebration – complete with an outdoor beer garden and music, a ball drop with 6,000 LED lights in the heart of downtown, plus fireworks. Here are 5 ways to ring in 2016 here in Pure Ludington!1. Countdown Party & New Year's Eve Ball Drop Evening activities begin with a countdown party at 9:30 p.m. when the entertainment tent opens for music, dancing and beer tasti... READ MORE...