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The Muskegon Area Offers Plenty To See And Do
Muskegon with its easy access from I-96 is only 40 minutes from Grand Rapids and 1 1/2 hours from Lansing or Kalamazoo. This beautiful city port is a festival and celebration haven in the summer. Party in the Park (every Friday night), Summer Celebration ('97 included Huey Lewis, Santana, Collin Raye and Little Texas), Shoreline Spectacular and the Muskegon Air Fair are just a sample of good times to enjoy. Art fairs and craft shows are also plentiful. Muskegon also offers a trolley system for 25 cents that will take you to many of the events and sights.
Muskegon also has...
- Museums, libraries and historical homes to visit
- Frauenthall Theater & Walker Arena
- State Parks and City Parks
- USS Silverside (WWII Submarine open to public)
- LST ship - open to public
- Port City Princess Dinner Cruise
- Antique Mall
- Farmers Market - open May thru November
- Bike Trails
- Beardsley Theater
- Interesting Restaurants & Lounges
- The Fury Hockey & Open Skating
- Cross Lake Ferry to Milwaukee
Within a half hour drive there is...
- Michigan Adventure Amusement and Water Park
- Craigs Cruisers go carts & miniature golf or Put Put Golf & go-carts
- River tubing & canoeing
- Over 11 challenging golf courses
- Horseback riding
- Coopersville Railroad with mystery dinners & afternoon tours
- John Deere Museum in Coopersville (also antiques & collectable)
- Great Lake Downs Thoroughbred Horse Racing & OTB
- Gilette Dunes Center
- Winter sports complex - snowshoeing & lighted night cross country skiing
- Luge Run
- Snowmobile trails
- Meritime Museum, a WWII LSTship, and Milwaukee Clipper Museum
Muskegon Lake has several lake accessible restaurants and great fishing. It is 4 by 2 miles with plenty of water to enjoy. Easy access to Lake Michigan with its short channel (8 min) makes day trips to Grand Haven (12 nautical miles), White Lake (13), Saugatuck (40), and Ludington (55) enjoyable.
Enjoy a walk through Muskegon's historical downtown area just two blocks from Shoreline Inn. On your way you will pass the library donated by City Father, Hackley and the Turret house. You will go through Hackley Park and onto a block of renovated homes, many recently moved here from other areas of the city, but all with historical significance in the architecture. The Hackley and Hume mansions are open for visitors May through September as is the fire station where you can see how life was in an early 1900 firehouse. The neighboring home shows a typical residence of the 1930s and is also a part of the museum. A little further and you can visit the Muskegon museum and the Mercantile, a store specializing in historical albums and scientific interests.
If water holds your interest, visit the many public parks on both Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan or any one of dozens of fresh water lakes in the county. The Gillette Center will tell you the history of the dunes and how they were formed. Tour the White River Light Station and read about ships that went down in the storms or walk the pier of the Muskegon Channel out to the big red light house that marks the entrance to Muskegon Lake. Learn to canoe, kayak, or sail. Go tubing down the Muskegon River or charter a boat to take you where the salmon are waiting. For quieter times, The Princess will take you on a leisurely musical cruise through the channel to Lake Michigan and back again, simply enchanting in the moonlight.
"For information on the Shoreline Inn or to inquire about reservations, parties, corporate bookings or general information, please e-mail sigm@shorelineinn.com" or call toll free (866) 727-8483. |
