county seat
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of
Muskegon County, Michigan
Muskegon County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon.
Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand ...
, United States. Situated around a harbor of
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and depth () after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the ...
, Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing
regatta
Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wa ...
s, and boating. It is the most populous city along Lake Michigan's eastern shore. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 38,318. The city is administratively autonomous from adjacent Muskegon Township, and several locations in Muskegon Township and other surrounding townships have Muskegon addresses.
Muskegon is the center of the Muskegon metropolitan statistical area, which is coextensive with Muskegon County and had a population of 175,824 as of the 2020 census. It is also part of the larger
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is the largest city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. With a population of 198,917 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 200,117 in 2024, Grand Rapids is the List of municipalities ...
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, meaning "marshy river or swamp".
The "Masquigon" River (
Muskegon River
The Muskegon River ( ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed November 21, 2011 river in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Fr ...
) was identified on French maps dating from the late 17th century, suggesting French explorers had reached Michigan's western coast by that time. Father
Jacques Marquette
Jacques Marquette, Society of Jesus, S.J. (; June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Society of Jesus, Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. M ...
traveled northward through the area on his fateful trip to St. Ignace in 1675, and a party of French soldiers under La Salle's lieutenant,
Henry de Tonty
Henri de Tonti (born Enrico Tonti; – September 1704) was an Italian-born French military officer and explorer who assisted René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle during the French colonization of the Americas from 1678 to 1686."A tour of M ...
, passed through the area in 1679.
The county's earliest known Euro-American resident was Edward Fitzgerald, a
fur trade
The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of a world fur market in the early modern period, furs of boreal ecosystem, boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals h ...
r and trapper who came to the Muskegon area in 1748 and who died there, reportedly being buried in the vicinity of White Lake. Between 1790 and 1800, a French-Canadian trader named Joseph La Framboise established a fur-trading post at the mouth of Duck Lake. Between 1810 and 1820, several
French-Canadian
French Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French colonists first arriving in France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of French Canadians live in the prov ...
fur traders, including Lamar Andie, Jean Baptiste Recollect, and Pierre Constant, had established fur-trading posts around
Muskegon Lake
Muskegon Lake is a fresh-water lake in Muskegon County, Michigan, USA. Located in the lower peninsula at the mouth of the Muskegon River, Muskegon Lake forms a broad harbor along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan, approximately wide by ...
.
Euro-American settlement of Muskegon began in earnest in 1837, which coincided with the beginning of the exploitation of the area's extensive timber resources. The explosion of the lumber industry in 1837 inaugurated what some regard as the most romantic era in the history of the region. Lumbering in the mid-19th century brought many settlers, particularly from
Germany
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,
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, and
Sweden
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.
Some Muskegon neighborhoods began as separate villages. Bluffton was founded as a lumbering village in 1862 in Laketon Township. It had its own post office from 1868 until 1892. Muskegon annexed it in 1889.
Geography
Muskegon is in western Muskegon County, on the south side of
Muskegon Lake
Muskegon Lake is a fresh-water lake in Muskegon County, Michigan, USA. Located in the lower peninsula at the mouth of the Muskegon River, Muskegon Lake forms a broad harbor along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan, approximately wide by ...
, a harbor of
Lake Michigan
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Muskegon Heights
Muskegon Heights is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,985 at the 2020 census.
Geography
The city is in southwestern Muskegon County, bordered to the north by Muskegon and to the south by the city of N ...
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is the largest city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. With a population of 198,917 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 200,117 in 2024, Grand Rapids is the List of municipalities ...
, north of
Holland
Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former provinces of the Netherlands, province on the western coast of the Netherland ...
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the city has an area of , of which , or 22.3%, are covered by water. The
Muskegon River
The Muskegon River ( ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed November 21, 2011 river in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Fr ...
empties into Muskegon Lake at the city's northeast end.
In May 2022, local environmental groups announced cleanup efforts along Muskegon Lake officially have been completed, leading the Environmental Protection Agency to begin its study to remove Muskegon Lake from the EPA's list of "Areas of Concern", which was expected to be finalized by the end of 2022 and promised additional new economic activity in the downtown and nearby lakefront neighborhoods.
Climate
Muskegon has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
( ''Dfa'') with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation is consistent year-round. Muskegon receives heavy
lake-effect snow
Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer lake water. The lower layer of air, heated by the lake water, picks up water vapor from the lake and rises through colde ...
from
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and depth () after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the ...
during winter.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2010, 38,401 people, 13,967 households, and 7,895 families resided in the city. The
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . The 16,105 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 57.0% White, 34.5% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.6% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.2% of the population.
Of the 13,967 households, 32.5% had children under 18 living with them, 27.9% were married couples living together, 22.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.5% were not families. About 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38. and the average family size was 3.09.
The median age in the city was 34.1 years; the age distribution was 23.3% were under 18; 12.2% from 18 and 24; 28.8% from 25 to 44; 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% were 65 or older. The city's gender makeup was 52.1% male and 47.9% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, 40,105 people, 14,569 households, and 8,537 families were residing in the city. The population density was . The 15,999 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 57.9% White, 31.7% African American, 2.3% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 2.7% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any origins were 6.4% of the population.
Of the 14,569 households, 31.1% had children under 18 living with them, 33.2% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were not families. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city, the age distribution was 25.8% under 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.
The city's median income for a household was $27,929, and for a family was $32,640. Males had a median income of $29,114 versus $22,197 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $14,283. About 16.8% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those 65 or over.
Economy
Downtown Muskegon serves as the hub for much of Muskegon County. Positioned along the southern shoreline of Muskegon Lake, it stretches for nearly two miles. Downtown is home to a number of hotels, a 25,000-square-foot convention center completed in 2021, and the
Trinity Health Arena
The Trinity Health Arena (formerly the L.C. Walker Arena) is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Muskegon, Michigan, United States. It was built in 1960 in partnership with philanthropist and industrialist Louis Carlisle Walker at a cost of $2 mil ...
. The Muskegon Farmer's Market welcomes more than 10,000 visitors every Saturday in the summer, and the boutique incubator shops and chalets on Western Avenue are a popular attraction for residents and tourists looking to support small businesses.
Arts and culture
Muskegon is home to several historical war ships and vessels. The USS Silversides Submarine Museum which features , a World War II submarine; , a World War II
tank landing ship
A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) is a ship first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto a low-slope beach with no docks or piers. The shallow d ...
; and USCGC ''McLane'', a Prohibition-era
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and Admiralty law, law enforcement military branch, service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight Uniformed services ...
cutter. In addition, Muskegon also berths , a former passenger ship built in 1904 that traveled the same route as
Lake Express
Lake Express High-Speed Ferry is an American company that operates a seasonal ferry service across Lake Michigan between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan. The Lake Express Milwaukee terminal and the company headquarters are located nea ...
does today.
The Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts includes two theaters, the main historic Frauenthal house and the smaller Beardsley Theater in the adjoining Hilt Building. It was refurbished in 1998 and again in 2021, and hosts JAM Theatrical productions, Muskegon Civic Theatre productions, and is home of the West Michigan Symphony Orchestra. The Frauenthal was originally built as the Michigan Theater in 1929.
The Muskegon Museum of Art opened in 1912. Among the highlights of its permanent collection is ''Tornado Over Kansas'', by
John Steuart Curry
John Steuart Curry (November 14, 1897 – August 29, 1946) was an American painter whose career spanned the years from 1924 until his death. He was noted for his paintings depicting rural life in his home state, Kansas. Along with Thomas Hart B ...
. Muskegon has a growing collection of publicly owned and displayed art pieces. More than two dozen pieces are on permanent display, predominately in the downtown area.
Lakeshore Museum Center and Hackley & Hume Historic Site, built by Muskegon's
lumber baron
A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who is a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or ser ...
s, are restored and open to the public. The Hackley & Hume mansions are part of downtown Muskegon's Heritage Village—two blocks from Muskegon Lake, and a National Register Historic District. The mansions are operated with the Lakeshore Museum Center, which details the history of Muskegon County, from the
Potawatomi
The Potawatomi (), also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains, upper Mississippi River, and western Great Lakes region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, ...
and
Odawa
The Odawa (also Ottawa or Odaawaa ) are an Indigenous North American people who primarily inhabit land in the Eastern Woodlands region, now in jurisdictions of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Their territory long prec ...
Native American tribes and lakeside fur traders to the Lumber Queen of the World to today.
Festivals
Events held in the town include:
*Taste of Muskegon in June
*Parties in the Park, every Friday from June to August at Hackley Park
*The Lakeshore Art Festival in June
*WeDiscover Festival in July, a two-day festival of electronic dance music, import and luxury cars, food, fireworks and family activities.
*Motorcycle rally in July
*Burning Foot Beer Festival held at Pere Marquette Beach
*The
Unity Christian Music Festival
Unity Christian Music Festival (''Unity'') is a four-day Christian music festival held annually during the month of August at Heritage Landing in Muskegon, Michigan.
Unity was started in 2001 to bring Christians together for public praise, wors ...
in August at Heritage Landing
*The Michigan Irish Music Festival in September at Heritage Landing
*The Muskegon Polish Festival on Labor Day weekend.
*The
International Buster Keaton Society The International Buster Keaton Society Inc.— a.k.a. "The Damfinos"—is the official educational organization dedicated to comedy film producer-director-writer-actor-stuntman Buster Keaton.
Mission
According to the Damfinos, their mission is "t ...
annual convention in October.
Fraternal Organizations
Fraternal organizations
A fraternity or fraternal organization is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members. Service clubs, lineage so ...
are a vibrant part of life in Western Michigan. Clubs with active memberships include:
* Independent Order of Vikings
*
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) is a fraternal organization that was founded on February 6, 1898, in Seattle, Washington, by a group of six theater-owners including John Cort (impresario), John Cort (the first president), brothers John Considin ...
*
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic Church, Catholic Fraternal and service organizations, fraternal service order founded by Michael J. McGivney, Blessed Michael J. McGivney. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. ...
*
Polish Falcons
The Polish Falcons of America () is a nonprofit fraternal benefit society, with a strong emphasis on physical fitness.
History
The Polish Sokół movement (''sokół'' meaning "falcon") originated after the suppression of the Polish uprisi ...
* Lithuanian Club
* Muskegon Recreational Club
* Lakeside Veterans Club
Sports
Previous sports teams to play in Muskegon have included:
The Seaway Run is run every year in late June. It features a 15k race, 5k race, 5k walk for fun, 15k wheelchair race.
Parks and recreation
Pere Marquette Beach
Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, Michigan is a park comprising of public beach on Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and depth () aft ...
is the largest free public beach on the eastern shore of
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and depth () after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the ...
.
Windsurfing
Windsurfing is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the Californian aerospace and surf culture. Windsurfing gain ...
,
kite boarding
Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other surface. It combines the aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snow ...
competitions, and professional
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
tournaments are held there. Its quartz sand beach is expansive and bordered by large sand dunes. The beach area is popular with cyclists, runners, and hikers, and families. It faces to the west so sunsets are remarkable.
Muskegon Lakeshore Bike Trail allows for biking along the shores of Muskegon Lake to Lake Michigan, with two trails for bike paths, one on the east side of Muskegon and the other along the north side, which northerly connects to other trails, such as the Hart-Montague Bike Trail, making it possible to bike from Muskegon to
Hart, Michigan
Hart is a city and county seat of Oceana County, Michigan. The population was 2,126 at the time of the 2010 census. The city is located within Hart Township, but is politically independent.
Hart is also home to the north end of the Hart-Monta ...
, without ever leaving a bike trail.
Muskegon State Park
Muskegon State Park is a public recreation area located west of North Muskegon in Muskegon County, Michigan. The park's encompass two miles of sand beach on Lake Michigan and one mile of beach on Muskegon Lake.
History
The park was establis ...
has a Winter Sports Complex that features
ice fishing
Ice fishing is the practice of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water. Ice fishers may fish in the open or in heated enclosures, some with bunks and amenities.
Shelters
L ...
,
cross-country skiing
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,
ice skating
Ice skating is the Human-powered transport, self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting. ...
, and a
luge
A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...
track. P.J.
Hoffmaster State Park
P. J. Hoffmaster State Park is a public recreation area on the shores of Lake Michigan located five miles north of Grand Haven at the southwest corner of Norton Shores, in Muskegon County, and the northwest corner of Spring Lake Township, in ...
has many
sand dune
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, flat ...
s as well as two
campground
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In British English, a ''campsite'' is an ...
s and a public beach.
Michigan's Adventure
Michigan's Adventure is a amusement park in Muskegon County, Michigan, about halfway between Muskegon and Whitehall. It is the largest amusement park in the state and has been owned and operated by Six Flags since 2024. The park was previo ...
, the largest amusement park in the state, is in
Muskegon County
Muskegon County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon.
Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand R ...
, a few miles north of the city of Muskegon. Michigan's Adventure features a midway with roller coasters, other rides, amusements, and a full water park.
Muskegon Country Club was founded in 1908 and features a course design by
Tom Bendelow
Tom Bendelow (1868–1936), nicknamed "The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf" and "The Dean of American Golf", was a Scottish American golf course architect during the first half of the twentieth century. He is credited with having designed som ...
The city operates under a Commission-Manager form of local government. A seven-member city commission, comprising a mayor and six commissioners, serves as the legislative and executive branch. Four commissioners are elected from wards, while two commissioners are elected at large. The mayor is also elected at large and serves as chairman of the commission. The city commission hires a city manager to manage the daily operations of the city.
Education
Muskegon Public Schools was founded in 1860 and serves students from preschool through grade 12. Additionally, it runs the Muskegon Training and Education Center. Muskegon is also served by these private K-12 schools: Muskegon Catholic Central, Fruitport Calvary Christian, and
Western Michigan Christian
Western Michigan Christian High School (commonly Western Michigan Christian, WMCHS, or WMC) is a 7- 12 private, Calvinist Christian school in Muskegon, Michigan, United States. It is accredited by the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools, ...
.
Muskegon is also served by
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon Community College (MCC) is a Public college, public community college in Muskegon, Michigan. The college offers 49 associate degree programs and 33 certificate programs. The college's main campus is located on a 111-acre campus in Muske ...
and
Baker College
Baker College is a private university with its main campus in Owosso, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1911 and (as of 2023) has four additional campuses throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The institution has been accused o ...
.
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a Public university, public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. B ...
,
Ferris State University
Ferris State University (FSU or Ferris) is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1884 as Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge N. Ferris and became a public institution in 1950. ...
, and
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University (GVSU, GV, or Grand Valley) is a public university in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan, Allendale, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1960 as Grand Valley State College. Its main campus is situated on ...
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon Community College (MCC) is a Public college, public community college in Muskegon, Michigan. The college offers 49 associate degree programs and 33 certificate programs. The college's main campus is located on a 111-acre campus in Muske ...
campus.
Media
Muskegon's leading newspaper is ''The
Muskegon Chronicle
The ''Muskegon Chronicle'' is a daily newspaper in Muskegon, Michigan, owned by MLive Media Group. It was founded in 1857.
Because of common ownership with ''The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids Press'', the ''Chronicle''s coverage and distributi ...
''. ''The Chronicle'' is a daily newspaper owned by
Booth Newspapers
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. It started publication in 1857.
Muskegon is served by the local television station
WMKG-CD
WMKG-CD (channel 31) is a low-power, Class A television station in Muskegon, Michigan, United States, owned by WMKG-TV, LLC. The station's studios are located on Airline Road in Norton Shores near the junction of I-96 and US 31.
History
The ...
.
The Muskegon area is also served by several radio stations.
WUVS-LP
WUVS-LP (103.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "103.7 The Beat") is a low power radio station licensed to Muskegon, Michigan.
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103.7 is a popular urban (hip-hop/R&B) and gospel station with local programming as well as Sunday religious programming and local-based talk. Another local low-powered FM station is
WUGM-LP
WUGM-LP (106.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic Oldies format, along with specialized Electronic dance music-based programming on the weekends. Licensed to Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Mus ...
106.1, owned by the Muskegon Training and Education Center, which airs an
Urban Oldies
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format dubbed "M-TEC 106 FM, Rock 'n' Soul." A Newer LP-FM Station
WFFR-LP
WFFR-LP (100.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Roosevelt Park, Michigan. The station is owned by Shoreline Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a classic hits format.
The station was assigned the WFFR-LP call letters by the Fed ...
100.9 also offers local programming along with a classic hits format. The station is based out of nearby Roosevelt Park. Other local FM stations include 90.3 WBLV-FM (classical/jazz/NPR), 91.7
WMCQ MCQ may refer to
* ''McQ'', a 1974 crime action film
* McQ Inc, an American defense company based in Pennsylvania
* Mathematical Citation Quotient, a measure of the impact of a mathematics journal
* Multiple choice question
* Malvern College Qingd ...
WLAW-FM
WLAW-FM (97.5 MHz, "97.5 Nash Icon") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Whitehall, Michigan, the station serves the Muskegon, Michigan market. The station's programming was derived from Cumulus Media Networks' Hi ...
FM 97.5 (country),
WLCS
WLCS (98.3 FM, "Classic Hits 98.3 WLCS") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to North Muskegon, Michigan, it first began broadcasting under the WFMM call sign. The station is owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media ...
-FM 98.3 (oldies),
WVIB
WVIB (100.1 FM, "V100") is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format fed via satellite from Westwood One (known as " The Touch" or "Today's R&B and Old School"). The station is licensed to Holton, Michigan and serves the ...
WSNX
WSNX-FM (104.5 MHz "104-5 SNX") is a top 40 (CHR) radio station located in iHeartMedia's Grand Rapids, Michigan headquarters. The station is licensed to Muskegon, in Western Michigan with the station serving the Grand Rapids area, and is one ...
-FM 104.5 (top 40, studios in Grand Rapids),
WOOD-FM
WOOD-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Muskegon, Michigan, serving West Michigan and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It simulcasts a news/talk radio format with sister station WOOD (1300 AM). The studios and offices ar ...
-FM 106.9 (news/talk, simulcast of WOOD-AM 1300/Grand Rapids), and
WMUS
WMUS (107.9 FM, "107 MUS") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format in Muskegon, Michigan. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.
History
107.9 FM signed on originally around 1988 as WKBZ-FM.
Magic 108
Acknowledging the need ...
FM 107.9 (country). Other local AM stations aside from WKBZ include WSMZ 850, WLAW 1490 (country).
Transportation
Public transportation is provided by the
Muskegon Area Transit System
The Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Muskegon County, Michigan. Service is provided from Monday through Friday along seven routes. The agency also provides a Complementary ADA Paratransit Servi ...
(MATS – "The Shore Line"), which operates nine bus routes, three trolley routes, and a paratransit system. MATS serves the Herman Ivory Passenger Terminal.
MATS operates the Muskegon Trolley Company. Three routes cover the north side, south side, and downtown; each trolley stops at 11 locations, including Hackley and Hume Historic Site, USS Silversides, and Muskegon State Park.
Greyhound Lines operated out of downtown Muskegon for many years as the end point of their cross-state route along I-96 to Detroit. Services were suspended during the severe downturn in travel during the COVID Pandemic of 2020. While regional bus carrier Indian Trails picked up the bulk of Greyhound’s former Michigan services, no intercity coach service has been restored to Muskegon as of 2025.
Commercial air service is currently provided by
Denver Air Connection
Denver Air Connection is a subsidiary of Key Lime Air providing both charter and scheduled passenger air service.
History
Key Lime Air, dba Denver Air Connection (DAC), operates FAR Part 121 regional airline scheduled passenger service and s ...
operating regional jet flights at
Muskegon County Airport
Muskegon County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Norton Shores, Michigan. The airport is located four nautical miles (5 mile, mi, 7 kilometre, km) south of the central business district of Muskegon, Michigan. It ...
(MKG), with nonstop service to
Chicago O'Hare Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the primary international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately northwest of the Loop business district. The airport is operated by the ...
. Other airlines provide passenger service via the
Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport is a commercial airport in Cascade Township, approximately southeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The facility is owned by the Kent County Board of Commissioners and managed by ...
(GRR) in
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is the largest city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. With a population of 198,917 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 200,117 in 2024, Grand Rapids is the List of municipalities ...
.
Muskegon is the eastern port of the
Lake Express
Lake Express High-Speed Ferry is an American company that operates a seasonal ferry service across Lake Michigan between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan. The Lake Express Milwaukee terminal and the company headquarters are located nea ...
High-Speed Car Ferry that crosses Lake Michigan to
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
offering three roundtrips a day in the summer, and two roundtrips in the fall.
Major roads
Several major highways serve the city, including:
Interstates
*
U.S. Highways
*
*, a
business loop
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route that branches off a parent numbered highway at its beginning, continues through the central business district of a nearby city or t ...
Other state highways
*
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Rail
The Michigan Shore Railway, provides freight rail service for many of Muskegon's industries. Rail passenger services ended in 1971 with the advent of Amtrak; the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad’s routes in Michigan were not included in the initial Amtrak system. The nearest passenger rail available is via
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak (; ), is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
in nearby
Holland
Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former provinces of the Netherlands, province on the western coast of the Netherland ...
or Grand Rapids. Until 1971, the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis Potter Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Richmo ...
(successor to the
Pere Marquette Railway
The Pere Marquette Railway was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes (North America), Great Lakes region of the United States and southern parts of Ontario in Canada. It had trackage in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and the Canadi ...
) operated day and night trains from
Union Station
A union station, union terminal, joint station, or joint-use station is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway company, railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently bet ...
to
Holland
Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former provinces of the Netherlands, province on the western coast of the Netherland ...
and
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
. The C&O became a unit of
Chessie System
Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (B&OCT). Trains operated u ...
in 1973 and subsequently
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Operating about 21,000 route miles () of track, it is the lead ...
in 1987. CSX leased their Muskegon area lines to MS in 2005. The
Grand Trunk Western
The Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company was an American subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway, later of the Canadian National Railway operating in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Since a corporate restructuring in 1971, the railroad ha ...
and the
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad ( reporting mark PRR), legal name as the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At its ...
had earlier operated passenger trains out of another Muskegon station to various points in Michigan.
Ferries
In 1937, the Grand Trunk Western began operating ferries that met up with train and carried passengers and automobiles across Lake Michigan to Milwaukee. Earlier, the GTW had operated the ferries out of
Grand Haven
Grand Haven is a city within the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Ottawa County. Grand Haven is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2020 census, Grand Ha ...
. The GTW stopped operating the ferries in 1978. The last remaining ferries across the lake would be the ones launching from
Ludington, Michigan
Ludington ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat and the largest city in Mason County, Michigan, Mason County. The population was 7,655 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the fourth largest city i ...
until the
Lake Express
Lake Express High-Speed Ferry is an American company that operates a seasonal ferry service across Lake Michigan between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan. The Lake Express Milwaukee terminal and the company headquarters are located nea ...
first came into service on June 1, 2004.
Notable people
*
John Beyrle
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, son of Joseph Beyrle, U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation; confirmed July 3, 2008
*
Joseph Beyrle
Joseph Robert Beyrle (pron. BYE-er-lee) (; Romanization of Russian, romanized: ''Dzhozef Vilyamovich Bayyerli''; August 25, 1923 – December 12, 2004) is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the United States Army a ...
, only soldier to have served in both the
US Army
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and the
Soviet Army
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After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...
Miss America
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murder
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er
*
Vonda Kay Van Dyke
Vonda Kay Van Dyke (born May 19, 1943) was crowned the 1965 Miss America on September 13, 1964. Earlier in the year, she had taken a break as a 21-year-old junior at Arizona State College at Flagstaff (as of 1966, Northern Arizona University) to ...
, Miss America 1965
* Captain Jonathan Walker, "The Man With the Branded Hand"
abolitionist
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The first country to fully outlaw slavery was Kingdom of France, France in 1315, but it was later used ...
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
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It is one ...
*
Tudor Dixon
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, politician
*
Charles Hackley
Charles Henry Hackley (January 3, 1837 – February 10, 1905) was an American wood industry, timber businessman and philanthropist.
Biography
The son of Joseph H. Hackley and Salina Fuller Hackley, Charles Hackley was born in Michigan City, Ind ...
(1837–1905),
lumber baron
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,
philanthropist
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(Hackley Hospital, Hackley Library, Hackley Administration Building, Hackley Avenue, Hackley Art Gallery, Hackley Park). After a gift of $12 million to the community, the city of Muskegon considered changing its name to "Hackleyville".
*
Richard Mell
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Early life
Mell was born and raised in Musk ...
, politician
Religion
*
Jim Bakker
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cardinal
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* Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
,
President Emeritus
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In some ca ...
of the
Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
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Science and technology
*
Heber Doust Curtis
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(1872-1942), astronomer
* Clara H. Hasse (1880–1926), botanist
*
David Leestma
David Cornell Leestma (born May 6, 1949) is a former American astronaut and retired Captain (naval), Captain in the United States Navy.
Personal data
Born May 6, 1949, in Muskegon, Michigan. He and his wife have six children. He enjoys golfing, ...
, astronaut
* W. Wesley Peterson, mathematician and computer scientist, invented the
Cyclic Redundancy Check
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(CRC)
Artists
*
Haddon Sundblom
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Douglas Malloch
Douglas Malloch (May 5, 1877 – July 2, 1938) was an American poet, short-story writer and Associate Editor of American Lumberman, a trade paper in Chicago. He was known as a "Lumberman's poet" both locally and nationally. He is noted for writi ...
, the “lumberman’s poet”
*
John Frederick Nims
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Life
He graduated from DePaul University, University of Notre Dame with an M.A., and from the Uni ...
Børns
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Born and raised in Grand Haven, Michigan, Børns began performing in his you ...
, singer and songwriter, born in Muskegon
*
Steve Gorman
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, drummer, Black Crowes, born in Muskegon
* Rick Johnson, musician, bass player for
Mustard Plug
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*
Bettye LaVette
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,
soul
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singer
*
Iggy Pop
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,
punk rock
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icon
*
Louise Cooper Spindle
May Louise Cooper Spindle (January 1, 1885 – October 1968) was an American composer and teacher who wrote many pedagogical pieces for piano.
Spindle was born in Muskegon, Michigan, to Rosina H. Winters and Charles Bicknell Cooper. She married Le ...
, composer
*
Wayne Static
Wayne Richard Wells (November 4, 1965 – November 1, 2014), known professionally as Wayne Static, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, and primary lyricist for the industrial metal band St ...
, lead singer and guitarist for
industrial metal
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band
Static-X
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*
Bill Szymczyk
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, music producer of the
Eagles
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,
The Who
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and others
*
Gerry Teifer
Gerald Emmett Teifer (May 28, 1922 – September 20, 2004) was an American songwriter, music publisher, recording industry executive, and entertainer.
Biography
He was born in Muskegon, Michigan and moved to Chicago, then in 1956 he moved to New ...
,
music publisher
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,
songwriter
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, performer
*
Richard Versalle
Richard Lee Versalle (3 December 1932 – 5 January 1996) was an American operatic tenor.
Life and career
Richard Versalle was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 3 December 1932. After serving in the submarine branch of the US Navy, he worked in bus ...
, opera singer
Stage
*
Carly Jibson
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Life and c ...
, Broadway and television actress, played Tracy Turnblad in the first national tour company of ''Hairspray'' and originated the role of Pepper in the musical ''Cry Baby''
*
Buster Keaton
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, iconic comedian and film director; born in Kansas and spent childhood summers in Muskegon with his family in the Muskegon
Actors' Colony
Actors' Colony was a community for theatrical and vaudeville performers conceived by C.S. "Pop" Ford and located in Bluffton, near Muskegon, Michigan and Lake Michigan. Originally called the Artists' Colony Club, and it was founded on June 14, 19 ...
. A vaudevillian who traveled constantly except in summer, Keaton regarded Muskegon as his home town.
*
Kate Reinders
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She is best known for appearing as Miss Jenn in the Disney+ musical mockumentary series '' High Schoo ...
, Broadway actress, played
Glinda
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in ''
Wicked
Wicked may refer to:
Books
* ''Wicked'' (Maguire novel), a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', a 1997 novel series collaboration between Australian children's authors Paul Jennings and Morris ...
'' and Caroline in ''
Good Vibrations
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''
Television
* Matt Crouch, film producer and CEO of TBN
*
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both '' December Bride'' (1954–1959) and '' Pet ...
, versatile stage, film and TV actor, played Colonel Potter on the TV series ''
M*A*S*H
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Beth Smith
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, fictional character from television series ''
Rick and Morty
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NHL
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player,
Detroit Red Wings
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San Diego Chargers
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*
Beatrice Allard
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Beatrice Allard was a fireballing r ...
,
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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Women's Army Corps
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in Japan during
World War II
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and later joined the
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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Madden, W. C. (2005) ''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' (2005).
* Donna Cook, AAGPBL player
* Doris Cook, AAGPBL player
*
Deyonta Davis
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,
NBA
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player,
Memphis Grizzlies
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Tony Ferguson
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, winner of
Ultimate Fighter
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An updated version of it titled
Season 13
*
Mike Garvey
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, racing driver
* Bill Green, former United States and NCAA record holder in Track and Field, 5th place in 1984 Olympic Games in the hammer throw. His father William Hipkiss (1932-2008) was an attorney and resident of Muskegon for 40 years
*
Bobby Grich
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,
MLB
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All-Star second baseman for the
Baltimore Orioles
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and
California Angels
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*
Mark Grimmette
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, men's double luge, winner of
Olympic
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Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
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silver (2002) and bronze (1998) medals
*
Mark Hughes
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During his playing career he usually operated as a Forward (asso ...
University of Southern California
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and
San Francisco 49ers
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Ukraine
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Seattle Seahawks
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NFL
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running back
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for the
Baltimore Ravens
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*
Beulah McGillicutty
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, manager in Extreme Championship Wrestling
*
Nate McLouth
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, MLB player for the
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. They play their home games at Na ...
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Earl Morrall
Earl Edwin Morrall (; May 17, 1934 – April 25, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons, both a starter and reserve. He was the last remaining player from t ...
, Michigan State and NFL quarterback, three-time Super Bowl champion
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Robert Morse
Robert Alan Morse (May 18, 1931 – April 20, 2022) was an American actor. Known for his gap-toothed boyishness, he started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film and television. He earned numero ...
, NFL player for the
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...
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Drew Naymick
Andrew "Drew" Naymick (born February 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Link Tochigi Brex of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Michigan State.
College career
Over his first two years with Michigan S ...
, professional basketball player
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Don Nelson
Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 ...
, NBA player for
Boston Celtics
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and coach in
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pres ...
, University of Iowa basketball player
* Ray Newman, MLB pitcher
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Bennie Oosterbaan
Benjamin Oosterbaan ( ; February 24, 1906 – October 25, 1990) was an American football end and head coach for the University of Michigan. He was a three-time All-American college football player, a two-time All-American basketball player, and ...
, three-time
University of Michigan
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All-American football player and head coach
* Kalil Pimpleton,
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders ...
, Japan
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Hartlepool
Hartlepool ( ) is a seaside resort, seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is governed by a unitary authority borough Borough of Hartlepool, named after the town. The borough is part of the devolved Tees Valley area with an estimat ...
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County Durham
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...
, United Kingdom
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Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
, Turkey
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Michigan Heritage Park
The Michigan Heritage Park was an open-air museum that spanned 10,000 years of Michigan history. It consisted of a half-mile trail loop that started with a pre-historic mastodon exhibit and ended at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp exhibit. T ...