Attractions and events in Muskegon, Michigan are the major focus of topics in this part of our guide.
Muskegon has a lot to offer tourists and visitors. Not only does the city have frontage on Lake Michigan, Muskegon Lake, and the Muskegon River, but Four Mile Creek, Ruddiman Creek, and Ryerson Creek are also within the city limits.
Nature and outdoor activities in and around the city include camping, cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, ice skating, kayaking, luge, paddleboarding, rollerblading, and sailing, as well as several sports, including baseball, basketball, hockey, disc golf, and golf. There are lighthouses, a dog beach, and maritime, marina, and marine services.
Muskegon boasts more than fifteen indoor and outdoor museums, as well as historical places, libraries, art galleries and studios, and performing arts programs. The city includes amusement parks, sports arenas and stadiums, bowling facilities, movie theaters, skate centers, and several sports programs and facilities. The LC Walker Arena hosts several activities, including public skating on weekends, youth and hockey leagues, as well as serving as home to the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the US Hockey League, and the West Michigan Speed Skating Club.
Festivals and other activities and events in Muskegon may also be listed here.
These and other attractions, events, sports programs, and recreational opportunities in Muskegon are appropriate topics for this category.
Recommended Resources
The library in Muskegon, Michigan is a Federal Depository Library. Located on West Webster Avenue, its hours of operation, telephone number, and an overview of its book collections, services, and a calendar of events and programs are discussed, along with its local history and genealogy resources. Online resources include the ability to reserve a computer, find e-books, and access wireless printing capabilities. New book releases are highlighted, and cardholders may access their accounts online.
https://www.hackleylibrary.org/
Funded in part by a Muskegon County millage tax, the museum is made up of several sites and buildings, including the Hackley & Hume Historic Site, the Fire Barn Museum, the Scolnik House of the Depression Era, the Muskegon Heritage Museum, the Archives, and museum store, each of which are highlighted here, along with hours of operation, contacts, and a calendar of upcoming programs and events. Its membership policies, volunteer opportunities, and job openings are listed.
https://lakeshoremuseum.org/
Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park
Located in the northwest quarter of Muskegon State Park, the sports park features winter and warm-season activities, which include winter luge, ice skating, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and a winter zip line, as well as summer zip line runs, wheel luge, archery, and Trail Quest, the latter of which is a mixture of an escape room and geocaching, taking the fun of treasure hunting and problem-solving out on the hiking trails of Muskegon State Park. Passes may be purchased online.
https://msports.org/
The Tier I junior ice hockey team is in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League, playing its home games at Mercy Health Arena in Muskegon, Michigan. The history of the team, team rosters, statistics, and standings are available, game and special event schedules are published, and various types of tickets may be purchased through the site. Community activities that the team participates in are discussed, and an online store sells various types of team apparel.
https://www.muskegonlumberjacks.com/
Offering a range of traditional and contemporary exhibitions, the Muskegon Museum of Art seeks to stimulate learning and creativity through diverse public and educational programming, as well as enhancing community involvement and support. Its location, directions, admission costs and hours, a staff directory, and contacts are posted on the site. Its history, exhibitions, collections, educational programs, and a calendar of events are posted on the site, which includes an online store.
https://muskegonartmuseum.org/
Unity Christian Music Festival
The annual festival is the flagship event of the Muskegon, Michigan non-profit, Alive on the Lakeshore, which also produces other events across Michigan each year. The lineup of Christian musicians slated to participate in the upcoming festival are featured, schedules are posted on the site, and tips on places to stay or to eat in Muskegon are offered. Its partners are acknowledged, information about media inquiries and partnerships is available, and promotional material is available online.
http://www.unitymusicfestival.com/
Maintained by the USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, a non-profit organization established to restore and preserve USS LST 393, one of only two Landing Ship Tanks remaining of the 1,051 built during World War II. Its mission, board of directors, and contacts are posted, along with a history of the USS LST 393, links to related resources, a calendar of events, news, information about renting the ship for meetings, dinners, and parties, and on Boy Scout overnights on the ship.
https://www.lst393.org/
