April 14th, 2007
Last night was the home inaugural game for the Muskegon Thunder, Muskegon's new indoor arena football team. Thinking it might be a little crowded, my husband and I left for the game about 45 minutes early. We only live about 5 minutes from downtown, so we thought we might have our pick of parking spaces. To our surprise, we had difficulty finding ...
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April 12th, 2007
Michigan's Adventure Theme Park, just outside of Muskegon, is hiring for it's upcoming park season. The amusement park will open in mid-May, and the waterpark in late May. Full-time and part-time employment is available. With the season going from May until around Labor Day, this makes for a great summer job for students and/or teachers, homemakers, retirees and pretty much anyone who loves the outdoors. The park is in need of ...
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April 6th, 2007
This upcoming Sunday is known as Easter Sunday for many people. Whether you see this as a time to celebrate family, faith or just the coming of Spring, here are some places to dine for Easter in Muskegon.
Jack's/Spring Lake Holiday Inn on Savidge in Spring Lake (about 10 miles south-east of Muskegon). Easter Brunch buffet from 8 a.m. - 2 ...
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April 5th, 2007
The first home game for the new Muskegon arena football team, the Muskegon Thunder, will be next Friday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. The team will play Summit County at the L.C. Walker Arena in downtown Muskegon. The Thunder are already off to an okay start. They won their 1st game, which was against Summit Cty, but lost their 2nd game which was against Marion. ...
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April 2nd, 2007
Oh I just love spring. One of my favorite things to do on Saturday's in the Spring is to visit the local farm markets. At these markets I enjoy shopping for produce grown by local farmers, specialty items such as jams/jellies, homemade soaps and candles, and flowers/plants. Here are a couple of my favorite markets in Muskegon.
Muskegon Farmer's Market located on Yuba street just about ...
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March 31st, 2007
Michigan's Adventure, a Cedar Fair LP amusement park (they also own Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH) has been named "attraction of the year" by Travel Michigan and the Michigan Hotel, Motel & Resort Association. The amusement park is just about 15 miles or so north of Muskegon in the Whitehall area, and is actually 2 parks in 1 - Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park ...
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March 29th, 2007
It's that season again. In the spring/summer, many charities depend upon walkers, runners and even bowlers to help them raise money for their causes. These walks/races can be great fun for families, churches and other groups. Here is a list of upcoming charity walks/races in the Muskegon area.
Walk America (a 5 mile walk) is a fundraiser for the March of Dimes. The walk in Muskegon will be held on April ...
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March 26th, 2007
The Muskegon Fury have made it to the play-offs and hope to reclaim their title by becoming the 2007 Colonial Cup Champions. Home playoff games are scheduled for Wednesday, April 11th and Saturday, April 14th. Both games will be held at the L.C. Walker Arena (of course) and will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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March 20th, 2007
One of my favorite restaurants will open soon in Grand Haven, just a few miles south of Muskegon. Culver's restaurant is known for the "butter burger" and for their wonderful, creamy frozen custard. The Grand Haven restaurant is scheduled to open in late April. It will sit on the corner of Jackson Street and Beacon Boulevard, and will be easily accessible via US-31. Yeh! ...
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March 16th, 2007
Last Tuesday marked the grand opening of "Edible Arrangements", a gift shop owned by the Muskovin's of Muskegon. Edible Arrangements offers, well, edible arrangements. Instead of sending the same old floral arrangements, now you can send an arrangement that is beautiful and edible. Some ideas include cantaloupe, honeydew, strawberries, grapes and pineapples. Chocolate lovers can enjoy arrangements dipped in chocolate, or a fudge that is sugar free. The arrangements also make great centerpieces. ...
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