Muskegon Lakeshore Museum Center Sets Night at the Museum Fundraiser For Oct. 3
Lakeshore Museum Center will host Night at the Museum Oct. 3 at the Muskegon Museum of History and Science. Tickets start at $60 before prices rise Sept. 1.
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The Muskegon Street Car Riot of 1919 – Video From Rare Photos
On Aug. 5, 1919, Muskegon exploded over a one-cent fare increase. The Muskegon Traction Company raised streetcar fares from six cents to seven, and thousands of workers refused to accept it. What followed became one of the most destructive public disturbances …
When Streetcars Met the Surf – An Enlighting History of Lake Michigan Park in Muskegon (1890-1930)
Lake Michigan Park was Muskegon’s “trolley park” era in one place: a bathing pavilion, concessions, dancing, a roller coaster, and a theater that drew vaudeville. It peaked as transit-fed fun, then faded as cars took over and the lakefront became public space.