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Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, Michigan is a 27.5-acre (11.1 ha) park comprising 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of public beach on Lake Michigan. [1] In 2004 the beach appeared on lists of certified clean beaches published by the National Healthy Beaches Campaign and the Clean Beaches Council. [2]
The Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Ludington-Pere Marquette SP-2 was established in 1933. That same year, architect Ralph B. Herrick designed this beach house for the park. The Ludington State Park Beach House was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. [2] In 2013, the beach house underwent an extensive renovation. [2]
mi km Hart-Montague Trail State Park: William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail State Park Muskegon, Oceana: 22 35 1988 Converted rail-trail Kal-Haven Trail: Kal-Haven Bicycle Trail Sesquicentennial State Park Kalamazoo, Van Buren: 34.5 55.5 1988 Converted rail-trail Lakelands Trail State Park: Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park
MUSKEGON, MI. — It was back in early winter 2015 when we had just recorded the coldest February on record in West Michigan. The ice on Lake Michigan at/near the shore was about 12 to 18 ...
A spin around Lake Michigan easily exceeds 1,000 miles and 18 hours of road time when following shoreline instead of interstate. That’s no vacation for the driver, or travelers low on leisure time.
In 1675, Father Jacques Marquette, French missionary and explorer, died and was laid to rest near the modern site of Ludington. [6] A memorial and 40-foot (12 m) iron cross were built in 1955 to mark the location. In 1845, Burr Caswell moved to the area near the mouth of the Pere Marquette River as a location for trapping and fishing. In July ...
The North Pole Express offers six different classes of service, ranging from vintage coach to historical caboose.
Pere Marquette Beach is the largest free public beach on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Windsurfing, kite boarding competitions, and professional volleyball 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.