Lynn Moore

Muskegon

Reporter for MLive/Muskegon Chronicle, mom, skier, runner and lover of all things outdoors, especially Lake Michigan beaches!

Articles

Is Muskegon gritty? Fun? Have your say in rebranding process

Apr 8, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

MUSKEGON, MI – Do you agree that Muskegon is not “just another coastal town?”Is the city gritty? Fun? Friendly? Safe? How important is its downtown? Its lighthouses? Its museums? Its beaches? Community answers to those and other questions will help form a brand for the city as well as a new logo. In short, the city is looking for input on how to best express its identity.
Airline Highway near Muskegon closing for construction

Apr 8, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

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Civil War statues in Muskegon’s Hackley Park to get makeovers

Apr 8, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

MUSKEGON, MI – Five historic monuments that include nine bronze statues in Muskegon’s downtown Hackley Park are about to get a facelift. The monuments include statues of President Abraham Lincoln and President Ulysses S. Grant as well as a 76-foot-tall tribute to “Soldiers and Sailors.”Also included in the cleaning, repairing and waxing work are statues of President William McKinley and Civil War General Philip Kearny.
See new playgrounds coming to several Muskegon parks

Apr 6, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

MUSKEGON, MI – New playground structures have been selected for four Muskegon parks, including one adjacent to Pere Marquette beach. The new structures were chosen with citizen input for Sheldon Park, McCrea Park and Margaret Drake Elliott Park, which is next to the Muskegon Channel. A new structure also is being installed at St. Joseph’s Park near downtown. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
Coast Guard fires officer in charge of Station Grand Haven

Apr 5, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

GRAND HAVEN, MI – The officer in charge of the U.S. Coast Guard station in Grand Haven has been fired due to “a loss of confidence in his judgment,” according to a press release. Master Chief Petty Officer Marc Moore also was “permanently relieved of his duties” because of his inability to “fulfill his assigned duties,” according to the press release sent by the U.S. Coast Guard’s Ninth District on Friday, April 5. Further details were not provided.
Your opinion on renewable energy, EVs, pollution will help guide Grand Haven area sustainability plan

Apr 4, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

GRAND HAVEN, MI – How important is it to power the Grand Haven area with solar or wind energy? Provide more electric vehicle charging stations? Protect the environment from pollution and climate change? These are the types of questions being posed to residents of Grand Haven and its surrounding communities as work progresses on a community energy plan. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
New paved trail along Scenic Drive near Muskegon focus of townships’ efforts

Apr 4, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Development of a six-mile paved path along Scenic Drive between state parks north of Muskegon is the focus of two townships’ efforts. Laketon and Fruitland townships are working together to find funding for the paved path between Muskegon and Duck Lake state parks. Its cost is estimated at $9 million. Nearly 15 years ago, residents rejected plans to add paved shoulders to the narrow, winding Scenic Drive.
New airline tapped to serve Muskegon County following cancellation concerns - mlive.com

Apr 4, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

The airport director said he’s hopeful to get federal approval and the new passenger service in place by early summer during peak travel season “to help us build the trust back.”
Distinguished Tree Cities of the World designation bestowed on Grand Haven

Apr 3, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

GRAND HAVEN, MI –. Grand Haven is engaged in an ongoing battle against invasive threats to its forests, a fight that continues with emerging technologies and dedicated citizen and staff involvement. It’s a team that is fighting invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, beech bark disease and oak wilt along with other such threats as deer, invasive plants and erosion. And it’s a team that has been recognized as one of the most dedicated in the world.
Free kids soccer clinic to be hosted by city of Muskegon ahead of summer league

Apr 2, 2024 | mlive.com | Lynn Moore

MUSKEGON, MI – A free youth soccer clinic is one of the latest offerings of Muskegon’s new and rather busy parks and recreation department. The department, revived last year, has developed programming for people of all ages in addition to upgrades to parks throughout the city. The city is teaming up with the Muskegon High School varsity soccer team to put on the soccer clinic, which will be April 19 at Seyferth Park, 2250 W. Sherman Blvd.