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Muskegon

American  
[muhs-kee-guhn] / mʌsˈki gən /

noun

  1. a port in W Michigan, on Lake Michigan.


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On July 9, 1868, the steamship Milwaukee was crossing Lake Michigan on its way to the lakefront town of Muskegon, Mich., to pick up a load of lumber when disaster struck.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

In 2018, Lee reserved a chair at the park that boasts three miles of shoreline on Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022

“I cannot imagine a victim sitting in front of a ‘Jason Kolkema’ and asking him to protect her from an assailant,” said Muskegon resident Heather Fry, who is a domestic abuse survivor and victim’s advocate.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Two days later, he headlined a rally with Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon in Muskegon, Michigan.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2022

Scarce less funereal was the rest of my experience in Muskegon, where, nevertheless, I lingered, visiting my father’s circle, for some days.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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