Dozens of parking spots at Muskegon beach will remain closed due to erosion
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
Erosion caused by high Lake Michigan water levels forced the closure of 34 parking spaces on the south end of Pere Marquette beach in Muskegon. (Lynn Moore | MLive)
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MUSKEGON, MI – Though Lake Michigan water levels have dropped, parking threatened by erosion at Pere Marquette beach’s far south end will remain closed off perhaps for several years.
Severe erosion has caused a hazardous steep drop-off in front of the parking spots that the city of Muskegon blocked off about a year ago.
Sculpture installation at Muskegon beach to close roundabout
Updated 11:35 AM;
Today 11:35 AM
The roundabout at Pere Marquette beach will be closed the week of April 19, 2021, for installation of a large glass and steel sculpture.
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MUSKEGON, MI – The traffic roundabout at Muskegon’s Pere Marquette beach will be shut down next week for the installation of a large abstract sculpture.
The only access to the beach will be via Sherman Boulevard and Beach Street starting Monday, April 19, said Muskegon Public Works Director Leo Evans.
The 22-foot steel-and-glass sculpture must be assembled on site, Evans said.
Traffic approaching Pere Marquette on Lakeshore Drive will be detoured on Lincoln Street to Sherman, he said.
Beach Street reopens for season in Muskegon, but another detour coming soon
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
In a sure sign that spring is on its way, Beach Street at Muskegon’s Pere Marquette Park fully reopened to traffic on March 5, 2021. (MLive file photo)Alison Zywicki | azywicki
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MUSKEGON, MI – In a sure sign that spring is on its way, Beach Street at Muskegon’s Pere Marquette Park is fully reopened to traffic.
The street, which closes each winter between Beachwood Park and the water filtration plant near Lakeshore Drive, was reopened the morning of Friday, March 5, said Muskegon Public Works Director Leo Evans.
New warning system for swimmers at Pere Marquette Beach in 2021
There were two drownings at Muskegon s Pere Marquette Beach in 2020, however, they were not during the summer months when swimmers flock to the beach to cool off. Author: Jon Mills Updated: 5:47 PM EST December 17, 2020
MUSKEGON, Mich According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, there were 110 drownings in the Great Lakes in 2020, and 57 of those in Lake Michigan including two at Muskegon s Pere Marquette Park.
But the two Muskegon drownings included in the data were not swimmers.
In February, a Muskegon area man slipped on ice and fell into the lake, another was swept off the pier in November. Both men drowned.