NEAR COTTAGE (2-5 minutes)

Pere Marquette Park Beach - Swim, hike, bike, sunbathe, beautiful sunsets, picnic under covered pavillion with BBQ grill, children's play equipment on sand and on grass.

Tour U.S.S. Silversides Submarine on the Muskegon Channel - See how the US sailors lived and worked under the seas in World War II.

Fish off the pier of Muskegon Channel - Salmon, perch. Popular with fishermen.

Dine outside or in at Docker's Seafood Restaurant overlooking a marina and Muskegon Lake. Open May through September only and THE place to eat in the summer.

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VIDEOS ABOUT THINGS TO DO IN MUSKEGON: (You MUST use Internet Explorer, not Firefox or any other browser to view the videos)

http://visitmuskegon.com/video1.htm  

http://visitmuskegon.com/video2.htm  

101 THINGS TO DO IN MUSKEGON: - http://www.muskegon.org/PDF/ThingstodoinMuskegon.pdf

OUT OF THESE 101 THINGS, WE RECOMMEND:

Michigan's Adventure & Waterpark (25 min., 13 miles)
http://www.miadventure.com/

Hoffmaster State Park and  Nature Center - (15-20 min.) Dune climb, trail thru woods to beach, cross-country skiing, picnic and beach areas, miles of Lake Michigan beach
http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/wildlife/viewingguide/slp/79Hoffmaster/index.htm

Lakeside Emporium -  (5 min.) "Old time" candy shop so popular with kids of all ages that you have to stand in line - across from Harbor Theater in Lakeside district on Lakeshore Drive

USS Silversides - (2 min., along Muskegon Channel) - Go inside WW II submarine and see how they lived below the seas
http://tinyurl.com/lp3ltf

Putter's Creek - (20 min.) - Mini-Golf and go-Carts.
http://www.putterscreek.com/

Pere Marquette Park (2 min by vehicle, 3/10 mile, 0.5 km) - Don't forget swimming and making sand castles on our awarding winning "clean beach". This is Muskegon's free city beach, sidewalk all along beach, connects to Lakeshore Trail, Captain Jack's Bar & Grill on the beach
http://www.muskegon-mi.gov/community/parks/park.asp?ParkID=26

DOWNTOWN MUSKEGON (15 minutes tops):

Hackley and Hume Historic Homes  - Great example of Queen Anne Victorian homes with fantastic architecture and wood carvings
http://www.muskegonmuseum.org/hackley_hume.html

Scolnik House of the Depression Era - Queen Anne house for normal people who lived during the depression starting 1929
http://www.muskegonmuseum.org/scolnik.html

Muskegon Museum of Art - first class museum
http://www.muskegonartmuseum.org/

Boutique Shop - Western Ave at 4th Street  - Don't miss this gift shop
http://www.sunwindandrain.com/

OUTSIDE MUSKEGON:

Dune Buggy Rides
http://macwoodsdunerides.com/

Map to Silver Lake Dune Buggy Rides - You go north on US-31. Take Shelby Exit west.
http://macwoodsdunerides.com/content.php?page=12