🌱 Planning to check out 60 boat brands on Muskegon’s waterfront?

Hey there, Muskegon! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Planning to check out 60 boat brands on Muskegon’s waterfront?
• How a former Muskegon middle school could transform into homes and sports
• Why a 72-year-old chose Muskegon to finally practice medicine

Also on today's calendar: Celebrate the Season! A table scape dinner event to celebrate our nations 250th anniversary! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 46.
• Friday: An afternoon shower; breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Muskegon's biggest boat show returns with 20 dealers, 60 brands and summer kick-off fun (mlive.com) — Muskegon boaters can kick off summer this weekend at the free Muskegon Boat and Powersports Show at Adelaide Pointe Marina, running May 15–17. With 20 dealers, more than 60 brands, on‑water displays, and nearby options like Muskegon Brewing Company and food trucks, it’s a convenient way to compare boats and powersports gear close to home.
   

2. Muskegon grad to bring old middle school back to life with homes, sports complex (mlive.com) — Muskegon city leaders have approved selling the former Steele Middle School site for a $23–$28 million project that combines 33–40 new single-family homes with a large indoor sports complex. Led by Muskegon grad Rashard Thrower, the plan could create a regional tournament hub, new community spaces, and potential homeownership opportunities with a community land trust model, starting infrastructure work as soon as late 2026.
   

3. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, 72-year-old will graduate from medical school (spokesman.com) — A 72-year-old new medical school graduate is set to begin a three-year family medicine residency at Trinity Health Medical Center in Muskegon this July, bringing decades of nursing experience to local patients. After training in the Caribbean and across the U.S., she chose west Michigan to finally fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a doctor and hopes to keep practicing as long as possible.
   

4. These 140 photos capture high fashion, bold arrivals from Muskegon's 2026 prom ‘show‑off' (mlive.com) — Muskegon High School students turned heads at Saturday’s Great Gatsby‑themed prom show‑off, arriving in 1920s‑inspired gowns, colorful suits, and even a horse‑drawn entrance outside the high school. Later that night, an unsanctioned afterparty at a Fruitport Township VFW ended in gunfire that injured several people, prompting Muskegon school officials to stress that the official prom events remained safe and incident‑free.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Muskegon

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Wednesday May 13

• Celebrate the Season! A table scape dinner event to celebrate our nations 250th anniversary! →
  Greater Muskegon Woman's Club, 280 W Webster Ave, Muskegon
  5:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Little Learners Play & Learn →
  Lakeshore Museum Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
  10:00 am
• Chat with CALL 211
  Hackley Public Library, 316 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
  1:00 pm
• MSMS Choir Night At POPS
  Mona Shores Middle School Muskegon, MI 49441
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Coffee with TrueNorth
  Hackley Public Library, 316 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
  9:00 am
• What’s the Station? Black Media in Greater Muskegon Exhibit Opening
  Lakeshore Museum Muskegon Heritage Museum of Business and Industry, 561 W. Western Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
  5:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Hackley Day Tours
  Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
  10:00 am
• American at 250! Researching Your Revolutionary Ancestors
  Hackley Public Library, 316 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
  10:30 am
• May Saturdays: Camouflage Butterflies
  Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• NO LATE START WED. - School Starts @ 7:40
  Mona Shores Middle School Muskegon, MI 49441
  7:40 am
• Celebrate the Season Dinner: Greater Muskegon Woman’s Club Fundraiser Event →
  Greater Muskegon Woman's Club, 280 W Webster Ave, Muskegon
  9:30 am
• Medicare 101 Seminar →
  Muskegon Area District Library Muskegon Heights Branch, 2808 Sanford St, Muskegon Heights
  11:00 am
• Celebrate the Season Dinner at the Greater Muskegon Woman’s Club →
  Greater Muskegon Woman's Club, 280 W Webster Ave, Muskegon
  5:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Read this.
  I still use a calendar. Psychologists Say People Who Still Use Paper Calendars Aren’t Stubborn or Old-Fashioned. Their Brains Are Wired to Process… (Nextdoor Campbell Field - Nims)
• Greetings,
  May 6, 2026 - Albright Raw Pet Food of Fort Wayne, Indiana, announced a voluntary recall of one lot of its Chicken Recipe for Dogs Complete and… (Nextdoor Campbell Field - Nims)

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Muskegon. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Muskegon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Muskegon here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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