🌱 What happens now that Muskegon Heights turned down state tax help?
Muskegon, Michigan Patch AM: a 5 min readGood day Muskegon! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What happens now that Muskegon Heights turned down state tax help?
- Why Burning Foot is ditching the beach for Heritage Landing camping
- When you can catch Muskegon’s Aquastar history and shipwreck cruises
Also on today's calendar: Massage School for a Day: Experience the Career - June 27, 12p-3p and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, showers around, temps: high: 72, low: 56.
- Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Muskegon Heights denies state help to collect unpaid taxes (mlive.com) — Muskegon Heights City Council has rejected a 10-year deal for state help collecting an estimated $5 million in unpaid city income taxes, despite warnings from the city manager that the finance department is overwhelmed. Council members said they fear long-term state involvement and loss of local control, leaving the city still searching for a way to resume tax enforcement after a decade-long lapse. 
2. Burning Foot Beer Festival moves off the beach; brings camping to Heritage Landing (fox17online.com) — Muskegon’s Burning Foot Beer Festival is coming back Aug. 29 with a big change: it’s moving from the beach to Heritage Landing and adding on‑site tent and RV camping. Organizers say rising beach costs forced the move, but the new location opens more space for craft beer, live music, and up to 15 featured artists.
3. Oldest freighter, newest cruise ship highlight Father's Day history tour on Muskegon Lake (masoncountypress.com) — If you love Muskegon Lake, you can hop aboard the Aquastar this summer for narrated history cruises that spotlight the lake’s industrial past and its evolving waterfront. A Father’s Day trip recently treated passengers to rare views of the SS Alpena and new cruise ship American Patriot, and more themed cruises with local historians are scheduled in July and August.
4. Michigan's top high school football receivers: Meet the best Division 5 WRs and TEs in 2026 (mlive.com) — Muskegon gets a shoutout in MLive’s new rundown of Michigan’s top Division 5 high school receivers, with Orchard View senior Damari Wright praised as a smart, explosive playmaker drawing college interest. The statewide list, based on coach input, spotlights wideouts and tight ends expected to shape the 2026 football season.
📸 Around Muskegon
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★ Featured events ★
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Massage School for a Day: Experience the Career - June 27, 12p-3p →
Synergy Wellness Academy, 2130 Enterprise St SE, Kentwood
9:00 am
Saturday June 27
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Other local events
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Muskegon Trivia Night! at Unruly Brewing →
Unruly Brewing Company, 360 W Western Ave First Floor, Muskegon
7:00 pm -
Little Learners →
Muskegon Museum of History & Science of the Lakeshore Museum Center, 430 W Clay Ave, Muskegon
10:00 am -
Little Learners Play & Learn →
Lakeshore Museum Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
10:00 am -
Preschool Story Time
Hackley Public Library , 316 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
10:30 am -
Perler Beads →
Muskegon Area District Library Muskegon Township Branch, 1910 E Apple Ave D, Muskegon
4:00 pm -
Taxes in Retirement →
Lake Bluff Grille, 2801 Lakeshore Dr, Muskegon
6:00 pm -
Muskegon Museum of History and Science Closing Early
Lakeshore Museum Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
3:00 pm -
Hackley Attic Escape Room →
Lakeshore Museum Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
5:00 pm
Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25
Friday June 26
📣 Muskegon Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Patriotic Tie Die →
Smith-Ryerson Park, 650 Wood St, Muskegon
11:00 am -
Dungeons & Dragons →
Muskegon Area District Library Norton Shores Branch, 705 Seminole Rd, Norton Shores
3:00 pm -
White Lake Area Environmental Activists →
Muskegon Area District Library North Muskegon Branch, 1522 Ruddiman Dr, North Muskegon
6:00 pm -
Run Muskegon →
The Brewer's Lounge at Pigeon Hill, 895 4th St, Muskegon
6:30 pm
Wednesday June 24
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-- The Patch AM Team
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