Muskegon

Related to Muskegon: Muskegon State Park

Muskegon,

river, 227 mi (365 km) long, rising in Houghton Lake, N central Mich., and flowing SW to Lake Michigan at Muskegon. At its mouth the river widens into Muskegon Lake, forming a harbor c.2.5 mi (4 km) wide and c.5.5 mi (8.9 km) long.

Muskegon

(məskē`gən), city (1990 pop. 40,283), seat of Muskegon co., W Mich., on Lake Michigan; inc. as a city 1869. A port of entry, the city is a car-ferry terminus and a shipping point for a farm, fruit, and industrial region. Among its many manufactures are automobile parts and engines, foundry products, chemicals, paper products, sports equipment, ink pigments, gasoline pumps, and heavy machinery. A fur-trading post was established there c.1810. The first sawmill was built in 1837, and the lumber industry thrived until 1890, when the city was swept by fire.

Muskegon

a city in the northern USA, in the state of Michigan. Population, 44,600 (1970), and with its suburbs, 157,400. Port on Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Muskegon River.

In 1970, 25,000 workers were employed in Muskegon. The items produced by the city’s industries include diesel engines, ship and tank engines, industrial and office equipment, and furniture. Muskegon is a noted health resort.

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Muskegon "locals" Kelly Ufnal and her brother, Bryan Lambert, have opened a new insurance agency in the town they grew up in.

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Lakeshore Anesthesia Services was established in 2009 with the merger of two regional anesthesia groups, West Coast Anesthesia, PLLC, and Anesthesia Associates of Muskegon, PLC, and physicians from the practice have been providing anesthesia services in the Muskegon market for more than 20 years.

Mednax Buys Michigan, US Anesthesiology Practice

There are no reports of the hazardous waste affecting Muskegon Lake, according to the DNR.

Michigan man faces felony charges after dumping contaminated wastewater

Three of the wounded victims were hospitalized and the fourth, a man, was arrested and being held in the Muskegon County Jail, MLive.

3 dead, four wounded in Michigan Charity in USA

American Forests is partnering with Alcoa Foundation and the Muskegon Conservation District on the Woods for Wildlife Initiative, part of our 2012 Alcoa Foundation and American Forests Global ReLeaf Partnership for Trees.

Woods for Wildlife Initiative Muskegon County, Michigan

In the model predictions, doubling the urban area in the Muskegon River watershed would increase runoff by 1 1/2 times.

Controlling urban growth, increasing forested land may prevent floods

Keep, 51, most recently was publisher and editor of The Muskegon Chronicle.

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As a part of its Michigan 2009 investment, AT&T plans to add over 40 new cell sites throughout the state in areas including: Metro Detroit, Cheboygan, East Jordan, East Lansing, Elk Rapids, Fenton, Flint, Howell, Mount Pleasant, Muskegon, Port Huron, Rogers City and Saginaw.

AT&T to add over 40 new cell sites in Michigan

Bearings Division in Muskegon were part of the lander's robotic arm built by Alliance Spacesystems, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory which headed the Mars exploration project.

Michigan bearings really Dig Martian Muck

This history details the natural aspects and environment of the Muskegon River in Michigan.

The Muskegon; the majesty and tragedy of Michigan's rarest river

Award-winning environmental journalist Jeff Alexander presents The Muskegon: The Majesty and Tragedy of Michigan's Rarest River, part history, part environmental scrutiny, part wake-up call to the Muskegon River's vital role in both the environment and to local communities that have relied on it for fisheries, tourism, and hydroelectric power.