Muskegon MI Michigan
36
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
American Cruise Lines (36 Cruises)
American Patriot
36 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
At Heritage Landing, a riverfront park right downtown on Muskegon Lake. Great Lakes cruise ships call here, and most attractions are within walking distance or a few minutes by vehicle.
Not for downtown, which is walkable from Heritage Landing. The USS Silversides, moored near the channel to Lake Michigan, and Pere Marquette beach do require a short taxi or shuttle ride.
Half a day is enough to combine the submarine USS Silversides with the Hackley and Hume Victorian houses. With more time, add the SS Milwaukee Clipper, Pere Marquette beach, or simply a downtown patio.
A Gato-class submarine commissioned shortly after Pearl Harbor: fourteen Pacific patrols, twenty-three enemy ships sunk, twelve battle stars. You move through its narrow passageways, past torpedoes and stacked bunks, guided by enthusiasts who know every lever on board.
Yes, two more. The USS LST 393, one of the few surviving D-Day landing ships, now a veterans museum; and the SS Milwaukee Clipper, a Jazz Age passenger steamer with an orchestra and a cinema on board, recalling the days of crossing to Wisconsin in Sunday best.
Two neighbouring Victorian mansions built by lumber barons in the late nineteenth century, when Muskegon was sawing whole forests for Chicago. Carved woodwork, stained glass and turrets are open to visitors. Charles Hackley left the city parks, a library and a hospital, which is why his name still appears all over town.
Yes, at Pere Marquette beach a few minutes from downtown: pale sand, a red lighthouse at the end of the breakwater and waves that make you question you are looking at a lake. The water stays cool even in summer, which stops neither swimmers nor surfers.
The US dollar, and cards work everywhere: museum ships, historic houses, breweries and downtown restaurants. Some cash remains handy for tips.
June through September, the Great Lakes cruising season. Summer is mild and sunny; early autumn brings fine colour but stronger winds off Lake Michigan.
Very much so. The three museum ships fascinate children, provided they are comfortable in the submarine's tight spaces. The beach, the downtown murals and the traffic in the channel — the fast ferry to Milwaukee, sailboats, Great Lakes freighters — round out the day.
