Pere Marquette Beach
Muskegon's headliner: miles of soft sand minutes from downtown, with beach volleyball nets, bathhouses, and room to spread out even in July. It anchors the channel where Muskegon Lake meets Lake Michigan.
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Muskegon & Norton Shores
A working port turned waterfront playground: miles of Lake Michigan sand, a WWII submarine guarding the channel, Michigan's biggest amusement park, and a brand-new marina district you can stay right on top of.
The Towns
The lakeshore's comeback story — and its most exciting new address
Muskegon grew up on lumber and shipping, and its deep-water harbor still hums — ferries, fishing charters, and sailboats all share Muskegon Lake before it spills into Lake Michigan. Today the old industrial waterfront is reinventing itself, led by Adelaide Pointe: a 250-million-dollar marina district with Michigan's first new full-service marina in decades, 169 wet slips, an event center, and the revived Muskegon Brewing Company pouring beside the docks.
Just south, Norton Shores trades harbor bustle for quiet, wooded neighborhoods minutes from the dunes — the best of both worlds when your crew wants a private pool by day and beach sunsets by night.
Beaches & Outdoors
Sand, surf, and a very fast sled
Walk the channel
Stroll the pier out to the lighthouse and watch freighters, charter boats, and the Lake Express high-speed ferry — which links Muskegon to Milwaukee across the lake — glide in and out of the harbor.
Muskegon State Park
Dune trails, quiet beaches, and channel-side campfires on the north side of the harbor — a wilder counterpoint to Pere Marquette's boardwalk energy.
Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park
One of the few places in America where you can ride a real 850-foot luge track. Winter also brings an outdoor skating trail, ice rink, tubing hills, and cross-country ski loops inside the state park.
Boating on Muskegon Lake
The big inland lake is made for pontoon days, sailing, and salmon charters. Staying at Above the Marina puts you directly above Adelaide Pointe's slips — watch the fleet head out with your morning coffee.
Lake Express ferry day trip
Skip Chicago traffic entirely: the high-speed car ferry crosses Lake Michigan to Milwaukee in a morning, making a two-city vacation genuinely easy in season.
Eat & Drink
Toes-in-the-sand patios and dockside pints
Muskegon Brewing Company
The historic brewery name is back, poured at a 50-seat circular bar that wraps from indoors out to the marina's edge — brewed in partnership with Muskegon's own Pigeon Hill. If you're staying Above the Marina, dinner is an elevator ride away.
The Deck
BBQ plates, craft beers, and cocktails on a beachfront patio at the Ovals — the definitive Muskegon summer evening, live music and sunset included.
Pigeon Hill Brewing
The hometown taproom at the heart of Muskegon's craft-beer scene — one of a growing roster of local breweries worth a downtown crawl.
Things to Do
Submarines, coasters, and lumber-baron mansions
USS Silversides Submarine Museum
Climb through a real Gato-class WWII submarine moored on the channel, then explore two floors of Great Lakes maritime and wartime history. Unforgettable for kids and grandparents alike.
Michigan's Adventure
The state's largest amusement park is two parks in one — wooden and steel coasters on one side, a full water park on the other. An easy drive from any of our Muskegon-area stays.
Museums & mansions
The Muskegon Museum of Art punches far above its size, and the Hackley & Hume Historic Site preserves two spectacularly restored 19th-century lumber-baron homes downtown.
When to Come
Muskegon through the seasons
Spring
The harbor wakes up — slips fill at Adelaide Pointe, charter season begins, and the Lake Express ferry returns. Cool, quiet beaches all to yourself.
Summer
Beach days at Pere Marquette, coaster days at Michigan's Adventure, and long evenings on The Deck's patio. Book waterfront stays early for July weekends.
Fall
Salmon runs draw anglers to the channel, dune forests turn copper and gold, and the pool at Swimming in the Woods stays open into late September.
Winter
This is luge country: bundle up for the 850-foot track, skating trail, and tubing at the sports park, then thaw out beside a marina-view fireplace.
Stay Here
Our Muskegon & Norton Shores stays
Three brand-new residences directly above the Adelaide Pointe marina, plus a pool-and-game-room retreat in the Norton Shores woods.
Adelaide Pointe
Above the Marina | 6th Floor Penthouse
Sleeps 145 BR5 BA
The entire top floor of Adelaide Pointe — nearly 2,800 sq ft combining two luxury residences, with sweeping Muskegon Lake views, a private porch, and the marina district at your feet.
$1,512 / night from
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Adelaide Pointe
Above the Marina | Residence 601
Sleeps 83 BR2.5 BA
A brand-new top-floor corner condo with panoramic lake views, a private balcony, a dedicated lake-view office, and the fitness center and Muskegon Brewing Company on-site.
$217 / night from
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Adelaide Pointe
Above the Marina | Residence 602
Sleeps 62 BR2 BA
Stylish top-floor waterfront living for six with beautiful Muskegon Lake views — marina access below, and dining steps away. Perfect for families or couples exploring the lakeshore.
$198 / night from
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Norton Shores
Swimming in the Woods
Sleeps 146 BR3 BA
Six renovated bedrooms, a heated inground pool (Memorial Day through September), hot tub, and a game room with pool table, ping pong, and wet bar — in a quiet neighborhood near Lake Michigan.
$649 / night from
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