Good morning, lakeshore. Grand Haven trailed West Ottawa 40-21 early in the fourth quarter Friday, on homecoming, in front of everybody. Then the Bucs scored the last three touchdowns, and KV Korenstra caught the winner from Easton Hintz with 44 seconds left. The kick that made it 41-40 came from Owen Haveman, a soccer player who kicks part-time and went 5-for-5 on the night. It’s Grand Haven’s fourth win, and the program hasn’t had four since 2019.
In today’s Lowdown:
Pink Floyd lasers at the Frauenthal
Mona Shores grabs a piece of the OK Green
The dentist who put a fountain on a dune
Let’s get into it.
- Sam Johnson, The Lakeshore Lowdown
SHINE ON, MUSKEGON
Pink Floyd’s light show hits Western Ave 🌈
The Frauenthal goes full planetarium Friday night.
Dark Side of the Moon is a tribute band that rebuilds a classic Pink Floyd concert from the ground up. You get the music plus the lights, lasers and video those tours were famous for. The goal is to make you feel like you caught the real thing in its prime.
The setlist covers a lot of ground. Expect songs from The Wall and A Momentary Lapse of Reason, plus Wish You Were Here, Meddle and Animals. Bring someone who still owns the vinyl.
It’s one night only. Tickets run $25 to $35 through the Frauenthal box office, which is a lot cheaper than the resale sites. Western Ave is still closed to cars downtown, so leave a few extra minutes to park.
📍 Frauenthal Theater, 425 W Western Ave, Muskegon
🗓️ Fri, Oct 16, 7:30 PM
🎟️ $25-$35 | Show details | Box office 231-727-8001
🎉 Weekend Preview
Seventy today, low 50s by Saturday. Plan accordingly.
🎈 = family-friendly
All week
🎭 Company – The Beardsley, Thu-Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PM, through Oct 24.
🎈🌾 Harvest Hay Bale Trail – The decorated bales are still up downtown, and voting runs through Oct 31.
Tuesday
💿 Vinyl Night – Grand Armory, Grand Haven, 6:30 to 9:30 PM. Bring your own records or just listen.
🎶 Xtreme Music Bingo – Unruly Brewing, free to play.
Wednesday
😂 Comedy Night – Rake Beer Project, 8 PM, $5.
🧠 Trivia – Unruly Brewing, free to play.
🏃 Run Muskegon – The weekly Wednesday group run, usually out of Pigeon Hill.
Thursday
🥕 Spring Lake Farmers Market – 9 AM to 2 PM.
🪩 Music Bingo Trivia – The Kirby House, Grand Haven, 6 to 8 PM, free. Still Decades of Dance month.
🎤 Karaoke Night – Unruly Brewing, 7 PM.
Friday
🌈 Dark Side of the Moon – The Frauenthal, 7:30 PM. Details up top.
🧙 Witch’s Ball – Unruly Brewing, with a DJ spinning both nights.
🏈 Ravenna at North Muskegon – The WMC Rivers title is on the line.
🏈 Forest Hills Northern at Mona Shores – A win gives the Sailors the OK Green outright.
Saturday
🎈🥕 Muskegon Farmers Market – 8 AM to 2 PM.
🧙 Witch’s Ball – Night two at Unruly.
🏒 Throwback Night – Lumberjacks vs. Youngstown, Trinity Health Arena. Tickets
Sunday
🥞 Sunday Brunch with Justin Audek – Rake Beer Project, 11 AM to 1 PM, free.
🦞 Cousin’s Maine Lobster – The food truck parks at Unruly Brewing, 4 to 8 PM.
Coming up
🍂 Grand Haven Fall Fest – Downtown and Centertown, Sat, Oct 24, 9:30 AM to 1 PM.
🎃 Shoreline Spooktacular Trunk or Treat – Hackley Park, Tue, Oct 27, 5 to 7 PM.
☘️ Midnight in Ireland – Unruly, Sat, Oct 31. Irish acts start around noon and run until 7:30 PM, when it’s past midnight in Dublin. GOTAK and Third Class Flynn play, and Belfast Gin headlines. A costume contest follows around 7:45, then ZIP City at 8:30 PM.
🌊 Shore Things
🚧 Road Closed, Show On – Western Avenue is still closed to cars from 4th Street to Terrace Street through Oct 31. If you’ve got tickets for Company or Friday’s Pink Floyd show, check the city’s parking map before you leave the house.
📸 Say Cheese, Dune – Ottawa County Parks is leading a fall nature photography walk at Rosy Mound Natural Area on Wednesday from 4 to 5:30 PM. You’ll be on the dunes in late-afternoon light with Lake Michigan below. Registration is required at miottawa.org.
💀 Vote Early, Vote Bony – Bones About Town voting closes at noon on Oct 23. There are 150-plus skeletons around downtown and Centertown Grand Haven, and you can vote in three categories: Originality, Funniest and Spookiest.
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🏈 Local Sports
Mona Shores (6-1, 4-0) took Hackley 44-21 and clinched at least a share of the OK Green. Owen Terpstra went 12-for-13 for 251 yards, and five Sailor touchdowns went for 40 yards or more. Ravenna (6-1, 4-0) and North Muskegon (6-1, 4-0) meet Friday at North Muskegon for the WMC Rivers title. Ravenna is chasing its first conference crown since 2001.
Week 7 finals:
Mona Shores 44, Muskegon 21
Grand Haven 41, West Ottawa 40
Ravenna 54, Hesperia 20
North Muskegon 35, Montague 20
Fruitport 42, Calvin Christian 6
Orchard View 19, Fremont 16
Oakridge 22, Whitehall 16
Shelby 36, Muskegon Catholic Central 12
Forest Hills Northern 21, Reeths-Puffer 19
Spring Lake 28, Wayland 21
Onekama 28, Holton 8
Bridgman 66, Muskegon Heights 20
Around the county
🎾 Serving Notice – Mona Shores boys tennis took third at a tough Division 2 regional Thursday. That’s good enough for state, and it’s the Sailors’ first trip to the finals since 2022.
⚽ Share and Share Alike – Fruitport soccer beat Hopkins 2-0 and clinched at least a share of the O-K Silver title.
💍 Ring Ceremony – Ravenna used halftime Friday to honor its 2026 state champs. Girls bowling won a second straight Division 4 title, and softball won its first. Both were firsts for Muskegon County in their sports.
☀️ Weather Report
Tuesday 70 🌡️ 52 | 🌤️ | 30% | 💨 SW 8-10 kt
Wednesday 65 🌡️ 48 | ⛅ | 15% | 💨 W 5-10 kt
Thursday 63 🌡️ 47 | 🌦️ | 60% | 💨 S 5-10 kt
Friday 58 🌡️ 39 | 🌦️ | 30% | 💨 NW 15-20 kt
🌊 Waves 1 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft Friday | 💧 Water mid 50s
The verdict: Get outside today, because this is the last 70 for a while. Friday turns breezy and drops into the 30s overnight, so pack a real coat for North Muskegon.
🎵 Live Music Picks
Rake has a show four nights this week, and Kirby House takes the late shift in Grand Haven.
Thursday, Oct 15
Rake Beer Project | 97' Flood, Rec League, Lonely Waiting Room, Paper Sound, Infield | 7 PM, $10
Friday, Oct 16
Frauenthal | Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd tribute) | 7:30 PM, $25-$35
Rake Beer Project | Open Mic w/ Bri Baron | 7-10 PM, free
Kirby House | DJ JC X-Treme | 9 PM-12:30 AM
Saturday, Oct 17
Rake Beer Project | Hexing, Snakeout & more | 8 PM, $10
Kirby House | Dolly Daggar | 9 PM-12:30 AM
Sunday, Oct 18
Rake Beer Project | Sunday Brunch ft. Justin Audek | 11 AM-1 PM, free
OPEN WIDE
🌟Only in Muskegon and Grand Haven
After World War II, a Navy dentist named Bill Creason caught a little musical fountain show in a Berlin nightclub. He came home to Grand Haven and became mayor, and instead of putting a fountain in a nightclub, he put one halfway up Dewey Hill. Volunteers built it in 1962 from a design by local engineer William Booth. It was the world’s largest musical fountain until the Bellagio opened in Las Vegas in 1998. The crowd watches from about 800 feet away across the Grand River, so the music is timed to play 0.7 seconds ahead of the water so they arrive together.
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That’s it for this issue.
Thanks for reading. Next time you see a soccer player hanging around football practice, be nice. He might be the guy who wins you homecoming. See you Friday.
