Good morning, lakeshore. Mona Shores and Byron Center have played four times in the last three years, and every one of those games has ended with a late interception. Byron Center was on the right end of two of the first three. Friday at Sailor Stadium, JC Tornes tipped a Brady Hartson pass with 54 seconds left, Messiah Himes came down with it, and the Sailors held on 29-28. That was after Braylon Facchini hit the go-ahead extra point, which came after Byron Center had already blocked two of them.
In this today’s Lowdown:
Muskegon's dead tell their own stories this weekend
Week 6 football finals
The boat that started Grand Haven
Let’s get into it.
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PLOT TWISTS
City of the Dead rises at Evergreen 👻
Once a year, Muskegon's oldest city-owned cemetery gets a cast. City of the Dead puts actors in period clothes at the graves in Evergreen Cemetery. Each one plays the person buried there and tells that person's story.
It started in 2010, when Harbor Unitarian Universalist Congregation needed a fun way to fund its religious education program. It kept growing, and now it pulls in visitors from out of town too.
Guides walk small groups through the Victorian garden cemetery and stop at headstones where Muskegon's past is waiting to say hello. Some of the characters are famous. Plenty aren't, and those tend to be the good ones.
Pick your mood. Saturday runs 5 to 8 PM, and the later groups finish in the dark. Sunday runs 2 to 4 PM if you'd rather meet the dead in daylight. It's rain or shine, so dress for October.
📍 Evergreen Cemetery, 391 Irwin Ave, Muskegon
🗓️ Sat, Oct 10, 5-8 PM | Sun, Oct 11, 2-4 PM
🎉 Weekend Preview
70s in October. Go outside.
🎈 = family-friendly
All weekend
🎈🌾 Harvest Hay Bale Trail – Decorated hay bales are set up around downtown Muskegon, and your vote picks the winner through Oct 31.
🎈💀 Bones About Town – The skeletons are still up in downtown and Centertown Grand Haven through Oct 23.
Wednesday
🏃 Run Muskegon – The weekly Wednesday group run, usually out of Pigeon Hill.
Thursday
🪩 Music Bingo Trivia – The Kirby House, Grand Haven, 6 to 8 PM, free. October's theme is Decades of Dance, with gift cards and door prizes on the line.
🎤 Karaoke Night – Unruly Brewing, 7 PM. Pick your song before the beer picks it for you.
Friday
🧟 Here Come The Mummies – The Frauenthal, 7:30 PM.
🎷 Greg Miller Jazz Trio – Rake Beer Project, 7 to 10 PM, free.
🏈 North Muskegon at Montague, Hesperia at Ravenna – Ravenna puts its unbeaten WMC record on the line at home.
🎭 Company – Muskegon Civic Theatre opens at the Beardsley Theater, running through Oct 24.
Saturday
🎈🥕 Farmers markets – Muskegon 8 AM to 2 PM, Grand Haven 8 AM to 1 PM.
👻 City of the Dead – Evergreen Cemetery, 5 to 8 PM. Details up top.
🎤 Mike Bova Comedy Fundraiser – American Legion Post 28, Grand Haven, 7 PM.
Sunday
🎈👻 City of the Dead – The daylight version, 2 to 4 PM.
Coming up
😂 Comedy Night – Rake Beer Project, Wed, Oct 14, 8 PM, $5.
🌑 Dark Side of the Moon – The Frauenthal, Fri, Oct 16.
🍂 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.
🌊 Shore Things
🏒 Split Decision – The Lumberjacks beat Madison 6-3 on Friday, scoring three goals in one minute of the second period. They dropped a 4-3 shootout Saturday at Trinity Health Arena. That's three points out of four.
🏐 Best in the West – Western Michigan Christian went 5-0 Saturday to win the Best of the West volleyball tournament at Mona Shores. Grand Haven, No. 10 in Division 1, went 3-1-1 at the Jenison Invitational.
⛳ Twenty-Two and Counting – Reeths-Puffer's Sophia McCollum shot a 76 to win the OK Green finale. It was her ninth win this season and the 22nd of her career. She's All-Conference for the fourth straight year.
🎾 Regional Week – Fruitport and Spring Lake play boys tennis regionals Wednesday at Forest Hills Eastern. Mona Shores and Reeths-Puffer go Thursday at Forest Hills Northern, and Grand Haven plays Thursday at West Ottawa.
🗑️ Curb Your Couch – Dumpster Days hit the Angell, East Muskegon and Nelson neighborhoods Saturday, 8 AM to noon. It's free for residents.
🏈 Local Sports
Mona Shores (5-1, 3-0) owns the OK Green now, and its next trip is to Hackley to see Muskegon. Grand Haven snapped a three-game skid at Jenison to get to 3-3 with the playoffs in reach. Ravenna (5-1, 3-0) shut out Mason County Central on the road.
📷 @tt_media1 Tyler Stevens
Week 6 finals:
Mona Shores 29, Byron Center 28
Muskegon 30, Forest Hills Northern 7
Grand Haven 34, Jenison 22
Fruitport 39, Holland 14
Whitehall 31, Hart 8
North Muskegon 19, Manistee 8
Ravenna 28, Mason County Central 0
Ludington 29, Montague 13
Fremont 14, Oakridge 9
GR West Catholic 42, Spring Lake 21
Reeths-Puffer 35, GR Union 6
Muskegon Heights 6, Martin 58
Holton 28, Baldwin 0
Muskegon Catholic Central 41, Carson City 0
Orchard View 29, St. Clair 20
☀️ Weather Report
Tuesday 67 🌡️ 44 | ☀️ | 5% | 💨 S 5-10 kt
Wednesday 70 🌡️ 54 | 🌤️ | 5% | 💨 S 10-15 kt
Thursday 63 🌡️ 51 | ⛅ | 5% | 💨 NW 10-15 kt
Friday 66 🌡️ 51 | 🌤️ | 10% | 💨 SW 5-10 kt
Saturday 73 🌡️ 52 | ☀️ | 5% | 💨 S 10-15 kt
Sunday 74 🌡️ 61 | 🌤️ | 0% | 💨 S 10-15 kt
🌊 Waves 1 to 3 ft | 💧 Water upper 50s
The verdict: 73 and dry Saturday, so bring a layer for City of the Dead once the sun drops. Rain finally shows up Monday.
🎵 Live Music Picks
Rake's Oktoberrake rolls on with free jazz Friday, and Kirby House handles the late shift in Grand Haven both nights.
Thursday, Oct 8
Unruly Brewing | Karaoke Night | 7 PM
Friday, Oct 9
Frauenthal | Here Come The Mummies | 7:30 PM
Rake Beer Project | The Greg Miller Jazz Trio ft. JD Jones & Jeff Baldus | 7-10 PM, free
Kirby House | Nate Holley | 9 PM-12:30 AM
Saturday, Oct 10
Rake Beer Project | A Northern Song, Christopher Cordle, Darin Zee | 7:30 PM, $5 cover
Kirby House | Pop2K | 9 PM-12:30 AM
FERRY TALE
🌟Only in Muskegon and Grand Haven
On November 2, 1834, Reverend William M. Ferry arrived by boat from Mackinac Island with about 20 people, his family among them. A fur trader named Rix Robinson had already opened a trading post nearby in 1821, close to where the Tri-Cities Historical Museum stands today. Ferry's small group grew into Grand Haven. The museum now fills the old Grand Trunk depot, built in 1870, along with the Akeley Building on Washington Ave, and admission is still free. Walk in sometime and see how far 20 people got.
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That’s it for this issue.
Thanks for reading. If Mona Shores and Muskegon keep the streak going, don't leave Hackley early, because it may come down to the last pass. See you Friday.
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