Great Lakes Downs was a 5/8 mile horse racing track located near Fruitport, Muskegon County, Michigan. The facility, originally known as Muskegon Race Course, hosted thoroughbred horse racing events for several years after a major renovation in 1999. [1]
In January 2000 the track was purchased by Magna International Corporation who operated the facility until the track closed in November 2007 and was demolished in 2008. [2]
Muskegon County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon.
Michigan International Speedway is a 2-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval superspeedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. It has hosted various major auto racing series throughout its existence, including NASCAR, CART, and IndyCar races. The facility is currently owned by NASCAR, and is led by track president Joe Fowler. Michigan International Speedway is served by U.S. Route 12 and M-50.
The Longchamp Racecourse is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes at the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced tracks and a famous hill that provides a real challenge to competing thoroughbreds. It has several racetracks varying from 1,000 to 4,000 metres in length, with 46 different starting posts.
Nazareth Speedway is a defunct auto racing facility in Lower Nazareth Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, which operated from 1910 to 2004. The racing facility operated in two distinct course configurations. In its early years, it was a dirt twin oval layout. In 1987, it was reopened as a paved tri-oval that measured just slightly under 1 mile.
Muskegon Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Muskegon, Michigan. The college offers 49 associate degree programs and 33 certificate programs. The college's main campus is located on a 111-acre campus in Muskegon, with extension centers in Ottawa and Newaygo counties.
The Muskegon Chronicle is a daily newspaper in Muskegon, Michigan, owned by MLive Media Group. It was founded in 1857.
WKBZ is a news/talk radio station in Muskegon, Michigan owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.
WHTS is a commercial radio station licensed to Coopersville, Michigan, and serving the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. It airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media. The studios are on Monroe Center Street NW in Grand Rapids.
Stronach Group, doing business as 1/ST, is an entertainment and real estate company in North America with thoroughbred horse racing and parimutuel gambling at the core.
WLAW-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Whitehall, Michigan, the station serves the Muskegon, Michigan market. The station's programming was derived from Cumulus Media Networks' Hits & Favorites format until Westwood One took over. It is heard as far as Grand Rapids, Michigan, east of US-131, and it experiences interference from WJIM-FM from Lansing. It is now affiliated with Westwood One's country program. Also heard on W256DM-FM 99.1 in Muskegon.
WMRR is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Muskegon Heights, Michigan, it first began broadcasting under the WKJR call sign.
WMUS is a radio station broadcasting a country music format in Muskegon, Michigan. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.
The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) was a facility located in Muskegon, Michigan that promoted research, education and business development in alternative and renewable energy technologies. In May 2016, the Center was renamed the Muskegon Innovation Center and the organization refocused on supporting innovation and entrepreneurship.
WGHN-FM is a commercial radio station in Grand Haven, Michigan. It is owned by Will Tieman and it airs an adult contemporary radio format. The studios are on South Harbor Drive in Grand Haven. The transmitter is off 144th Avenue in Spring Lake, Michigan.
The Detroit Race Course was a complex in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit and part of the metropolitan area. It consisted of a regulation racing track and associated stables for horses, and facilities for trainers, exercise workers, and jockeys. It was opened in 1950 primarily as a venue for racing thoroughbreds. The track owners also leased the complex to Wolverine Raceway for Standardbred harness racing events. The large complex had stables with a capacity for 1200 horses.
Hazel Park Raceway, located in Hazel Park, Michigan, in the metropolitan Detroit area, was a horse race track. From 1949 it offered live thoroughbred racing every Friday and Saturday night May through mid-September, and also offered harness racing. Beginning in 1996, it offered simulcast wagering seven days a week all year long on thoroughbred and harness races from across the US and Canada. Admission and parking were free. For a period, this was the only track in Michigan to offer live thoroughbred racing.
The Coopersville and Marne Railway is a non-profit tourist railroad and common carrier in West Michigan. It connects with the Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad in Grand Rapids. The company owns the track, which runs from Walker, Michigan to Coopersville, Michigan in Kent and Ottawa counties, approx 14 miles. It runs passenger excursion trains from Coopersville to Marne and back. Some are theme oriented while others are just train rides. They also service one freight customer, near the eastern end of the line, with cars of lumber.
Muskegon Correctional Facility (MCF) is a prison of the Michigan Department of Corrections in Muskegon, Michigan. It opened in 1974. Additional housing units opened since then to accommodate more prisoners.
West Shoreline Correctional Facility (MTF) was a Michigan prison, located in Muskegon Heights, for adult male prisoners. It permanently closed on March 24, 2018, and has since been torn down.
Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility (LRF) is a Michigan prison, located in Muskegon, for adult male prisoners.