Kelly House, Bridge Michigan, Author at Great Lakes Now https://www.greatlakesnow.org/author/kellyhouse/ Great Lakes Now shares stories about the unique culture and history of the Great Lakes basin Fri, 16 May 2025 14:36:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-gln-avatar-32x32.jpg Kelly House, Bridge Michigan, Author at Great Lakes Now https://www.greatlakesnow.org/author/kellyhouse/ 32 32 An $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow? https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/an-80m-cleanup-made-muskegon-lake-trendy-will-eco-gentrification-follow/ Wed, 14 May 2025 15:24:55 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=42499 An $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?

New luxury homes, yacht slips, and trendy hotels and restaurants are cropping up along the glittering waterfront of this west Michigan city.

Nothing unusual for the Lake Michigan coast, long known for beach towns that cater to summer vacationers and wealthy second-homers. But to those familiar with Muskegon’s blue collar history, it’s a stunning transformation.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

]]>