The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival’s carnival is open at a new downtown location – actually three.
Going from songs by Jack Johnson to the “Frozen II” soundtrack, and from Stevie Wonder to original lyrics, singers from all over Michigan took the Grand Haven waterfront stage Monday night to perform during the Coast Guard Festival’s “Festival Idol.”
The U.S. Coast Guard ship Mackinaw was one of four cutters to port at the Grand River channel on Monday afternoon, kicking off the 2021 U.S. Coast Guard Festival.
FERRYSBURG — Participants were happy that cooler temperatures and a nice breeze made conditions nice for the Coast Guard Festival Community Picnic on Sunday.
After two years without sight of the “Queen of the Great Lakes,” Grand Haven’s waterfront on Monday was lined with thousands of eager onlookers to welcome the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, officially commencing the 2021 Coast Guard Festival.
Marty Mieras found his Mustang pace car in a field in Virginia.
A huge crowd lined the Grand River channel Monday to watch several Coast Guard cutters, including the Mackinaw, as they entered port for this week's Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival.
Free music and games for the children, along with emergency vehicle displays and birthday cake were all part of the Coast Guard Festival Community Picnic, held Sunday at Coast Guard Park in Ferrysburg. The games and food (for purchase) were put on by Boy Scout Troop 37 of Spring Lake.
Fifteen boats took part in Saturday's Coast Guard Festival Cardboard Boat Race on Saturday at Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium.
More than 1,500 runners took part in Saturday's Tri-Cities Family YMCA Coast Guard Festival 5K and 10K runs, as well as the one-mile fun run.
Twelve-year-old Lily Guntharp called out the cadence as she and her friends frantically paddled their Sea Cow boat up the Grand River on Saturday afternoon.
More than 1,500 runners took part in Saturday’s Tri-Cities Family YMCA Coast Guard Festival Run.
More than 300 cars were expected for the annual Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival Cruise-In Car Show held on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. Grand Haven Tribune photos by Becky Vargo
HOLLAND — After successfully launching its award-winning debut “The Rank Game,” Storyastic of Holland has introduced three card games to the market.
Doug Tjapkes labels himself a self-taught newsman.
You can find out when and where events are taking place during the upcoming Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival using the festival’s new phone app.
Gender bias remains a barricade for many women in the workforce and military, but at this year’s 2021 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival, 31-year-old reservist Sara Prendergast sets the bar in exemplifying viable change.
The 17 letters that spell out “Coast Guard City, USA” were hauled up Dewey Hill on Wednesday morning and readied to perform light shows in conjunction with the Grand Haven Musical Fountain and Coast Guard Festival fireworks show.
PARK TWP. — The Ottawa County Fair opened Monday and runs through Saturday. Gates open daily at 11 a.m.
An increased police and fire presence has always been part of the big events during the Coast Guard Festival and that won’t change, according to Jeff Hawke, director of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.
This Thursday, a cast of Central Park Players will assist in portraying various parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and hefty doses of comic timing in “Godspell Jr.” at the Grand Haven Community Center’s theater.
CROCKERY TWP. — Dave MacKenzie said that the design on the Live Wall display at the entrance to his Crockery Township business is usually changed on a whim.
NORTON SHORES — Grammy Award-winning artist David Phelps will perform at the Maranatha Bible & Missionary Conference, 4759 Lake Harbor Road in Norton Shores, on Saturday, July 31.
The Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective (LVAC) will host its second pop-up art event in collaboration with the Ottawa County Parks Foundation.
FERRYSBURG — The Tri-Cities Artist Incubator’s grand opening event took place last Saturday at its Ferrysburg location.
The Lighthouse Quilt Guild will continue its tradition of hosting a show in association with the annual Coast Guard Festival, but with a twist this year.
Christina Hutton takes pride in incorporating nature into her artwork.
Students participating in the Grand Haven Area Public Schools’ Summer Theater Camp will perform “Seussical Junior” this weekend.
TORONTO — Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into its country on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.
The average price of gas in Michigan surged to $3.25 per gallon on Monday – a new high for 2021 and $1.10 higher than it was on this date last year.
The Village of Spring Lake’s Social District opened Friday, allowing customers to consume alcoholic beverages while strolling around a specified downtown area.
The USS LST 393 Veterans Museum’s “Movies on Deck” returns this week, featuring “Jumanji” tonight.
The new Tri-Cities Artist Incubator in Ferrysburg is having its grand opening event this Saturday from noon to about 6 p.m.
Come late July, there’s one staple that declares the commencement of the annual Coast Guard Festival – the 17 letters nestled on Dewey Hill that proclaim Grand Haven as “Coast Guard City, USA.”
JACKSON — It’s been said many times that “life is a journey.” That’s probably because each of our lives are made up of many, many individual journeys.
For $15, plus a 75-cent processing fee, Hannah Macintyre is telling me my destiny.
Grand Haven Gospel Chapel, 1805 Waverly Ave. in Grand Haven, is hosting a free outdoor concert at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 18, featuring vocalist/musician George Nicholson.
PARK TWP. — The Ottawa County Fair returns this year after being canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020.
The community enthusiasm for an exhibit honoring the 50th anniversary of Marüshka has been outstanding, Tri-Cities Historical Museum staff members say.
Name of book: “Final Refuge”
The sound of the bass, mandolin, guitar, fiddle and banjo fill the room as the Full Cord Bluegrass band members play their instruments.
The award winners for the 2021 Grand Haven Arts Festival, a juried art show that took place this past weekend in the city’s downtown, were announced Tuesday.
Organizers of the Grand Haven Art Festival said that a near-perfect day on Sunday made up for Saturday afternoon’s washout.
Organizers of the Grand Haven Art Festival said that a near-perfect day on Sunday made up for Saturday afternoon’s washout.
After parking their cars, circus fans ran to the striped red and white tent set up on Grand Haven’s Harbor Island to get out of the pouring rain Saturday.
FERRYSBURG — Tim Bellard, Raphael Wieland and Neya-Wanji Monroe sit at a table in a dusty room with multiple pieces of artwork surrounding them on the floor and waiting to be put up on the wall.
There never really seemed to be a choice when Morgan Briggs and Jose Cuenca were faced with the decision to spend thousands of dollars on risky surgery for their injured dog, or have the young animal euthanized.
There never really seemed to be a choice when Morgan Briggs and Jose Cuenca were faced with the decision to spend thousands of dollars on risky surgery for their injured dog, or have the young animal euthanized.
Locally produced artwork is now on display – and on sale – as part of a celebration for the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s 50th anniversary.
The 2021 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival is nearly ready to set sail.
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