Chronicle file photoThe E.H. Sheldon Co. in December 1962, when it was purchased by American Seating Co. of Grand Rapids.This week 78 years ago…A bright future was just around the corner for E. H. Sheldon Co. as the country slowly…
Hungarian emigrants used the still well-traveled Float Bridge, which carries Henry Street over Mona Lake, to gain access to the now-vanished farms south of the lake.
John E. Burrows, whose family moved to Muskegon in 1929, began a distinguished three decade long career in the U.S. Army when he entered his senior year at The Citadel.
The 1967 transit strike ended after 10 days when the bus drivers accepted City Coach Lines’ offer of a 20 cent raise, but major changes for the city’s bus riders were only months down the road.
Already an ex-convict when he confessed to the murder of his wife, Gladys, and stepdaughter, Karen, Charles Gilbert later tried to have his consecutive life sentences overturned.
Stephen Nedeau, one of Muskegon’s legendary fish tug captains, passed away quietly at home after a storied life on the Big Lake.
As they would be again and again during her long, tragic years of idleness, hopes for the ill-fated S.S. Aquarama’s future were raised once again in 1983.
Recorded history at the site of one the oldest religious resorts in the area stretches back to the Civil War era.
November 29, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
Chronicle file photoNo photos of the Donaldson are available, but this unidentified schooner, found in a glass negative in The Chronicle’s archives, is similar to the Donaldson and tug.This week 128 years ago …The storm of Nov. 23, 1882, might…
November 15, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon
This week 41 years ago…The Terry White family faced an uncertain future after a fire at their home. Their daughter, 19-month-old Robin, was in serious condition following her rescue and the family lost everything. The Muskegon Chronicle said on Nov….
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