Hackley Park is a municipal park in Muskegon, Michigan. In 1890, it was built on land donated by Charles H. Hackley to honor the memory of soldiers who fought in the Civil War. It is bounded by Clay & Webster, and Third & Fourth in the Muskegon Historic District near Muskegon Lake.
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Hackley Park is a lovely historic park located in the heart of downtown Muskegon. The park has many beautiful historic buildings across from it and nearby restaurants. It seems like there is always something happening at the park, on the weekends, in the summertime.
Three major summer events are Parties in the Park on most Friday evenings, the Lakeshore Art Festival, and Taste of Muskegon. Parties in the Park is a great night of live music, food trucks, craft and domestic beer, wine, and cocktails, and a kids craft area. The Lakeshore Art Festival encompasses most of the downtown area with fine art and jewelry, and musical entertainment at Hackley Park. Taste of Muskegon is an annual event jam-packed with local area food trucks and musical entertainment.
During the month of December make time to see the light display at...
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I went down to Hackley Park for the Taste of Muskegon event. It was a beautiful day, and I got there just as they were starting the event. The check-in people were fast and efficient checking ID's, the ticket sales people were quick too. I went to the Pigeon Hill tent to buy my first beer of the day, Shandy Jackson, and wandered around the park, bumping into friends and enjoying the free concert. There were many food trucks and booths from local restaurants to choose from. A well run event that was a lot of fun. I also found a booth selling tickets for the upcoming Burning Foot festival in August. They also had a visit by the Miss Michigan contestants walk...
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Drove about the park specifically because of the Curse of the Civil War Gold curse, lol. Was a point of interest on the History Channel show and just thought it'd be good fun to see for myself whatever what the what.
In all its glory, it's a beautiful park just as it is and a wonderful long standing ongoing public asset thanks to lumber baron, banker, and local philanthropist Charles Hackley.
While I didn't find any gold, I did spend some of my own in town. To the gift that keeps on giving, Mr. Hackley, here, here!!! I'm sure I'm not the...
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