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Hell on earth isn t such a bad place. A harbour six times the size of Sydney s surrounds it, and it s just a handful of kilometres to the immaculate rainforest reflections of the Gordon River, which are like etchings on the water. It feels more like an original paradise than damnation. When convicts named Hells Gates, however, all they saw was a wild channel of water at the entrance to Tasmania s Macquarie Harbour. It was a notorious wrecker of ships, and the convicts gateway to Sarah Island, imprisonment and a life of hell.
But as the Spirit of the Wild catamaran idles outside of Hells Gates, the sea is in a good mood. In winter, the average wave height here is five metres, but this summer day the Southern Ocean rolls beneath the boat like small corrugations.Twin lighthouses sit at the harbour entrance, blinking their warnings each night, and if you head west from here it s 15,000 kilometres to the next landfall, which is Argentina. The Spirit of the Wild, however, is heading e
New downtown Muskegon restaurant offers rooftop bar with ‘a breath of fresh air’
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
April Fairchild, the general manager of No Name Saloon, 609 W. Western Ave., stands on the rooftop bar of the new restaurant opening in downtown Muskegon in May. (Rose White | MLive)
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No Name Saloon is replacing the former Tipsy Toad Tavern, 609 W. Western Ave.
Mike Kordecki bought the restaurant in mid-April, adding it to the Hometown Hospitality collection that includes Smash Wine Bar, Marine Tap Room, Full Moon Diner, Pub 111, The Humidor and Whitehall Landing.
The building on West Western Avenue near Seventh Street includes an indoor dining area on the main floor and outdoor seating with umbrellas and string lights on the second floor.
Downtown fireworks, import car show to highlight Muskegon’s Fourth of July celebration
Updated 4:35 PM;
Today 1:47 PM
Downtown fireworks and a large car show on Western Avenue are part of the city of Muskegon’s Fourth of July celebration this year. Typically, the fireworks have been launched from a barge in Muskegon Lake, as was the case when this photo was taken in 2008. (MLive file photo)
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Update, 4:30 p.m. April 27 This story has been updated with additional information about the car show and festival.
MUSKEGON, MI – Downtown fireworks and a large car show and electronic music festival on Western Avenue are part of the city of Muskegon’s Fourth of July celebration this year.