Muskegon's Hometown Heroes

A number of nationally recognized figures call Muskegon their "hometown."

• Jim Bakker graduated from Muskegon High School and earned notoriety as the head of the PTL television ministry.
• Harry Bratsburg, known as actor Harry Morgan from the television series M.A.S.H. (Col. Potter) was also a graduate of Muskegon High School. He also played Sergeant Bill Gannon in the long-running TV series Dragnet.
• Sally Sessions, a graduate of North Muskegon helped found the Ladies Professional Golf Association and paved the way for today's thriving woman's tour.
• World-renowned performers in the Ice Capades, Gil and Gordon McKellan also graduated from Muskegon High School.
• Muskegon is the home of "the most publicly accessible luge track in North America." The Muskegon Winter Sports Complex boasts one of only four tracks in the United States. The track has produced the two time Olympic athlete and bronze medal winner Mark Grimmette. The complex also boasts five miles of lighted cross-country ski trails and a sports lodge. A Civilian Conservation Corps camp occupied the area where the Sports Lodge now stands in the 1930s and 1940s.