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Buster Keaton and the Muskegon Actors' Colony

  • Bluffton School 1875 Waterworks Muskegon, Michigan, 49441 United States (map)

As a teen, silent film comedian Buster Keaton spent the summers of his youth enjoying life along the shorelines of Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake in an Actors' Colony established by his father, Joe, and his vaudevillian friends. The walk is a stroll past the cottages of the colony, including the site of the Keaton cottage Jingle's Jungle as well as the baseball diamond where Buster learned the game.

Date and Time: July 1st, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Event Start: 1875 Waterworks, The old parking lot of Bluffton School., Muskegon, Michigan 49441 USA

Event End: 1875 Waterworks, The old parking lot of Bluffton School., Muskegon, Michigan 49441 USA

Host: Ron Pesch, International Buster Keaton Society | Contact: peschstats@comcast.net

Theme: Walking Tour

Accessibility: This walk is accessible to wheelchairs, seniors, and children.

Registration: No, all are welcome.

Social Media:  www.actorscolony.com

Earlier Event: June 30
Glance to Tabriz
Later Event: July 13
Sugar House Walk