Commission Meeting Schedule

City Commission Meetings 2010

The meetings will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers Room 107
at City Hall, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, MI

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Today's Cool Muskegon Fact
The first snowboard was invented in Muskegon by Sherman Poppen in 1965 and was called a Snurfer (combination of Snow Surfer). Poppen was outside his house one day sledding with his daughters, when his 11 year old was going down the hill, standing on her old sled. Poppen then ran inside his shop and bound two skis together. Poppen used a string and tied it to the nose of the board so the rider could have control of the board. Poppen's wife called it the Snurfer, and soon after creating the first one, Poppen's daughters' friends all wanted one. Poppen also held Snurfer Competitions at Pando (Rockford, MI) in the 70's which attracted Snurfers from all over America. The competitions spawned innovations and improvements. In 1979, Jake Burton Carpenter showed up at one of the competitions with a custom board that had a prototype binding to secure his feet to the deck. This innovation led to the establishment of Burton Snowboards.

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