“They do smuggle alcohol onto the beach (and) the smell of marijuana was very prevalent on the beach. “It was disappointing but I think it was expected on our part to see that because we go through this each year here,” said Jason Wolters, who was vacationing with family at the state park. Though alcohol is banned at the state park, DNR officers say they believe it played a large role in the fights. They say to their knowledge, no one was seriously hurt. Police arrested one person on an assault charge.

In SH you can antique shop, eat at really good restaurants, take a stroll to the beach along the Maritime District walk-way, visit the light house for fabulous pics and watch an amazing sunset on the lake. North Beach gives visitors 745 feet of lake Michigan shoreline, making it easy to find just the right spot to park your towel, umbrella. He said conservation officers witnessed at least two fights. Its also a ver short 30 minutes to Saugatuck which has great shopping and beaches. Police used pepper spray to break up the crowd.Īndrew Lundborg with the DNR estimates several hundred people were crowded on the beach when the fights broke out Monday. In 2019, Grand Haven police shut down the pier after a large fight broke out. Officials added extra rangers from other local parks, additional Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers and deputies from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office to patrol the beach. In 2017, police in Grand Haven tightened security after a beach brawl involving upwards of 300 people broke out the day before Independence Day. Grand Haven State Park beach, pier closed after fights

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