Stories and Video
What would you do if your big chance finally came?
Fred’s Big Chance is a six-chapter adventure that takes young readers back to the days when Muskegon was a booming lumber town—and puts a young person right in the middle of the action.
It’s Muskegon history told as an adventure—and this time, a kid gets to be the hero.
Others built this community for you. Someday, you will help build it for those who come after you.
Created as part of the evolving Muskegon Lumber Queen Celebration, This Town Will Stand connects generations through a simple message for every young person who experiences it:
Muskegon’s history belongs to them, too. They are the next chapter of the community earlier generations dreamed, struggled and worked together to build.
Three minutes will give you the idea.
The live show gives you the Lumber Queen!
First produced in 1975, the Muskegon Lumber Queen Musical is back. This three-minute video offers a taste of the music, characters, history, humor, and community spirit that have made this uniquely Muskegon tradition endure.
Meet the Lumber Queen. Catch the spirit. Have a little fun. And then see the whole story come alive on stage.
The 52nd Muskegon Lumber Queen Musical
April 16, 17 & 18
Stage at the Corner
Jacqui Robinson: Permission to Participate
The Muskegon Lumber Queen Celebration is about more than bringing back a show. It is about giving people permission to step forward, contribute what they can, and discover that they belong.
In this Listen Up Muskegon conversation, choreographer Jacqui Robinson describes the spirit behind the revival—welcoming people in, building confidence, and creating something together that no one person could create alone.
Meet the Characters
The Characters — In Song
These original signature songs were created as companion pieces to Muskegon: The Lumber Queen. They are not songs performed in the stage production.
Each song explores the heart of a character—the hopes, struggles, choices, and values that shape the person you will meet onstage. Think of them as another window into the story: a chance to know Annie, Fred, Arnie, Harry, Little Johnny, and the Mayor a little more deeply before—or after—you see the show.
They extend the world of The Lumber Queen, but they are not part of the musical itself.