GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A West Michigan community is mourning the loss of the longtime director of the Coast Guard Festival.
According to the Grand Haven Tribune, Mike Smith passed away Thursday at the age of 70 after a brief illness.
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For 17 years, Smith served as the director of the festival. The festival draws thousands of people to Grand Haven every summer.
The anchor on Dewey Hill will be raised and starting Saturday, April 29 in his honor. It will remain lit through the time he’s being laid to rest.
The U.S. Coast Guard of the Great Lakes say visitation will be May 7 at Klaassen Family Funeral Home; Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church will be held the following day.
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