The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival unexpectedly included an actual water rescue Tuesday of a 97-year-old man.

The Coast Guard rescued the 97-year-old man by lowering rescue equipment to the water. The rescue happened just before 7 p.m.

Friday afternoon's ceremony included not only a bagpipe band and speeches from local leaders and Coast Guard officers, but ...

A U.S. Coast Guard member helped rescue a 97-year-old man who fell into the river at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival. () ...

A U.S. Coast Guard member helped rescue a 97-year-old man who fell into the river at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival. () ...

Seaman Joseph Turk, a CGC Katmai Bay crew member who has been in the Coast Guard for less than a year, immediately jumped ...

The Coast Guard Festival’s Grand Parade began long before my time, but in the early 1960s it was the highlight of summer for ...

A 97-year-old man was rescued after falling into the Grand River during a Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven.

Grand Haven’s Central Park was bustling Friday with people perusing the stalls of artist and small-business owners convening ...

Hundreds of spectators crowded into Grand Haven’s Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium on cloudy and breezy Saturday, July 26, ...

A U.S. Coast Guard Seaman enjoying his first Coast Guard Festival since joining the service jumped into action on Tuesday ...