MUSKEGON, MI - Just off a bike path and on the shores of Muskegon Lake is a British-style phone booth.

Visitors can step inside the booth, find silence and solace, and pick up the wind phone to make a call to a loved one who has passed away.

Callers can pick up the disconnected phone to share memories, speak of fear, frustration or pain, laugh, or say anything else they may want to tell their loved one who is no longer with them. It’s free to use and available at any time of day.

The wind phone was created by Stacey and Alan McCabe, parents of Michael Williams, who died at 18 years old last year.

The spot, near a pavilion that Michael often stopped at during bike rides, now serves as a memorial for the community to come and remember their loved ones, too.

A bench facing the water is a

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