Holland

Located on the shores of little Lake Macatawa, just off the coast of expansive Lake Michigan, Holland is the epicenter of West Michigan's Dutch history and culture. Not surprisingly, then, the city is perhaps best known for its annual Tulip Time Festival in May.

But there's much more to the Tulip City than, well, tulips. The city's downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places and boasts as much retail activity as any urban core in the region. The community is flush with wildly popular waterfront beaches like Tunnel Park and Holland State Park. And Hope College lends the clean, conservative town a bit of youthful spirit.

Feature Story Chamber members volunteer at the Zeeland Historical Society during Community Impact Day. (West Coast Chamber)

West Coast Chamber hosts 4th annual Community Impact Day


Feature Story Boys and Girls Club staff celebrate with Isabel Shepard (center) after she was named Michigan Youth of the Year.

West Ottawa's Isabel Shepard is state Youth of the Year


Feature Story A map shows the devastation of the Great Fire of 1871 to the city of Holland.

Holland history: The Great Fire of 1871


Feature Story Rendering of what Ottawa Beach General Store will look like after the rebuild.

Owners plan to rebuild vintage General Store near Holland beach


Feature Story Hope College science students on the steps of van Raalte Hall around the turn of the century.

Holland history: From Pioneer School to seminary to Hope


Feature Story Raul Garcia, Homeowner Services Coach with Brittany Rabideau, a future Haven Townhome homeowner.
Feature Story A vintage postcard shows a little boy in traditional Dutch costume at Veldheer's tulip farm north of Holland.
Feature Story The Holland Board of Public Works' new anaerobic digester earned an ENVISION Gold rating for sustainability.

BPW awarded for sustainability


Feature Story Randy Boileau, founder of Boileau Communications
Feature Story An early post card with a photograph shot from the docks of "Black Lake," what came to be known as Lake Macatawa, shows a family in traditional Dutch costume.

Holland history: "Black Lake" and the harbor


Feature Story When malls threatened downtown Holland's future, the city and the merchants got creative.

Holland history: The rise and fall (and rise) of shopping malls