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Feature Story The beach and pavillion at Highland Park. Arts and Culture

Capt. Jack Walker and his Highland Park menagerie

Karen LoweMonday, March 18, 2024
Feature Story Beech Holme is one of the most photographed homes of Higland Park Arts and Culture

The hometown heroes who made Highland Park possible

Karen LoweMonday, March 11, 2024
Feature Story Karen A. Lowe wrote The Historic Cottages of Highland Park to commemorate and document the 100 historic Grand Haven cottages Arts and Culture

Discover historic Highland Park — one of the state's oldest summer cottage resorts

Karen LoweTuesday, March 5, 2024
Feature Story Dr. Chris Petras holds up the flag of the 126th Infantry/Regiment, WWI. Arts and Culture

Shore Story: Grand Haven man champions Company F, Purple Hearts awarded posthumously

Chris PetrasTuesday, February 27, 2024
Feature Story This year’s four-day Grand Haven Winterfest, a fun time to get out and have fun, is set from Thursday, Jan. 25, through Sunday, Jan. 28. Arts and Culture

January things to do: Winter celebrations, fundraisers, MLK Day, concerts, theater, and music

Melody WilsonMonday, December 18, 2023
Feature Story Torrent-House Economic Development

Grant boosts efforts to restore Muskegon's historic Torrent House to 'former glory'

Shandra MartinezMonday, October 23, 2023
Feature Story The Van Raalte Farm Civil War Muster has grown significantly in its 14 years on the historic farm. More than 150 reenactors will join the fight this year. Arts and Culture

Van Raalte muster brings spectacle, theater, and living history to Holland

Andrea GoodellMonday, September 11, 2023
Feature Story Holland Museum Executive Director Ricki Levine and Chris CJ Kingdom-Grier in front of the exhibit. Arts and Culture

New exhibit highlights history of Michigan’s ‘Black Eden’

Shandra MartinezThursday, July 27, 2023
Feature Story A map shows the devastation of the Great Fire of 1871 to the city of Holland. Arts and Culture

Holland history: The Great Fire of 1871

Dale WyngardenMonday, April 3, 2023
Feature Story The Old Wing Mission, first built in 1844, still stands today on 147th Avenue, southeast of Holland, Mich., and is recognized on the registry of historical places. Arts and Culture

Holland history: The brief, turbulent relationship between settlers and Indigenous Americans

Dale WyngardenMonday, March 27, 2023
Feature Story Hope College science students on the steps of van Raalte Hall around the turn of the century. Arts and Culture

Holland history: From Pioneer School to seminary to Hope

Dale WyngardenMonday, March 20, 2023
Feature Story A vintage postcard shows a little boy in traditional Dutch costume at Veldheer's tulip farm north of Holland. Arts and Culture

Holland history: Tulips, wind power, and the Habsburg Empire

Dale WyngardenTuesday, March 7, 2023
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. Arts and Culture

Holland history: "Black Lake" and the harbor

Dale WyngardenMonday, February 27, 2023
Feature Story When malls threatened downtown Holland's future, the city and the merchants got creative. Arts and Culture

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

Dale WyngardenMonday, February 20, 2023
Feature Story Founder of Holland, Mich., Albertus C. van Raalte. Arts and Culture

Holland history: Van Raalte’s Vision of New “Kolonie”

Dale WyngardenThursday, February 2, 2023
Feature Story A replica of the first cabin built in Holland, Mich. Arts and Culture

Holland history: The founding of a town — religious roots and other reasons

Dale WyngardenThursday, January 26, 2023
Feature Story Downtown Holland preserved its historical buildings with the help of the Prince family, local merchants and government — and a lot of ingenuity. Community Development

Holland history: The downtown revival

Dale WyngardenSaturday, January 21, 2023
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