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Feature Story Enjoy a beautiful evening strolling a luminary-lined path and the beautifully decorated nature center at Hemlock Park in West Olive. The free event, which also features, cider, cocoa, and cookies, is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Arts and Culture

December things to do: Parades and presents, movies and music, shopping and Santa

Melody WilsonMonday, November 27, 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 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 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
Feature Story A color image of the Holland Interurban station from the Van Ark Postcard Collection at jstor.org. Arts and Culture

Holland history: Getting around town

Dale WyngardenWednesday, January 11, 2023
Feature Story This historic photo shows a downtown Zeeland parade from the early 1900s. (Zeeland Historical Society) Arts and Culture

Zeeland celebrates 175th birthday with week of festivities

Shandra MartinezThursday, September 22, 2022
Feature Story Holland Post Office workers in 1972. (Holland Museum) Arts and Culture

Exhibit explores the early history of the Postal Service in Holland

Shandra MartinezFriday, August 5, 2022
Feature Story Dancers of I AM Academy perform during the Juneteenth Freedom Festival at Kollen Park in Holland, Michigan, June 18, 2022. Equity

Juneteenth Freedom Festival ‘beyond anything we imagined’

Kym ReinstadlerMonday, June 20, 2022
Feature Story The first Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival and Highland Games will be Saturday, June 25, with a Friday night cèilidh (21+ Irish music and dance party). Arts and Culture

Celtic fest a first for Holland

Andrea GoodellMonday, June 20, 2022
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