History

Feature Story Loch Hame was the first home built in the Highland Park cottage neighborhood in Grand Haven. Arts and Culture

The very first cottage at Highland Park worked with the park's natural beauty

Karen Lowe Monday, April 15, 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

A cottage to ‘beat all other cottages’ — Grand Haven’s Highland Park cottages rich in history

Karen LoweMonday, March 25, 2024
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 small-ricki-levine Arts and Culture

Retiring Holland Museum executive director reflects on legacy of inclusion, growth

Shandra MartinezMonday, March 4, 2024
Feature Story “The Other Mozart” brings the forgotten story of musical prodigy Nannerl Mozart — sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — to the Knickerbocker Theatre stage in Holland on Friday, March 22. Arts and Culture

March things to do: Girlfriends’ weekends, polar plunge, St. Patrick’s Day, crafts, films, history

Melody WilsonMonday, February 26, 2024
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
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