Sports & Recreation

Feature Story Hope’s athletes will also have access to a new orthopedic center opening in November.
Feature Story Herrick District Library will host Summer Olympics-themed events through August.

Let the games begin: Olympic-inspired fun comes to HDL


Feature Story Escape Ministries is one of six nonprofits to receive grant funding in the latest round of awards from the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area.
Feature Story West Michigan Water Safety Alliance volunteers recently trained to distribute education about water safety at Holland State Park.
Feature Story West Ottawa basketball players Taylor Catton, left, and Gabby Reynolds, right, have their photo taken with a young fan following a Q&A session at Evergreen Commons.

Miss Basketball comes to Evergreen Commons


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Retiring HAC executive director will miss ‘the challenge’


Feature Story Bysterveld County Park includes trails forwalking, running, or cross-country skiing; a picnic shelter; playground; catch-and-release fishing pond; a grass picnic and recreation area; restroom facility; and paved parking.

4 parks to explore in Allegan County


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GHACF awards largest amount of Community Impact grants ever


Feature Story The Village of Spring Lake’s DDA invested $18,000 for an eight-unit kayak rental kiosk from Rent.Fun.

Spring Lake unveils new kayak rentals at Tanglefoot Park


Feature Story Coach Lee Montgomery was inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Hall of Fame in 2015.

Lee Montgomery brings inclusive coaching style to adaptive sports


Feature Story The Bebot drone will pick up trash from Muskegon beaches as part of a project funded by a $1 million Meijer grant.

Drones set to join Lake Michigan beach cleanup crews


Feature Story Several cruise ships are again docking in Muskegon: the Pearl Seas vessel Pearl Mist, the American Queen Voyages’ Ocean Navigator, and Ponant Lines’ Le Bellot and Le Dumont D'Urville
Feature Story Dune Harbor Park has officially been open to the public and a part of the Norton Shores community since March. The initial feedback has been positive.

Muskegon County’s newest park opens in Norton Shores


Feature Story USMC Sgt. Travis Snyder has walked 2,240 miles and raised more than $15,000 for Mission 22, a nonprofit supporting veterans with mental health challenges.
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