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HOLLAND

MIC

HIGAN

DISCOHOLLAND

DIRECTIONS

TULIP TIME

Visitors from all ove

come to see millions

parks, gardens and

The festival hosts 3 pa

and variety shows

dinner theatre and

authentically costumed Dutch

dancers. The event also features

an art and craft fair, a Dutchmarket, childrens events, trolley

tours, town crier competition,

carnival, reworks and more.

From Grand Rapids:

I-196 west to Holland. Exit #55

(Zeeland/Holland) and go west.

To reach downtown,

follow Chicago Dr. west until it

becomes 8th St.

From Lansing:

I-96 west to Grand Rapids, thenM-6 west to Holland, then I-196

west to Holland. Exit #55 (Zeeland/

Holland) and go west.

From Chicago:

I-94 east to I-196 (exit #34). Follow

I-196 to US 31 north to Holland (exit

#44) it will veer left. Stay on US 31

north to 8th St. Make a Michigan

U-turn and head west on 8th Street

to downtown Holland.

From Kalamazoo or Battle

Creek:

I-94 west to US 131 then north to

M-6 west. Continue on M-6 after it

merges with westbound 196. Get

off at exit 55 and continue west

on Chicago Drive until you arrive

in downtown Holland.

Credit: www.waterfront-luxuryhomes.com

Credit: ripplezh

Photo: Big Red Lighthouse

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HISTORY

THINGS TO DO

Persuaded by religious

oppression and economic

depression, a group of 60 Dutch

Calvinist men, women, and

children, led by Rev.Albertus C.

VanRaalte, prepared for their

47-day trip from Rotterdam to

New York. VanRaalte intended

to purchase land in Wisconsin,

but travel delays and an earlywinter caused the group to

layover in Detroit. After hearing

about available lands in West

Michigan, VanRaalte decided

to scout the territory. He reached

his destination on January 1,

1847 on the banks of Black Lake

todays Lake Macatawa. The

rst group of settlers arrived on

February 9, 1847.

BEACHES

Holland State Park

616.399.9390

www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.

aspx?id=458&type=SPRK

Laketown Beach

616.335.3050

Tunnel Park

616.738.4810www.co.ottawa.mi.us/ParksVI/

Parks/tunnel.htm

DUTCH EXPERIENCE

Settlers House Museu

www.hollandmuseu

capponandsettlers.

Veldheer Tulip Garde

616.399.1900

www.veldheer.com

Windmill Island Gard

616.355.1030

www.cityofholland.c

windmillislandgarde

SHOPPING

Downtown Holland

800.506.1299

Nelis Dutch Village

616.396.1475

www.dutchvillage.c

Credit: Ken Atherton

Cred

it:www.johndfaber.com

Photo: Children in Dutch shoe

Photo: Downtown Holland Photo: Hope Colleg