Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan Location of Holland inside Ottawa County, Michigan Location of Holland inside Ottawa County, Michigan Holland, Michigan is positioned in the US Holland, Michigan - Holland, Michigan Holland is a town/city in the region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S.
The town/city spans the Ottawa/Allegan county line, with 9.08 square miles (23.52 km2) in Ottawa and the remaining 8.13 square miles (21.06 km2) in Allegan.
Holland is the biggest city in Ottawa County, and as of 2013 part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Muskegon Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Holland was established by Dutch Americans, and is in an region that has a large percentage of people of Dutch American heritage.
Holland was settled in 1847 by Dutch Calvinist separatists, under the leadership of Dr.
Van Raalte and his colony settled on territory in the midst of the Ottawa (Odawa) citizens 's Old Wing Mission Colony near the Black River where it streamed to Black Lake (now Lake Macatawa) which, in turn, led to Lake Michigan.
In consideration of the massive influx pioneer into the Ottawa County area, Chief Peter Waukazoo and Reverend George Smith decided to move the improve as well as the Holland-area Ottawa Mission from Holland up to Northport (on the Leelanau Peninsula) via on boats and canoes.
In Holland's early history, Van Raalte was a spiritual leader, as well as overseeing political, educational and financial matters.
In 1847 Van Raalte established a congregation of the Reformed Church in America, which would later be called the First Reformed Church of Holland.
On March 25, 1867, Holland was incorporated as a town/city with Isaac Cappon being the city's first mayor.
The town/city suffered a primary fire on October 8 9, 1871, the same time as the Great Chicago Fire in Illinois and the very deadly Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin. Because of the Great Michigan Fire (which encompassed the Port Huron Fire of 1871), Manistee and Port Huron, Michigan also burned at the same time.
Holland was known as the "City of Churches." There are 170 churches in the greater Holland area, many of which are with the Reformed Church in America and Christian Reformed Church in North America denominations.
Bracelets in 1989. In 1987, a 23-year-old City Council member Phil Tanis was propel mayor of Holland, becoming its youngest mayor while he was still a Hope College student.
The town/city is perhaps best known for its Dutch heritage, which serves not only as a part of the city's cultural identity, but the small-town economy as well: the Tulip Time Festival in May and various Dutch-themed attractions augment the close-by Lake Michigan shoreline in attracting thousands of tourists annually.
The Holland Museum contains exhibits about the city's history.
Another, the Cappon House Museum, was assembled in 1874 and is a historic exhibition that once homed the first mayor of Holland, Dutch immigrant Isaac Cappon.
Holland Harbor Light near Holland, Michigan.
Holland's downtown is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Nearby Holland State Park is a Michigan State Park.
Across the channel from the State Park is the Holland Harbor Light, known as "Big Red." Holland boasts an annual Fiesta, organized by Latin Americans United for Progress, usually on the Saturday closest to May 5 (Cinco de Mayo).
Holland is also host to the annual Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival, which is held to jubilate the Latino donation to the culture.
In 2013, Farmer's Insurance titled the Holland/Grand Haven Area the most secure mid-sized town/city in the United States. In 2010, Holland was ranked the second healthiest/happiest town in the United States by the Well-being Index. CNN Money titled Holland as one of the top five places to retire in 2006. Lake Michigan beach at Holland State Park Each May Holland hosts an annual Tulip Time Festival.
Tulip planting and the festival began in 1930 when 250,000 tulips were planted for the event. Currently six million tulips are used throughout the city.
Tulips are planted along many town/city streets, in town/city parks and outside municipal buildings as well as at tourist attractions like Dutch Village, the city-owned Windmill Island Gardens, and at a large tulip farm titled Veldheer Tulip Gardens.
Cruise ships such as the Yorktown from the Great Lakes Cruising Company make Holland a port of call. Holland is positioned on Lake Macatawa, near the shores of Lake Michigan.
The best known are Holland State Park and Tunnel Park.
The city's major shopping precinct is centered along 8th Street, the city's chief street downtown.
Restaurants include Lemonjello's Coffee, JP's Coffee, New Holland Brewing Company, Curragh Irish Pub, 84 East, Jimmy John's and many others.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 17.35 square miles (44.94 km2), of which 16.59 square miles (42.97 km2) is territory and 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2) is water. A graph showing the age distribution of Holland, MI The City of Holland uses a council/manager form of government.
The day-to-day operations of the town/city are under the oversight of the City Manager and his/her staff.
The town/city manager serves at the direction of the Mayor and town/city council which are propel positions.
The current town/city manager is Ryan Cotton, former village manager of Spring Lake, Michigan, who was appointed on Feb.
Wolff served as the town/city manager since 1988, and as assistant town/city manager in the mid 1970s.
Holland's town/city charter requires a mayor and eight town/city council members.
Vande Vusse had been appointed as the city's mayor from July 1 to Nov 2015 to complete the term of mayor Kurt Dykstra.
De Boer is the first female mayor of Holland.
The Holland Board of Public Works was created in 1883.
Grand Valley State University has a ground in Holland.
Davenport University has a Regional ground in Holland Holland Public Schools West Ottawa Public Schools, which serve the townships that make up Holland's suburban and non-urban "north side".
Holland Christian Schools Calvary Schools of Holland Holland Seventh-day Adventist School Holland is home to the world's biggest pickle factory.
The town/city is serviced by two enhance airports, the recreational Park Township Airport (IATA: HLM, ICAO: KHLM), and the larger, corporate and charter jet West Michigan Regional Airport (IATA: BIV, ICAO: KBIV).
The town/city and encircling area is served by the MAX (Macatawa Area Express) transit system, which offers both on-demand and high-speed bus service, linking different parts of the town/city as well as commercial, medical and government locations outside the city.
The channel between Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan allows pleasure craft and commercial boats, even bulk freighters, to access Holland's docks to unload coal, salt and iron scrap.
Holland Sentinel - Holland's small-town daily newspaper/Online Edition The Flashes - Serves Ottawa and Allegan counties for the Holland area.
WYVN - 92 7 The Van - Classic Hits for Holland and the Lakeshore 92.7 FM HCTV - Holland Local Television Station www.cityofholland.com/hctv Holland Area Arts Council - Holland Area Arts Council Holland Chorale - Holland's auditioned chorus, presenting a full concert season of fine choral music Holland Symphony Orchestra - Professional symphony orchestra conducted by Maestro Johannes Muller-Stosch.
Holland Blast Basketball International Basketball League Holland Civic Center None Hope College Flying Dutchmen football College football Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Ray and Sue Smith Stadium Morley Jennings, player and Baylor coach in College Football Hall of Fame, born in Holland 1971), science writer (Microbe Hunters, etc.) retired to Holland, where he died Sufjan Stevens, singer-songwriter; attended Hope College, details the town/city in the song "Holland" on his 2003 concept album, Michigan Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holland, Michigan American Factfinder, Holland, MI Urbanized Area, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006 Holland, MI: A.C.
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Holland: The Tulip Town, Images of America by Randall P.
"Holland, Michigan".
"Holland's heated sidewalks, streets were a gamble that seems to have paid off".
"Holland BPW History".
Johnson Controls to leave automotive company in October, affecting one Holland plant City of Holland website Holland Visitors site Holland Area Chamber of Commerce Municipalities and communities of Allegan County, Michigan, United States Municipalities and communities of Ottawa County, Michigan, United States
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