24/05: Quick Stop in Holland
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Michigan that is.
About 10 miles north of Saugatuck is Holland. In 1847 a group of Dutch emigrants on their way to Wisconsin decided to stay in Michigan founding Holland. Holland is well know for it's tulip festival (which we missed by about a week), dutch village and Windmill.
As we just had a couple of hours we decided to visit Windmill Island rather than trying to see the entire town.
The Netherlands is a small country that is made up of 12 provinces. These are the provincial flags.
Windmill Island Gardens is a municipal park located in the city of Holland, Michigan. It is home to the 251-year-old windmill De Zwaan, the only authentic, working Dutch windmill in the United States. De Zwaan arrived in Michigan in October 1964. It was rebuilt and opened to the public in April 1965.
A tour through the windmill explains the milling process and gives you an up close look at the windmill.
The windmill brings a lot of history with it. In the past couple of years the blades have been replaced but this old blade is on display. The holes are from bullets from WWII.
An 1908 Dutch carousel is also on the island.
Leaving Holland we drive to Wolverine to visit our friends John and Carol and get a dog (Caity) and cat (Justy) fix.
About 10 miles north of Saugatuck is Holland. In 1847 a group of Dutch emigrants on their way to Wisconsin decided to stay in Michigan founding Holland. Holland is well know for it's tulip festival (which we missed by about a week), dutch village and Windmill.
As we just had a couple of hours we decided to visit Windmill Island rather than trying to see the entire town.
The Netherlands is a small country that is made up of 12 provinces. These are the provincial flags.
Windmill Island Gardens is a municipal park located in the city of Holland, Michigan. It is home to the 251-year-old windmill De Zwaan, the only authentic, working Dutch windmill in the United States. De Zwaan arrived in Michigan in October 1964. It was rebuilt and opened to the public in April 1965.
A tour through the windmill explains the milling process and gives you an up close look at the windmill.
The windmill brings a lot of history with it. In the past couple of years the blades have been replaced but this old blade is on display. The holes are from bullets from WWII.
An 1908 Dutch carousel is also on the island.
Leaving Holland we drive to Wolverine to visit our friends John and Carol and get a dog (Caity) and cat (Justy) fix.