Ottawa Parks uncover fur traders bootleggers and Ford history
Ottawa County Parks and the Ottawa County Parks Foundation highlight local back stories from Paw Paw Park to Kirk Park. Immigrant Jan Robbers built a 1847 dock. Ponesso W. Colomosay died in 1856 at age 5. Gerald Ford’s early Scout leadership at Camp Shawandosee is noted, alongside Prohibition era dances at Pine Bend.
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Otawa County
Paw Paw Park
Holland
Jan
Zeeland
Kirk Park
Ponesso W. Colomosay
Marjorie Viveen
Ottawa County Parks Foundation Board
Ottawa Parks
Grand River Corridor
Viveen
Olive Shores Park
Tom Hanks
Pine Bend
Weaver House
Croswell Street
Tunnel Park
Lakewood Farm
Getz Farm
Gerald Ford
Shawandosee
Ford
Grand River
Madeline la Frambois
Ottawa County Parks spotlight roots and greenway plans
Green Investment highlights Ottawa County parks and a long history from Odawa and French roots to trading posts in western and northern Michigan. It traces landmarks like Crockery Creek, Connor Bayou, Krumpeck’s Grove, Walden’s Place, Riverside Park, and the Grand River Greenway with the Idema Explorers Trail, tying heritage to today’s park development and public access.
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Northwest Territories
Michigan
Crockery Creek
la Frambois
Rix Robinson
Grand River
Connor Bayou Park
Jared Connor
William Ferry
Viveen
Haven
Grand Rapids
Grand Haven
Ottawa County Parks
Ottawa County
MAX Transit offers snow routes and safety tips for Holland area
In winter in West Michigan MAX Transit maintains 11 fixed routes plus demand response. They advise patience and visibility at stops, offer key chain flashlights, and may switch to snow routes when roads are blocked. Ridership trends show declines then partial recovery. Shelby Pedersen, from Holland, moved from rider to MAX information specialist and now handles marketing and customer service support.
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West Michigan
Max Transit System
Holland/Zeeland
Holland
MAX
Catchamax.org
Humantransit.org
Shelby Pedersen
Shelby
MAX Transit
Ottawa County Parks Details and Pump House Museum Info
Ottawa County Parks lists hours and activities for Visithistoricottawa Beach Society and directs visitors to beachsociety.org for more information on the Pump House Museum and Learning Center.
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Ottawa County
Cooperation preserves historic pump house
The Pump House Museum and Learning Center at Ottawa Beach, an 118 year old building along Lake Macatawa, is being restored to its 1924 appearance by the Historic Ottawa Beach Society. Leased by HOBS, the $580000 project is funded largely by the group with help from Ottawa County Parks and Park Township. The Foundation enables further preservation of sites like Moss House, funded with a $17000 gift.
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Pump House Museum and Learning Center
Ottawa Beach
Lake Macatawa
Historic
Ottawa County Parks and
Park Township
Ottawa County Parks Foundation
Bend
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Ottawa
By Ben Beversluis
Eastmanville Farm
Memory Grove
The-Rapids
The-Haven
Milton E, Osborne
Green Investment
Green
West
The
Ottawa Countyparksfoundation.org
Miottawa
Ottawacounty
Holland-Hope College Sustainability Institute
Hope College
City of Holland
Holland Board of Public Works
Go To Hope
Ediy Sustainability Institute
Dan Bench
Lincoln Ave
Suite 20
Cooperation
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