Steve and Jill Miskelley are honoring their late son, Ian, a champion University of Michigan swimmer, with plans to open the Be Better Mental Wellness Center in Holland. The facility will serve young people experiencing mental health issues — as well as their family members and other supporters.
Abra Berens is a chef, cookbook author, and self-styled grower evangelist who is on a mission to get nonfarmers excited about locally grown food. She and her family continue to connect over food grown on their Michigan farm. She teaches others how to find joy over simple foods.
Kim Koeman, Robyn Afrik, and Rebekah Bakker — all Korean women adopted by white Holland families — graduated from the same high school. Their involvement in Women of Color Give provided a catalyst for reconnecting as adults, but their shared experience expanded their friendship beyond the organization.
As a child, Juanita Flores Bocanegra spent growing seasons in Holland. The 58th District judge is grateful for her parents’ support of her education, and spotlights three West Ottawa district teachers who inspired her to do quality work and reach for academic excellence.
Lakewood Farm & Zoo, also known as Getz Farm, on Holland's Northside, achieved regional notoriety at the beginning of the 20th century when it became one of the largest private zoos in the nation. Now, the National Park Service has added it to the National Registry of Historic Places.
Valerie van Heest is an experienced diver, a shipwreck aficionado, and a museum display designer. Her fascination with The Armistice Day Storm led to an exhibit at the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum that shines a spotlight on the deadliest storm in Great Lakes history.
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