Dave Lorenz’s job has him crisscrossing the state to promote the Pure Michigan brand. And while he enjoys all of Michigan’s top tourist attractions, the Travel Michigan VP explains why Muskegon County is the place he loves to call home.
The Lakeshore is packed with many December activities, including parades, Sparkle, and Sinterklaas. There’s even a hip-hop-inspired art exhibit. There are lots of ways to enjoy the month with family and friends in Allegan, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties.
Sing along with holiday classics from the Holland Symphony Orchestra and guest singer Helen Welch.
Eat Well Do Good is the nonprofit arm of Grand Haven’s Lake Effect Kitchen. It’s also a place where workers with intellectual disabilities can earn a competitive wage, gain life skills and boost their own self-image.
The new Sally Smoly Nature Playscape at Holland’s Window on the Waterfront is the downtown's first play space, and the Outdoor Discovery Center has more planned.
The city of Holland's neighborhood mini-grants are making neighborhoods more livable, and they're still available.
Inspired by this year’s Little Read book, Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, by Kevin Noble Maillard, Herrick District Library is creating a cookbook of recipes and stories of food traditions embraced by local residents.
When being a caregiver or parent, health is always an important topic. Kent District Library’s programming, focused on mental health, mom’s groups and early childhood reading programs, aims to foster a strong family foundation.
Habitat for Humanity has raised more money in the past nine months than during any other capital campaign in the nonprofits 31-year history. The need, however, is great. The city of Holland needs more than 120 homes to meet current needs, according to the nonprofit.
Crowds filled downtown Zeeland as families and friends gathered to enjoy the return of the city’s biggest annual community gathering, the Pumpkinfest celebration.
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