The next owner of a charming cottage between Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa west of Grand Rapids could find themselves rubbing shoulders with the ghosts of President Gerald R. Ford and local tycoons J. Boyd Pantlind and Charles Sligh.Nancy and Leonard Hickey on Aug. 14 listed their 900-square-foot…
The next owner of a charming cottage between Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa could find themselves rubbing shoulders with the ghosts of President Gerald R. Ford and local tycoons J. Boyd Pantlind and Charles Sligh.
Upon arriving in Holland, Heber Walsh opened a general store at 25-27 E. Eighth St. that became the Walsh Drug Store and then City Drug Store, where The Outpost is located today.
Nearly a century later, exploring the tragedy of Ottawa Beach Hotel
Before there was Black Lake Boardwalk, Holland State Park or even Ottawa Beach Road, the north side of Macatawa Bay was home to perhaps the grandest hotel in Holland history.
Cassandra Lybrink, The Holland Sentinel
Published
5:04 pm UTC Feb. 28, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of an occasional series, Old Haunts of Holland, that will spotlight businesses that once held a special place in the heart of Hollanders and now hold a permanent place in our local history.
Before it was Black Lake Boardwalk, before Holland State Park and Ottawa Beach Marina even before Ottawa Beach Road the westernmost plot of land along the north side of Macatawa Bay held perhaps the grandest hotel in Holland history.