Caledonia

Sometimes you can hardly recognize the past. The old railroad depot in Caledonia is a good example of this.
 At one time it was bustling with activity; worried mothers checking and double checking to make sure all the kids and pieces of luggage were accounted for, grandparents eagerly waiting for grandchildren, or family members waiting for [...]

Major Snowage

It’s here at last, and it hasn’t wasted any time settling in. I’m talking about West Michigan’s first real snowfall of the winter, which arrived Thursday night. Residents awakening on Friday morning opened their curtains and looked out the window at a landscape transformed.
We didn’t get just a little snow, either. I don’t know exactly [...]

October Impressions

Come, take a walk with me through October. It is a path that winds through grouse woods and along quiet pond sides, past blaze-red maples to aster-frosted meadows and beyond; and from painted landscapes that are autumn’s glory to the stripping of the trees by winter’s first cold, windy caress.
October is the year’s latter April, [...]

One Thing I Learned From Art Prize

Recently my wife and I took a few hours to check out  the ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. What fun! We found the time we were there barely scratched the surface of what we could have seen and experienced.
 One thing that impressed us was not only the talent of the artists, but the imaginative and [...]

Alaska Michigan

Tucked away in southern Kent County lies the picturesque village of Alaska. The village is located where 68th Street meets the Thornapple River and can easily be overlooked if you are in a hurry.
Alaska is home to the Fred W Ruehs Park, a Kent county park located along the Thornapple River. The park is only [...]

Septemberland

It’s still summer, but don’t tell the leaves. A few pioneer maples are already well on the way to full-clad autumn color, the sumac groves are flecked with pointilistic red, and along the roadsides, hints of purple and gold have begun to accent the sassafras.
This is the time of year, this time of slanting sun [...]

Caledonia Peaches

“Dear Friend, I received your letter a few days ago and will now try and keep my promise.  We are canning two (2) bushels of peaches to-day and also expect the thrashers this P.M. Will P.  came out last week and is around here yet, working for the neighbor today. Am very busy with my [...]

Big Crooked Lake

Today we have a guest post from Mr Ed H. He is a resident of Big Crooked Lake in Kent County.
For me there are a couple things that make Big Crooked Lake unique. Probably the best feature is the lack of a public access. This drastically cuts down on the amount of watercraft traffic. Big [...]

Pickerel Lake and Memories

Today, we have a guest post from Mr. Aaron K.
Memories are contagious.  That’s quite obvious as I return to Pickerel Lake and beautiful Pickerel Lake Park for the first time in many years.  Located in Cannon Township just off  of Ramsdell Road, its very sight brings me back to a more youthful time, a time [...]

Covered Bridges of the Flat River

I have yet to see a river in Michigan that wasn’t a beauty to behold, at least in its better stretches. But the Flat, unmarred for most of its journey from its headwaters in Six Lakes to its juncture with the Grand in Lowell, is an exceptionally lovely river.
Granted, my opinion may be a bit [...]

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