August 17 late pm In Holland, MI

We drove south west toward Lake Michigan from Grand Rapids and arrived in Holland, MI.

Holland is a small town and has an upscale shopping district. Within the shopping district, there was an Irish Pub and we had some drinks while looking at the statue that is the first image.

This statue is of boy scouts raising an American Flag and the sculptor is George Lundeen. who calls it "Pledge of Allegiance"



The next image shows another statue scene in downtown Holland

This one is called the "Joy of Music" by the same sculptor. Mr Lundeen is from Nebraska but studied in NY and Paris and now has his studio in Loveland, CO.

After our drinks in downtown Holland, we drove out toward the Lake Michigan shore. This was along the shores of the Macatawa River, which widens sometimes to form Lake Macatawa. On the south shore of the River just a few hundred feet from Lake Michigan was a mansion near a sand dune. In the third image, Ann is looking at it.


Then we walked out to the beach. The 4th image shows sunset over Lake Michigan behind some swings .