PLAY: Take a drive to the busy Holland State Park Beach. (2215 Ottawa Beach Road). Public Works Administration funds were used to construct the modern pavilion-bathhouse, which was completed in 1940. The Holland State Park pavilion is an MCM favorite with tourists and local residents.

While you are there, walk over to the channel to view the famous lighthouse known affectionately as Big Red. It was built in 1907 and the lighthouse is run by a nonprofit organization. It is currently closed to visitors. Read the detailed information concerning

While you are there, walk over to the channel to view the famous lighthouse known affectionately as Big Red. It was built in 1907 and the lighthouse is run by a nonprofit organization. It is currently closed to visitors. Read the detailed information concerning accessibility, parking, etc. as the area is surrounded by private property. https://bigredlighthouse.com.

DINE: Along the Ottawa Beach Road, you can stop for a meal or drinks at the Ottawa Beach Inn (2155 Ottawa Beach Road) 1972 near the Holland State Park.

LAKE RANCH RESORT (2226 Ottawa Beach Road) 1952. Advertisement from the day.

The elevated pool at the Lake Ranch Resort still has the 1950s windows that allow underwater viewing.

LAKE RANCH RESORT (2226 Ottawa Beach Road) 1952. Early Postcard.

STAY: Open through mid-October, the Lake Ranch Resort (2226 Ottawa Beach Road) overlooking Lake Macatawa was established in 1952. True to its original motel design, some units as shown have a great view of the lake.

SHOP: At Velo City Cycles (326 S. River) 1954 is a bicycle shop in a remodeled Mid-Century Building that was built as the clothing store “DOTS,” for Mrs. Arend Bosman. The contractor was Harvin Zoerhof and the cost was $10,000. The store advertised “fragile fabrics, mysterious colors, and billowing lines.” They also advertised bridal notions, jewelry, and lace-covered bibles.

The original Herrick District Library was designed by Detroit architect Carl S. Pirscher. The contractor was Kreighoff-Lenawee Construction Company of Adrian, Michigan. The cost ws $300,000, funded by philanthropist Ray Herrick of Tecumseh Products. Grand Rapids artist Gerald Mast painted a mural in the new library. In 1999 a major expansion designed by FGM ( Frye, Fillan & Molinaro Architects Ltd.) of Chicago transformed the library but preserved the original exterior fronting River Street.

In Downtown Holland:

SHOP: At Readers World (194 S River Street) at the intersection of 8th and River) 1967. Here magazine racks stretch almost the length of the store. The older building was once a pharmacy.

SHOP: At the Herman Miller Office Outlet/Company Store (455 Washington), Zeeland. Here you can pick up the iconic furniture and accessories designed by famed Herman Miller designers like Ray and Charles Eames during the Mid-century including Eames lounge chairs to Nguchi coffee table.