Kollen Park - Holland, Michigan
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N 42° 47.201 W 086° 07.406
16T E 571693 N 4737500
Kollen Park on Lake Macatawa in Holland, Michigan
Waymark Code: WM10K3C
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2019
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Kollen Park is a 24 acre jewel situated between the western end of 10th Street and Lake Macatawa. The address is 240 Kollen Park Boulevard. The lawns at Kollen Park were once the site of a basket factory. Kollen Park was given to the City of Holland, February 12, 1921 by Martha Diekema Kollen in memory of her husband, George E. Kollen. She purchased the property from the De Pree Company who obtained it from the C.L. King basket factory. Amenities The park contains a large group picnic shelter, band shelter, lake-front gazebo, playground, boat launch ramps, limited docking facilities, parking, and several hundred feet of Lake Macatawa frontage with boardwalks and fishing decks. The park also contains a fountain donated by Queretaro, Mexico, and a Dutch immigrant sculpture from the Netherlands. Large group picnic shelter Playground Gazebo (lake-front) Bandshell Boat day slips - 3 Boat launching ramps Parking Fishing decks Fountain Restrooms Boardwalk Limited docking facilities ADA accessible Grills
Name: Kollen Park
Street Location: 240 Kollen Park Boulevard
Local Municipality: Holland City
State/Province, etc.: MI
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: George E. Kollen
Date Established: 1921
Picnic Facilities: Tables, pavilion, grilles, grass, benches
Recreational Facilities: Playground, fishing, lawn, boat launch, boat docks, no swimming
Monuments/Statues: Fountain
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): The Immigrants
Fountains: One
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Lake Macatawa
Special Events: Community events
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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