{"id":17016,"date":"2016-07-27T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T23:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=17016"},"modified":"2022-05-28T16:42:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T21:42:32","slug":"michigan-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/michigan-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan, Part 4 (Above and Below)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t always easy finding sites that appealed to every member of the family during our Michigan trip. I searched high and low, from way up in the sky to deep undersea, for our little day trips during our week away from home. Local roads took us to three different places in three distinct directions all within close range of our temporary base in Grand Rapids. Each of the sites featured a connection to the Second World War, oddly enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kalamazoo Air Zoo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/27522879264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7314\/27522879264_4cac8a0f51_b.jpg\" alt=\"Kalamazoo Air Zoo. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An hour drive due south brought us to Kalamazoo and its wonderfully named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airzoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kalamazoo Air Zoo<\/a>. I hoped my frequent visits to Washington DC&#8217;s Air and Space Museum wouldn&#8217;t taint my perception so I tried to keep an open mind. I needn&#8217;t worry. The Air Zoo held its own. Incredibly, a government did not operate or fund this museum. It sprang from the collection of private citizens, Sue and Pete Parish. They started small with just a few planes in the 1960&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;It was becoming clear that Sue and Pete wanted to share their enthusiasm about World War II airplanes with people who enjoyed these historic flying machines. Then a friend made them an offer they couldn&#8217;t refuse: start a museum, and he would give them his Grumman Bearcat.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The building on the edge of Kalamazoo&#8217;s airport eventually filled with exhibits, leading to another building and then an annex (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Rc8uD8DQfjTLC3Ru6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). It took most of a day for us to tour everything in depth. This would also be a great <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13284\">$100 hamburger<\/a> for people into such things. The Air Zoo website included fly-in directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holland&#8217;s Windmill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/28138258515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7416\/28138258515_0cfd800b48_b.jpg\" alt=\"Windmill Island in Holland, Michigan. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An easy half-hour drive southwest of Grand Rapids brought us to the city of Holland. The name reflected the typical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holland.org\/our-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">immigrant story<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Persuaded by religious oppression and economic depression, a group of 60 men, women, and children, led by Albertus C. VanRaalte, prepared for their 47-day trip from Rotterdam to New York. VanRaalte intended to purchase land in Wisconsin, but travel delays and an early winter caused the group to layover in Detroit. After hearing about available lands in west Michigan, VanRaalte decided to scout the territory. They reached their destination on February 9, 1847 on the banks of Black Lake \u2014 today\u2019s Lake Macatawa.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>One couldn&#8217;t blame the town for capitalizing on on its heritage by creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holland.org\/visit-windmill-island-gardens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windmill Island Gardens<\/a>. This well-manicured park featured a 1761 windmill called De Zwaan (the Swan), moved from the Netherlands to Michigan in 1964 (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/q68j4n439pvDUbTg8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). Many Dutch windmills fell into disrepair especially during World War 2 when they often served as signal towers, drawing enemy fire. The town acquired a particularly dilapidated specimen from Vinkel in Noord Brabant and restored it to original condition. The Netherlands would never allow such a valuable cultural icon like this to escape its territory today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Zwaan functioned perfectly on a wind-swept plain along the Macatawa River, on the edge of town. A local resident, Alisa Crawford, then learned how to operate the windmill. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollandsentinel.com\/article\/20160607\/NEWS\/160609118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">finished her training<\/a> in the Netherlands and &#8220;is the only female member of the Dutch milling guild, Ambachtelijk Korenmolenaars Gilde.&#8221; She grinds white winter wheat grown in western Michigan and offers it for sale at Windmill Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors also get an opportunity to walk to the top of the Windmill with great views in all directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">USS Silversides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/27542727073\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7523\/27542727073_d27b8e42a9_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Silversides Submarine Museum in Muskegon, Michigan. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another day we drove to Muskegon, also nearby heading northwest this time for about forty minutes (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/AKYSDZeuLRqXGRDf9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). Here we found the <a href=\"https:\/\/silversidesmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silversides Museum<\/a>. It seemed like a strange name for a submarine until I saw that it came from a certain <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_silverside\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">type of fish<\/a> resembling a smelt. Then it made perfect sense. The USS Silversides served with distinction during World War 2. She launched and received her commission just a few days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and served through the entire war. Her crew earned <a href=\"https:\/\/silversidesmuseum.org\/pages\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">numerous distinctions<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Silversides received twelve battle stars for World War II service and was awarded one Presidential Unit Citation for cumulative action over four patrols. She is credited with sinking 23 ships, the third-most of any allied World War II submarine, behind only the USS Tang and USS Tautog.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It seemed incomprehensible for me to imagine that sixty people lived aboard this vessel. I pushed my way through its length into increasingly claustrophobic quarters, through tiny hatches between watertight compartments. Bunks stacked atop bunks in every corner and crevice. Privacy simply did not exist aboard a Gato-Class submarine. Submariners also faced horrific survival rates throughout the war although only a single crew member died in combat on the Silversides. She earned a nickname, the Lucky Boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum included more than just the submarine. It also featured a US Coast Guard Cutter (the McLane) plus an entire museum building filled with exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles in the Michigan Journey Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17007\">County Adventures<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17011\">Breweries<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17014\">Rambling and Wandering<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17016\">Above and Below<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17018\">Do Overs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17020\">Parting Shots<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>See Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/albums\/72157633766932374\">The Complete Photo Album on Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It wasn&#8217;t always easy finding sites that appealed to every member of the family during our Michigan trip. 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