The Holland Sentinel says years of planning for a walkway that connects five parks called the Historic Ottawa Beach Parks along Lake Macatawa's north shore is moving forward steadily.
According to excerpts from the story:
Imagine a walkway meandering along Lake Macatawa's northern shore, past fishing piers, lines of boats and a tidy little museum, eventually funneling into Holland State Park. Slowly but surely, that's the vision now becoming a reality for the end of Ottawa Beach Road, one of the busiest summer destinations in the state.
Momentum has been steadily growing for the Historic Ottawa Beach Parks, with all five parts of the project now in some phase of development. By 2013, it all could be a reality. The Black Lake Boardwalk is done, and the Holland Harbor Fishing Access Project is nearly there. The other three pieces — the connecting walkway, the Ottawa Beach Pumphouse Museum and the marina — are still years away.
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