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Windmill Island Gardens
Holland, MI
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| Park: | Windmill Island Gardens |
| Description: | DeBoer Bros. (Dutch) |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2020 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | Kiddie |
| Year Built: | c.1908 |
| Type: | 2 rows, Park, Stationary, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 24 Standing Horses, 4 Menagerie Animals (2 Zebras, 2 Pigs), 2 chariots |
| Music: | Band Organ: 1928 Carl Frei street organ in park |
| Comments: | Originally built and owned by DeBoer Bros. from Alteveer, Netherlands. OL the town of Oude Pekela, Groningen, Province Netherlands. De Beer of Nieuwe Pekela may have owned the carousel in its early history. |
| History: | Oude Pekela, Groningen, c.1908 to 1971
Windmill Island Gardens, Holland, MI, 1971 to present
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| Directions/Hours: | From US 31, take BR US 96, 8th St. or 16th St. E to Lincoln Ave. North on Lincoln Ave. Park located at corner of Lincoln and 8th St. Call for information and hours of operation. |
| Mailing Address: | 1 Lincoln Ave., Holland, MI, 49423 |
| Telephone: | 616-355-1030 |
| Website: | https://www.holland.org/visit-windmill-island-gardens |
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