Windmill Sunrise, Holland, Michigan
by Liesl Walsh
Title
Windmill Sunrise, Holland, Michigan
Artist
Liesl Walsh
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
There is an interesting story behind this windmill. It's named De Zwaan, which in Dutch means "The Swan" or "Graceful Bird". It was first built in Krommenie, the Netherlands, in 1761 and later moved to Vinkel, the Netherlands. In the United States, there is a town with many Dutch immigrants from the late 1800's. It's Holland, Michigan. Each spring Holland, Michigan hosts the very popular Tulip Time festival. Two residents of the town, Willand Wichers and Carter Brown, wanted to bring a Dutch windmill to Holland to pay homage to the city's Dutch heritage. But many windmills in the Netherlands were damaged in World War II, and the Dutch government put a ban on selling them outside of the Netherlands. But Wichers and Brown were able to get around that by purchasing a very heaviliy damaged windmill, the De Zwaan, which had an uncertain future. So the Dutch government sold it to Wichers for $2800, and it was the last windmill to leave the Netherlands. So in October 1964 the De Zwaan was transported by the Prins Willem van Oranje ship to the harbor of Muskegon, and then by truck to Windmill Island in Holland. It took around 6 months to reconstruct the mill, and in April 1965 it was dedicated. Windmill Island sits on 36 acres of reclaimed swampland on the eastern end of Lake Macatawa. De Zwaan is 125 feet tall and its blades are 80 feet long. It is still in use today. De Zwaan windmill is one of the prominent landmarks of Holland along with the Big Red Lighthouse which sits at the opposite end of Lake Macatawa at Lake Michigan.
SOLD:
20" x 15" canvas print to buyer from Grand Haven, MI on 7-24-2019. Thank you!
30 x 22.5 Matted and Framed print to buyer in Grand Haven, MI on 12-10-2022. Thank you!
Oval Ornament to buyer in North Port, FL on 1-14-2023. Thank you!
Featured in the following FAA Groups:
Created by Southern Artists 7-17-2019
USA Photographers Only 7-18-2019
Images That Excite You 7-18-2019
Digital Art and Photography For a Simple Imagination 7-18-2019
Light Rays and Lightning 7-18-2019
Orange Yellow Red Photography and Paints 7-18-2019
Paints and Art Photography 7-18-2019
Whats New 7-18-2019
No Place Like Home 7-18-2019
Just Perfect 7-18-2019
Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery 7-18-2019
Your Story of Art 7-19-2019
The Best 30000 Artworks 7-19-2019
World Landscape Lovers of Art 7-20-2019
Photography Beauty of the USA 7-20-2019
Photographic Camera Art 7-21-2019
Light of Light 7-21-2019
Mind-Blowing Photography 7-21-2019
Arts Fantastic World 7-22-2019
Travel Art 7-22-2019
Forward Exposure 7-22-2019
10 Plus 7-26-2019
Sold on FAA 7-26-2019
New FAA Uploads 7-28-2019
Artist News 8-1-2019
Art From the Past With Human Touch 8-5-2019
Bedroom Art Gallery 8-5-2019
Your Very Best Photography 8-5-2019
ABC Group 8-12-2019
Camera Art 8-28-2019
Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors 9-3-2019
Vacations 9-6-2019
Light Rays and Lightning 9-27-2019
Art For Ever With You 9-29-2019
Covered Bridges or Historical Buildings 10-10-2019
Collectors Gallery 1-20-2021
1000 Views 8-4-2021
Photography Evolution 8-4-2021
Daily Promotion 8-6-2021
500 Views 10-31-2021
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Comments (46)
Piter Van Moort
Congratulations, Liesl! Your outstanding photo is now featured in the Windmills group! Fav
Liesl Walsh
Thank you to the buyer from North Port, FL who purchased an oval ornament of this image on 1-14-2023! I hope you enjoy it very much!
Liesl Walsh
Thank you to the buyer from Grand Haven, MI who purchased a 30 x 22.5 matted and framed print of this image on 12-10-2022! I hope you enjoy it very much!
Emmy Vickers
Wow, spectacular moment and capture Liesl. Great overall landscape scene of Windmill and sunrise. I had no idea this place existed in Michigan. Nice work! l/v/fave
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #18 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Conni Schaftenaar
As a Holland, MI native, I had to stop and visit this after voting for it in a contest. Nice job of telling the story of how De Zwaan came to live and thrive in West Michigan - it is a very active tourist attraction for about 9 months out of the year, and especially at Tulip Time in May! L/F, voted.
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 September: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (September 30, 2019)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 September: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You are also welcome to share your featured image on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247552766180931/ Thank you for your participation in the group! (September 2, 2019)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from Open Week July 29- August 5! You are invited to add this wonderful art to the features archive.
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