Just a short trip last night to the City of Zeeland. As place I know well. I grew up in the area and even lived here for a short time in my life. Zeeland still has that small town feel when you walk down the sidewalks downtown. Some of my memories of downtown are some of the stores that use to be here. I remember and five and dime where you would go into and smell the peanuts they had in a case. Depree's store that use to have all the toys in the basement and around Christmas they use to have an igloo that had a Frosty the Snowman in it. Santa would make a visit there also. Lawrence Street park in the past use to have Fun In The Sun events in the summer for kids. I remember being there once and doing crafts and a performance in the bowl stage that today is still there.
Zeeland I was told was the biggest chicken producer in the United States. Founded by Jack Dewitt who later founded Bil Mar located in Borculo. If you ate a turkey on Thanksgiving it was possibly from Bil Mar.
Zeeland use to be a dry community. Alcohol sales in Zeeland where only opened up in November of 2007. Vitale's was one of the first to sell beer and wine with their pizzas. Now there are liquor stores open downtown along with a micro brewery serving.
Franks restaurant has been a local favorite for a number of years. Founded in 1928 and serving good food ever since. With its charm of an old diner and friendly staff you will enjoy a lunch when visiting downtown Zeeland. On one block in Zeeland you can find three churches within that block. Zeeland is also the home to Herman Miller Office Furniture and Howard Miller Clocks. One of the NASCAR races the winner trophy is a Howard Miller clock.
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