2010 HP annual meeting

Grand Rapids streetscape

The Historic Pathwalkers held our annual meeting in Grand Rapids on June 12, 2010. Members reelected our current slate of officers: President Jean Woltjer, Vice President Pat Korloch, Secretary John Pierce, Treasurer Alma Lucas. Members confirmed the club's sanctioning of our current list of 15 year 'round and seasonal events for 2011. The next meeting of the Historic Pathwalkers will be a group walk at 10:00 a.m. July 31 at Wahr’s Hardware Store, 87 Division Street, located behind the Christmas Store on US 31 or Cypress Street in Manistee, Michigan. All who attend are invited to join the group for lunch after the walk.

Grand Rapids walk

The Grand Rapids, Michigan YRE has got to be one of the best walks in the country. You see the magnificent Caulder stabile, the glorious gardens of the Gerald Ford Library in a vibrant cityscape, view the Frank Lloyd Wright Meyer-May house in nineteenth century neighborhoods, and stroll the riverwalk where we saw this heron fishing in the Grand River spillway.

Waterfront Film Festival and Grand Rapids on Michigan's west coast

Historic Pathwalkers President Jean Woltjer invites you to walk Douglas/Saugatuck and Grand Rapids this weekend:


Plan now to come and walk in Douglas - Saugatuck MI this weekend.    Our AVA sanctioned seasonal walk goes through the historic villages of Douglas and Saugatuck where the 12th Annual Waterfront Film festival is being held this weekend.  Saugatuck is known for its art colony dating back to 1910 and the Film Festival has been named one of the top 5 film festivals.

For more info on the festival go to  http://www.waterfrontfilm.org/  and for more info on the walk go to 
http://www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=85283


The Historic Pathwalkers invite you to a group walk of our Grand Rapids seasonal walk on Saturday, June 12.  We plan to start walking at 9:30 a.m. The trail takes you along the Grand River, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and burial site, historic Heritage Hill with it's magnificent architecture as well the  downtown area.   There is something for everyone! The start point is the Big Boy Restaurant, 407 Pearl St.   More information can be found at http://www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=85281
Come and join us for a great walk.


P.S. While you're in Grand Rapids, take a walk around the Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park to enjoy the Dale Chihuly outdoor glass installation.
Jean Woltjer, Pres
Historic Pathwalkers

Summer Newsletter 2010

Summer has arrived! We’re enjoying the great weather and all the activities that come along with it. Our group walks got off to a great start this season with the last one held in South Haven. After the walk we enjoyed lunch at Clementine’s and then some of us wandered over to Sherman’s for dessert!

The next walk will be held on Saturday, June 12 at 9:30 a.m. Note the earlier time. After the walk we plan on conducting our annual business meeting at the Big Boy Restaurant which is the start point for our walk. The address is 407 Pearl Street. The Grand Rapids walk is one of our most popular so if you haven’t walked it yet, be sure to join us and feel free to bring a friend or friends. The meeting will start at approximately 12:30. 

Among the agenda items to be considered are:

• Election of officers
• Treasurer’s report
• Scheduled walk for Sept/Oct
• Renewal of YRE and Seasonal walks for next year

Our July walk will be in Manistee on Saturday, July 31. The start point there is Wahr’s Hardware Store, 87 Division St. It’s located right behind the Christmas Store which is on US 31 or Cypress Street. The start time there will be 10:00 a.m.

We send our condolences to Mr. Gerard Perry on the death of his wife Rita recently.   Rita was a long time member of the club and an active participant who did much to promote club activities. Even in later years both she and Gerard were always  there to help in one way or another. She will be missed.