Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lida Rogers
(18771963)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 7, 2024
1. Lida Rogers Marker
Inscription.
Lida Rogers. (18771963). In 1927, Lida Rogers, a biology teacher at Holland High School, spoke to the Womans Literary Club about civic beauty. She proposed that the citizens of Holland construct playgrounds, parks, and a skate pond, and that we plant native trees and flowers to enhance the year-round beauty of our city. Miss Rogers also suggested that we plant tulips in every yard, as the Dutch in the Netherlands typically do, and that a day be set aside as Tulip Day. I would do it, she said, not for the sake of advertising, but to add to the beauty of our city. Think it over and boost for it. Tulip Time, Hollands world-renowned festival, and Window on the Waterfront are her legacies, and the legacies of the Holland people, who, in her words, thought it over and boosted for it!
In 1927, Lida Rogers, a biology teacher at Holland High School,
spoke to the Womans Literary Club about civic beauty. She proposed
that the citizens of Holland construct playgrounds, parks, and a skate pond,
and that we plant native trees and flowers to enhance the year-round
beauty of our city. Miss Rogers also suggested that we plant tulips in every yard,
as the Dutch in the Netherlands typically do, and that a day be set aside as Tulip Day.
I would do it, she said, not for the sake of advertising, but to add to the beauty of
our city. Think it over and boost for it. Tulip Time, Hollands world-renowned festival,
and Window on the Waterfront are her legacies, and the legacies of the Holland people,
who, in her words, thought it over and boosted for it!
Erected 2023 by the Womans Literary Club, Holland in Bloom, and Holland Parks and Recreation.
Location. 42° 47.556′ N, 86° 6.155′ W. Marker is in Holland,
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Michigan, in Ottawa County. It can be reached from the intersection of East 6th Street and College Avenue, on the right when traveling west. It is in Riverview Park, on the curving walk from East 6th Street to East 5th Street, facing north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 E 6th St, Holland MI 49423, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Michigan, specifically in Greater Grand Rapids, and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
