Category Archives: WHTC’s Morning News
A Fall Color Tour on a Fine Fall Afternoon
It was a delightful final Saturday in October along the Lakeshore. Many people filed into Ray & Sue Smith Stadium in Holland or Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo for homecoming football games involving H...
Oct 26, 2024
A Day at Windmill Island
Our first road trip of the season was a fun one. Sure, it's a "Talk of the Town" program and not a "WHTC Morning News," but since we don't have a blog for ToT, we're taking over this blog for today's ...
Apr 17, 2024
The Return of "Postcards"
Well, another year of "Postcards from Holland" is underway. It's the fourth year of strolling around downtown Holland (actually, walking distance from the WHTC studios just north of downtown is the ra...
Apr 16, 2024 Apr. 16, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; The American Flag flies behind the Central Avenue Financial Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
A Christmas Message from the News Room
Let me step away from the news desk and the microphone for a moment. Although this is Christmas and not Thanksgiving, this is still a good time to say thank you to all of you who listen to 99 7/1450 W...
Dec 24, 2023
Sometimes it's Good to Wait
A confluence of circumstances kept me away from Holland this past weekend. First, I had to get back into play-by-play harness for the Saugatuck High football game at Galesburg-Augusta this past Friday...
Oct 09, 2023
POSTCARDS: Checking Back In at the DeZwaan Windmill
As summer comes on Wednesday, it's time to get back to Holland's iconic symbol and see how things are going. That was the focus of our daily stroll on Tuesday. Windmill Island Gardens is immensely pop...
Jun 20, 2023 June 20, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; A symbolic wooden shoe sculpture in the foreground, with the DeZwaan Windmill in the background, at Windmill Island Gardens. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
More Postcards: No Hollanders Allowed on Windmill Island
Time for Holland to awaken from its winter slumber. It's akin to a bear stirring from winter hibernation, as the Tulip City rouses ahead of the 94th Tulip Time Festival that begins on May 6th. The flo...
Apr 24, 2023 Apr. 24, 2023; Holland, MI; USA; Windmill Island is off limits to the general public Apr. 24-25 for the production of the motion picture "Holland, Michigan." Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
More Postcards: A Last Chance to See a Winter Wonderland
Sometimes it's nice to take a stroll around downtown Holland ... and sometimes it's just days such as Friday that the images make the walk in the cold and the snow worth it. We finally have some winte...
Mar 10, 2023 Mar. 10, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Dimnent Chapel. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
The Return of Postcards for Another Year
After a winter break, it's time to take some postcard pictures again. Sorry for no snow scenes, but as spring approaches, the Tulip City begins to waken. The first buds from the tulip bulbs planted la...
Mar 07, 2023 Mar. 7, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The Warm Friend off of Central Ave. & W. 8th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Postcards from Holland: Autumn at DeZwaan
If we were going to get any good fall color shots this autumn season, today may be the day. Yeah, it's supposed to be in the 60's on Saturday, but that our wedding anniversary day, so off we went to W...
Oct 21, 2022 Oct. 21, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; The DeZwaan Windmill at Windmill Island Gardens. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
