ticket
Catalog Number
2023.45.111Description
Carousel Mountain ticket, white and red with blue lettering. The Carousel Mountain logo is in the upper right corner.History
Carousel Mountain opened in 1963. It was located between Macatawa and Castle Park in Allegan County. The resort was started by Norm Archer, it operated for about 10 years.Items in accession 2023.45 focus on the history of Macatawa Park (in Park Township, a few miles southwest of Holland, MI) . They are from the collection of Art Tazelaar, gathered over the course of his lifetime. Art was born in Grand Rapids, MI in 1913 to John J. Tazelaar (1868–1957) and Gertrude C Lopperson (1880–1961).
The US Census shows that the Tazelaar family had moved to Macatawa Park by 1920. By 1940 (US Census), Art had begun working as the postmaster here, a position he held up to 1980. He also worked at a hardware store in Macatawa Park.
Art married Janet Virginia Wierda on 4-15-1941 in Grand Rapids, MI.