Neighborhood Guide: Hudsonville

The city of Hudsonville is a neighborhood known for its well-kept homes, beautiful churches, and excellent public and private schools. The community has friendly residents with strong family values. With an active farming community and numerous parks, this district is perfect for those who enjoy the outdoors.

Restaurants

At Maggie's be Cafe, Chuck & Virginia Fischer strived to create an establishment in their neighborhood where workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities could find a fulfilling and steady job. The cafe was created in honor of their 25-year-old daughter Maggie with Down Syndrome. Knowing

how challenging it can be for those with disabilities to get and keep employment, Chuck and Virginia wanted to curate a work environment of acceptance, understanding, inclusion, and love. This idea was passed on to co-owners Dave and Tracey Beemer. This not-for-profit cafe offers your typical coffee beverages as well as a selection of sweet treats, it even has a ripple machine that can print any photo onto a cup of coffee. At Maggie’s Be Café, we (be)lieve that everyone (be)longs, and we can work (be)side one another.

Wing Doozy serves the best wings in West Michigan. The always-fresh, never-frozen wing can be paired with premium house-made sides, bourbon, and beers. The casual restaurant established its Hudsonville location in the winter of 2018. The

boneless wings are the opposite of every boneless wing you’ve ever had, they’re hand-cut daily, never frozen, and lightly breaded. The restaurant has free iPad stations to keep the kids entertained. The homemade sauces include the typical selection as well as flavors unique to Wing Doozy like Daves Fire BBQ Doozy. If wings aren’t your style, Wing Doozy offers house-made tater tots with a creative twist like the TATOtot, the loaded baked potato tot with onion, garlic, sharp cheddar, and bacon inside a tater tot. This location is great for events, dining in, or just a quick lunch. Stop in and check it out!

Sister company to Hudsonville Winery, Pike 51 Brewing Co. has become a stable for the Hudsonville community. Its 16 taps hold at least 6 mainstay beers as well as a variety of seasonals and one-offs centered around the brewery’s fondness of barrel ages

and wild/sour ales. Pike 51’s mellow outdoor patio is the best spot to try one out of its 30 award-winning wine choices or enjoy a meal. The brewery offers a full lunch and dinner menu with signature entrees like its Goulash & Grilled Cheese which comes with a bowl of House-made Goulash and a Sourdough and American Swiss Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Brewing Co. is now accepting membership for its Mug Club for the year of 2023. Membership includes $1 off drafts every day, $2 off drafts on Tuesdays, bottled beer pre-releases, direct emails about special offers and events, and 10% off merchandise.

Activities

For those who would like to research early times in Michigan, the Hudsonville library has a local history room. The library also hosts special events like talks from local authors and children’s story hours. For ongoing events, there are special programs like its reading contest which rewards participants who read 32 books in seven months.

Hudsonville is home to many parks. Included is Hughes Park which has fields and courts for baseball, volleyball, and frisbee gold. You can also find hiking trails and picnic trails perfect for a day out. The neighbor has several parks that care for different communities, for those with young ones, Sunrise Park has a toddler's playground and Veterans Park acts as a tribute to war and military heroes.

The Hudsonville Chamber of Commerce sponsors several events in Hudsonville. In Veterans Memorial Park, the city's yearly summer concert is held, and the public is welcome to bring chairs and blankets while they rock out to live music. Other events sponsored by the city include holiday parades and golf outings