The Very Best of Holland State Park in Michigan.

[@karinvangennep2029]

Great video of the family. It’s such a joy and blessing to have you all here!

[@like2befishing197]

We miss your adventures and hope you do more! We hike along Lake Superior year round, this video is very similar to our area! Thanks so much for

[@alexh494]

I’ve been a subscriber for years and have loved watching your adventures! Now you’re here in my town! Seeing Holland from an outside perspective really makes me appreciate the beauty of my hometown. Welcome to Michigan!

[@hankbern9847]

Hey Randy...have not commented much but have been following along...So you guys have left NJ and moved to Michigan!! Nice to have the whole Family together for the Holidays...Julie, Hailey, Kayla, Natalie, and Shane....boy have they grown!!!!Will miss your "Americas Parks" channel.... you are still turning out interesting videos...Well all for now from Hank and Pam from South Texas...Happy New Year and will sign up for your new channel

[@DestinationEarth]

So great to see you all together again! Haha, wow, lots of stairs! Man, look at that ice. The lake is beautiful, but insanely cold. I lived in Thunder Bay, ON for a bit, and remember how impactful the great lakes can be. Merry Christmas to you all, and wishing you all the best in 2025! Looking forward to the HI trip! Sorry kids!

[@mikeventi637]

Love Holland!!! Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family. Great video as always.

[@AmericasParks]

Much appreciated! Hope you have a blessed Christmas as well!

[@davidpiersall1727]

It has been so fun watching the kids grow up over the years. Great video, Merry Christmas to one and all

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks, your kind words are encouraging!

[@andyvawser4943]

Merry Christmas Randy and family!!!

[@martinjdesmond]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Rande

[@FlyWestavecMD]

Thank you Randy for this spécial video full of good vibrations. Merry Xmas; God bless you and your family❤ best wishes from France 🇫🇷

[@AmericasParks]

Appreciate that! Have a blessed Christmas as well!

[@jymnmeier3527]

Merry Christmas to the wonderful and inspiring Smith Family. What a gift to receive a notification that a new America's Parks video has dropped. Is Shane the tallest of the clan now? Wow! Excited to see more videos especially the Hawaii trip. Mahalo and Aloha

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks my friend! Shane grew a lot recently (and appears to keep growing), but I still have him by about 2 inches. Have a blessed Christmas!

[@lorimb4753]

Pastor Randy!!! So great to see another video! It's wonderful that you get to celebrate Christmas with you family. I hope you have a blessed Christmas and that we see another video from you soon! Merry Christmas

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks for the kind words! Have a blessed Christmas as well!

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

One of my undergraduate professors resigned her position at our large university to take a job at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. When I asked her what drew her to take that job, she told me, "It's Holland, Michigan!" I really didn't know what she meant...until watching this video! That's a beautiful place!

[@AmericasParks]

Great story... Really encouraging to hear that! Have a blessed Christmas!

[@adventuringoutdoorswitheric]

The beard looks good on you, Randy. Your son has gotten tall! Holland Michigan looks amazing! Great move for you guys! Merry Christmas, my friend!

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks my friend! Julie likes the beard so it's staying for now. lol! Hope all is well with you and you have a super Christmas too!

[@kevinlongenecker9724]

Thank you Randy. This was a nice video. We have been subscribers for years and have used your videos to help plan trips. Thank you for all you do.

[@AmericasParks]

Encouraged to hear that my videos have been useful to you and that you are getting out and enjoying our tremendous National Parks!

[@kaylasmith1515]

Merry Christmas from the mitten. Great video Dad!

[@AmericasParks]

Appreciated! Thanks for being a part of it!

[@myjourneysinfaith]

Wow you are some brave soles to be in that cold weather. It was beautiful but I was freezing just watching. Merry Christmas

[@AmericasParks]

haha! Hope you have a blessed Christmas as well!

[@OurNationalAdventure]

Hope that you and your family had a wonderful holiday. Happy 2025 and New Year! Enjoy Hawaii !

[@alrichardson7027]

Hello Americas parks! Hello Randy! Its good to see all of you! Michigan is so amazing.

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks, Al! Hope you and the family are doing well!

[@alrichardson7027]

Hahaha...hmmmm! Trip to Mich.... Haha....

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

Very cool! I was just checking your channel for a new video several times this week. Have a wonderfully blessed Christmas together!

[@AmericasParks]

Great to hear! Looking to have about 5 uploads in the next 3 months.

[@papajon62]

Ha! We have family that lives in Holland on my wife’s side of the family. I grew up south of their in St Joe, where we also have a lighthouse we are proud of. Many good memories of Pure Michigan.

[@AmericasParks]

Great story! Such a beautiful part of our great nation indeed!

[@juliesmith444]

Such a fun day! We love Holland!

[@AmericasParks]

Right on! :)

[@buckeyeguy82]

Alright, a whole family hike!! Holland State Park look beautiful & that sunset is amazing, nice capture Randy! It's been years since I've been to Holland & after watching this I have to go back in 2025. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & God Bless you and the family! Have a safe & fun trip in Hawaii!

[@AmericasParks]

Really appreciate your kind words! Hope you have a blessed Christmas as well!

[@joemorin6247]

Good to see you and your family. Merry Christmas.

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks, Joe! Have a super Christmas as well!

[@MichaelYoungblood1]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Nice video too! Hope the trip to Hawaii goes through. We went for our honeymoon 18 years ago. Still reminisce often about that trip.

[@AmericasParks]

Great to hear! Hope you have a blessed Christmas too!

[@MagellanandGreyhound]

Merry Christmas Randy to you and your family. Great video! Michigan is beautiful year round!

[@AmericasParks]

Hope you guys have a super Christmas as well!

[@stepsgaming]

Very blessed you are Randy. Merry Christmas.

[@AmericasParks]

Hope you have a blessed Christmas as well!

[@haileysmith3029]

This video is great! So thankful for the family!

[@AmericasParks]

Me too! :) Missed you tonight!

[@RobertLWard]

Looks cold! Merry Christmas to you and the family.

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks, brother! Have a blessed Christmas!

[@appalachianspringdermatolo2154]

Great to see you all. Everyone looks great!

[@AmericasParks]

Appreciate your kind words!

[@kellycarter6580]

Holland is beautiful

[@AmericasParks]

Good taste!

[@Carolann_237]

Crampons are your friend on those icy piers;) Also go check them out in February when they are covered in wind swept ice, so cooool. So parks flood their trails so you can ice skate on them. Enjoy the wonderful state of Michigan.

[@AmericasParks]

Yeah, some crampons would have make that short trek along the pier much easier and safer! Can't wait to see the frozen piers in person. And never knew about the iced trails. Fun in the winter in MI! Thanks for the comment!

[@jerryphillips7330]

Wow! You are in my backyard. I grew up in Holland on the south side of Lake Mac. Got married and moved just a little ways to the east. When looking for something to do, we almost always head to Holland State Park. Summer to swim, Spring and fall to watch the boats go in and out of the channel with a picnic meal next to the channel. There is one thing you missed. Up in the hills between Mt Picgah and the state park there is hidden in the woods along the sand dunes homes built in the late 1800's. Before the channel was built ,the water of Lake Mac ran to Lake Michigan in a stream that went to the north west. The homes were built along this stream. It is a historical district today and can be seen through the trees in winter but never during summer because of the leaves on the trees. Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year.

[@AmericasParks]

Great story! Heard about that stream when I was doing my research and saw the houses on our hike, but never connected the two. Just shared your comment with my family this evening.

[@R72vegas]

Nice to see the whole family Brother Randy ❤️

[@AmericasParks]

Hope you have a blessed Christmas, brother!

[@R72vegas]

@ Same to you Brother Randy 🎄

[@hbdad12]

Finally a new video! Thank you Pastor Randy. Did not know you had retired and moved. You’re too young to retire. What are you going to do now?

[@alrichardson7027]

Heyyy Randy, i love the beard!!!

[@AmericasParks]

I'm okay with it, but Julie likes it. So we'll keep it for now. :)

[@spalladino1512]

Merry Christmas Smith Family. See you some of you soon. 😊

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks my friend!

[@Riffman42]

My neighborhood! Nice!

[@AmericasParks]

Awesome! So cool to have this place close by. Maybe Grand Haven next year!

[@familyvideos1413]

@@AmericasParksSometimes we have to remember how blessed we are to live here where we’re surrounded by the lakes. It’s very easy to take it for granted.

[@AmericasParks]

@@familyvideos1413 Excellent words! :)

[@Funtimeshappy099]

Finally Hawaii! Maui and Big Island to get the big two parks? Also, Pu'ukohola Heaiu NHS is worthwhile. Merry xmas from near Coronado N. Memorial. We miss your vids over the last few months and hope the family has settled well.

[@AmericasParks]

Appreciate the encouraging ind informative words! Yes, both Islands and then a final stop at Pearl Harbor. Enjoy your Christmas!

[@markakira8988]

99/100 because you didn't use the crosswalk at 0:28. Someday you should do the car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee and drive down to Chicago and back home. Your son has grown a foot! He can probably reach the top cabinet above the fridge. What else, hmmm....oh haunted tiki Brady Bunch Hawaii series scared me as a kid. Merry CHRISTmas.

[@AmericasParks]

Funny comment! We watched the video as a family tonight and I shared your remarks with them! Many laughs!

[@mikel5582]

Based on the sonic quality of the snow crunching, I'm guessing a temperature of 24F during that hike. 😉

[@AmericasParks]

I believe you are spot on with that estimation! Nice work!

[@thefactualconservative9922]

We really need next year's Christmas video to feature AP being visited by 3 ghosts of National Park rangers and learning a wholesome lesson of some sort.

[@AmericasParks]

Haha! Good one! :)

[@jimgreen5788]

Randy, really? You got a different church--in MI? I know your old one was on the edge of NYC in NJ? Are you in the LP or UP? More specific, if you want to be. Either way, Merry Christmas to "All o' y'all."😀 Your comment about the 2 states' differing opinions about winter seems to be true all over. Here in Rockford, IL, a lot of (not all) locals whine about the winter, yet just a few hours to the north, the attitude totally changes.

[@AmericasParks]

Actually still waiting on the Lord for a new assignment. Believed the work in NJ was coming to an end and we wanted to be back with our family in MI. Have a blessed Christmas!

[@jimgreen5788]

Same to you and the family, Randy.