Alpine Townships roots are in harvesting. Native Americans harvested cranberries near a lake by the same name; Cranberry Lake. After logging out the forested area of the township; starting 160 years ago; farmers found peach trees; then apples; and a variety of fruit grew well on the rolling hills of this area referred to as "the Ridge." The name Alpine came from the combination of two words; all pine; in reference to the trees that grew in abundance in the township. Today Alpine Avenue has become a major commercial district on the northwest side of Grand Rapids; in western Michigan.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy BrianExcellent - very pleased.15 of 17 people found the following review helpful. So bad. its been discontinued alreadyBy SkipperThe fact that this book is still for sale is amazing. The publisher is no longer printing it. The Superintendent of the Sir Christopher Wren Building reviewed the book and essentially declared it a disaster. There are approximately 200 photos. and they found 100 critical errors in the book. They couldnt get the name of the Founder right (James Blair was named John Blair) and the old Indian School was mislabeled (the Brafferton was named the Bradleton). The list went on and on and on. The forward by Gene Nichol doesnt help. His own record with the College has been fraught with controversy and misstep.
