Revisiting Roselle Park in Summer: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Revisiting Roselle Park in Summer: Guide to West Michigan

My first video on Roselle Park: https://youtu.be/bT-YVXrsZ64

Address: 1010 Grand River Dr NE, Ada, MI 49301 

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Ada Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4wNsw_zHE0L7HrkSYPaBuV&si=7gzHNdFhq6iauNhe

This Week in Booktube: June 28, 2026

(These are the Booktube videos I watched this week. As always, I encourage you also to check out each of the videos I've linked to down below.  Support Booktube.  And let me know what you've watched this past week.)

Google document: docs, pub

Reading IDEAS. Simenon's Maigret in Montmartre and are sensitivity readers ruining publishing.

Joseph Francis Burton White Lady, Black Christ by Charlson Ong - book review

Twelve Months of Christmas "One Perfect Gift" by Kathleen Morgan: Is It The Right Gift For You?

Abby Reads "Heart of Danger" / "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Revisiting Cascade Peace Park in Summer: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Revisiting Cascade Peace Park in Summer: Guide to West Michigan

My first video on Cascade Peace Park: https://youtu.be/HIOedwJgKj4

Address: 8900 Grand River Dr SE, Ada, MI 49301

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Cascade Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4WoaXKD7r7tquq2KUQuBjn&si=Hy0GBuPXCEuoZCJE

A Dream of Red Mansions Family Tree--Commonplace Book

As I was reading A Dream of Red Mansions volume 1, I kept having to flip back to the family tree at the front of the book to keep track of everyone.  (Yes, it's one of those kind of books.)

Volume 2 doesn't have the family tree at the front, so in order to save myself having to constantly go back to the first volume, I decided to take a picture of the family tree from volume 1 and save it on my phone.

And I thought I would post it here as well in case it is useful to anyone else.  (I'm claiming fair use on this since it's only a single page out of a 2400 page novel, and can't act as a replacement for the novel itself.)

Legacy Park, Ada Township: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Legacy Park, Ada Township: Guide to West Michigan

Address: 7430 River St SE, Ada, MI 49301

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Ada Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4wNsw_zHE0L7HrkSYPaBuV&si=7gzHNdFhq6iauNhe

Ada Village Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXuyFLh_bqUI&si=Rv1y9v4-sgArS53x

Started: The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Revised, Newly Illustrated Edition by  by Hugh Lofting adapted by Melissa Dalton Martinez

This is part of my "reading books with my kids" project.  We actually started this book at bedtime last night, but I had already shut down my computer at that point, so I'm posting today instead.  

I have vague memories of Doctor Dolittle from my own childhood.  It all seems familiar, but I can't remember anything definite.  One of my elementary school teachers might have read this book, or a version of this book to us.  But without any definite memories, I'm not going to count it as a reread.

Cascade Library, Kent District Library: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Cascade Library, Kent District Library: Guide to West Michigan

Address: 2870 Jacksmith Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Cascade Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4WoaXKD7r7tquq2KUQuBjn&si=Hy0GBuPXCEuoZCJE

This Week in Booktube: June 21, 2026

(These are the Booktube videos I watched this week. As always, I encourage you also to check out each of the videos I've linked to down below.  Support Booktube.  And let me know what you've watched this past week.)

Google document: docs, pub

Abby Reads Reading As a Personal Canon Project | Playing Catch Up with Jean Webster

Abby Reads "Congo" by Michael Crichton | A 5P Review

Randy Ray Can You Read Every Classic?

jim's books reading & stuff What are YOU Reading Wednesday (57)?

Michael K. Vaughan Superman: Brainiac

Abby Reads The Reading Shame Forgiveness Tag

Marian H Wuthering Heights: Childhood (Chapters 1–5 Analysis)

Steve Donoghue Response Video: Tier-Ranking Arguments for Gods (Note: absolutely no bookish content!)

Bucky749 Booktube: Kamala speaks review

Joseph Francis Burton The Thief and the Dogs, by Naguib Mahfouz - book review

Abby Reads "The Checkers Tales: Philippine Mythical Creatures" by Joem Antonio | A 5P Review

Day 2 of Millennium Park, Fred Meijer Millennium Trail, Walker City: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Day 2 of Millennium Park, Fred Meijer Millennium Trail, Walker City: Guide to West Michigan

Day 1 here: https://youtu.be/Uy0uYR4QlpA

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Walker City Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6R67ZEz-QsoXASH8rPzn94&si=bMsCWPuhKVxj46yw

Millennium Park, Fred Meijer Millennium Trail, Kent Trails; Walker and Grand Rapids: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Millennium Park, Fred Meijer Millennium Trail, Kent Trails; Walker and Grand Rapids: West Michigan

Millennium Park: Address: 1415 Maynard Ave SW, Walker, MI 49534

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

According to Google Map, it looks like we started in Walker City, but ended up crossing the border into Grand Rapids in the course of our wanderings.  So I'm putting this video on both playlists.

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Grand Rapids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x73ypfpMOZfYbKtensuu4B_&si=96WBxbMtcrLrVFp3

Walker City Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6R67ZEz-QsoXASH8rPzn94&si=bMsCWPuhKVxj46yw