I just spent a long weekend in the Saugatuck/Holland area. We enjoyed ourselves and didn't spend too much time in any one place.
Holland is part of the more conservative west Michigan area that includes Grand Rapids. Lots of Dutch Reform types there. It is pretty ironic considering what today's Dutch are really like. Gay marriage, legalized prostitution, lax drug laws, etc. Everywhere we went in Holland, every one was blond and bland.
Saugatuck used to be a pretty gay friendly resort town. Now it is packed with families and other straight folks looking in the dozens of quaint shops there. The only gay folks left are the shop owners. We met quite a few of them. I just couldn't get over how packed the town was. It took us quite a while to find a place to park.
It seems that everytime the gays discover or create a great place to live/be the straight folks want to take over. They never have the guts to move into a distressed area or take a chance, but once the gays get everything nice and settled, then the straights come along and act like they just discovered a treasure.
We also stopped by Douglas Dunes - which is a huge gay resort in Douglas, just over the bridge from Saugatuck. That was nice. So many things going on there (inside the club). I still can't believe the things people do out in the woods though. I have never gotten into that. Those guys must be very short on self-respect. I guess I have always looked for love first and sex has always just been a part of that.
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