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Blue Green Gala To Benefit Michigan Maritime Museum
West Michigan residents and visitors to the lakeshore area will have a unique opportunity to view sustainable design at its best when Cottage Home opens the doors Sunday, August 23rd to the new Monroe Beach House, 850 Monroe Boulevard, South Haven.
The 'Blue Green Gala' is being underwritten by Cottage Home as a way of demonstrating how sustainable lakefront living helps "Keep It Blue By Making It Green." The event, which is open to the public, includes tours of two homes, sustainable design discussions, live music, with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres catered by the South Haven Yacht Club.
Doors will open at 4:00pm to 7:00pm Sunday. The Friends Good Will, the Maritime Museum's replica schooner, will sail past the home around 4:30pm.
Designed and built by Cottage Home, the fully furnished 4,396 sq. ft. Monroe Beach House will join a select group of homes in Michigan that have achieved LEED Certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
Tickets to the Blue Green Gala are $50 and may be purchased at the Michigan Maritime Museum, online at cottagehome.com/tix or by mailing a check made out to Cottage Home, 184 S. River Avenue, Suite 204, Holland, Michigan 49423.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Maritime Museum, a non-profit organization.
"We're very grateful and excited," said Patti Montgomery, Administrator of the Maritime Museum. "The Blue Green Gala will be a fun and educational event, and it's a wonderful tie in with our organization."
In addition to the Monroe Beach House, Cottage Home has designed and built three other LEED Certified lakefront homes in West Michigan.
The Michigan Maritime Museum is home to the tall ship Friends Good Will, substantial exhibit galleries, a boat building shop, a collection of small craft and marine motors, a large collection of maritime artifacts, a Great Lakes Research Library, and the Lightkeeper's House. Its mission is to promote and interpret the history and culture of Michigan's Great Lakes. For more information on the Michigan Maritime Museum, please click here.
