Alto, Michigan is an unincorporated village in northern Bowne Township, in southeastern Kent County, although a small portion of what is commonly considered Alto bleeds over into Lowell Township to the north.
Bowne Center, another unincorporated community within the township, is a few miles south-southeast of Alto. Lowell is 7.0 miles north, Clarksville is 8.1 miles east, Freeport is 10.0 miles south, Caledonia is 11.3 miles southwest, and the City of Grand Rapids is just over twenty miles northwest of Alto.
David N. Skidmore is credited with founding the village in 1845. On September 5, 1851, a post office was established, with Daniel C. McVean as its first postmaster, around the same time that the Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western Railroad built a station there. The village was named by Lucy Skidmore McVean, daughter of the founder and the postmaster's wife, who chose Alto for being the highest point of land along the railroad between Grand Rapids and Detroit, alto being a musical term meaning "high" in Italian.
The village includes several historic buildings, including the Bowne Township Hall, which is still in use.
The focus of this category is on the village of Alto, Michigan. Websites representing businesses, churches, schools, organizations, and individuals in Alto are appropriate for this category. However, as the Alto post office serves most of Bowne Township and parts of Caledonia, Campbell, Cascade, and Lowell townships, entities with Also addresses may be listed here as well, since it may be difficult to make the differentiation, particularly given that Alto doesn't have defined boundaries.
 
 
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Located on Linfield Avenue SE, the Alto, Michigan bar features more than three hundred and twenty-five varieties of bourbon, and serves one-pound New York strip steaks each Friday night, and can custom cut two-pound T-bones. Directions, hours of operation, daily menu items, salads, baskets, appetizers, wraps, wings, and a kids’ menu are available, along with a list of its bourbon varieties, and a calendar of events. An email address and telephone number are posted.
http://rockstarsteaks.com/
Operated as a campus of Lowell Area Schools, Alto Elementary School is located on Bancroft Avenue SE, in southern Alto, Michigan, where it enrolls K-5th-grade elementary school students who reside in areas of the school district south of the Grand River. A school teacher and staff directory are presented, along with enrollment information, a student-parent handbook, newsletters, supply lists, teacher sites, and information about library media services and the parent-teacher organization.
https://www.lowellschools.com/elementary-schools/alto-elementary/
The Alto, Michigan club is a member of Lions Clubs International, a service organization with a worldwide membership. Although based in Alto, the club meets at Keiser’s Kitchen in nearby Lowell on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month. A calendar of events is published to the site, club projects, and fundraisers are featured, and a photo gallery is displayed. Club officers are named, along with its Melvin Jones Fellows and Alto Lions Charter members.
https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/altomi/
The licensed and insured company is based in Alto, but offering services throughout West Michigan, offering residential and commercial pool and spa servicing, including openings and closings, ranging from am do-it-yourself service to full service, along with repair services, chemical maintenance and cleanings, which may be done according to a schedule or as needed. Its services are described in detail, and its pricing is posted to the site. Employment opportunities are included.
https://www.altopoolservice.com/
Featuring Guernsey milk products, the dairy farm offers a cow-share dairy program in Alto, just fifteen minutes east of Grand Rapids, Michigan, allowing participants to make their own butter, sour cream, ice cream, and other milk products. Shares and boarding fees are posted to the site, along with one-time dairy shares. Pastured and organic eggs are also offered by the dozen, along with other items that may be offered from time to time. Contacts are posted.
http://theangelusfarms.com/
With locations in Alto and Grandville, Michigan, Bricks is a service station, full market, and a restaurant serving pizza, burritos, tacos, salads, and other items, locally owned and operated. Directions and a map show both locations, each of which are affiliated with Brenner Oil, supplying several fuel options, the Alto location offering gas, diesel, and a deluxe car wash, while the Grandville location offers gas, diesel, E85, and recreational fuels. Menus are posted to the site.
http://bricksstation.com/
Affiliated with the United Reformed Churches in North America, the congregation meets at its facilities on 84th Street SE in Alto, Michigan. Reformed traditions and convictions are outlined, along with a values statement, a brief history of the church, and schedules and information about its ministries to various age groups and other programs, such as Sunday School, Kingdom Seekers, Cadets, Youth Group, Adult Bible Study, Men’s Breakfast, and Ladies Bible Study.
https://graceurcmi.com/
Serving the greater Grand Rapids area, the Saskatoon Golf Club is a public course with thirty-six championship holes, a driving range, practice facilities, a restaurant, and a bar. Visitors to the website may view available tee times and schedule a tee time online for up to two weeks in advance. Golf lessons by a PGA professional are available in private or group sessions, and an online store offers gift cards in amounts of $25, $50, or $100. Contacts are posted.
https://www.saskatoongolf.com/
Tyler Creek Campground & Golf Resort
Those who come for golf, to participate in an event, or to spend a night or so in the campground will probably find themselves at the Clubhouse, which houses its management and golf cart keys, as well as a bar and an ice cream place. A Kids’ Clubhouse is also on the premises, which includes a pool, bouncy house, and activities for children. The campground offers primitive campsites, sites with water and electric, and full RV hook-up sites, and the golf course features nine holes.
http://www.tylercreekcamp.com/