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Heeg is a delightful destination for water sports enthusiasts.
Heeg (Frisian: Heech) is located on the Heegermeer, making it the ultimate holiday destination for water sports enthusiasts. Heeg is a vibrant village with numerous restaurants and several charming shops. Regularly, both large and small events are organized in Heeg; for example, every year on Ascension Day, there is the street theater festival Heechspanning. During the summer, you can enjoy various bands at the Heechsimmerfestival.
Heeg is renowned for its eel trade, a legacy that can still be observed today. Take a stroll through the village, explore beautiful facades, historic buildings, and don't miss the chance to see (or sail with) the Eel Smack! Make sure to visit the visitor center in Heeg, where you can find more information about the history, culture, water sports, and recreation in Heeg and the Waterland of Friesland. There is even a mini replica of the Eel Smack Korneliske Ykes II.
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Alde Feanen - Westersanning - Vogelkijkhut
Alde Feanen - Westersanning - Vogelkijkhut
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Ameland - Hollum - Dijk nabij P. Miedeweg - Vogelkijkpunt
Ameland - Hollum - Dijk nabij P. Miedeweg - Vogelkijkpunt
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Makkum War Memorial
Makkum War Memorial
By 16 April, the major part of Friesland had been liberated. But some important targets of the Canadians had not yet been achieved. They wanted to win the Frisian ports and the Head of the Afsluitdijk from the Germans as quickly as possible. But they would be hard fought. Both the ports and the Afsluitdijk were used by German soldiers to escape to North Holland.
As elsewhere in Friesland, the Canadians were helped by resistance fighters from the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (N.B.S.) They suffered several casualties near Makkum. On 16 April, Schelte Bruinsma and Simon Sipma were killed in an attack on a farm in which the Germans had entrenched themselves. The next day, another group tried to occupy a bridge under Makkum. However, the Germans caught sight of them and in the ensuing gunfight, Rinnert Anema, Roelof van der Meer and Hendrik Postma were killed. Makkum was liberated on 18 April, as one of the last villages in Friesland.
The monument at the Buren in Makkum was unveiled in 1952 in commemoration of the members of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces who were killed around the village during the struggle for liberation.
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