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Entertainment in Downtown Grand Rapids PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Alyson Kieda   
Thursday, 06 August 2009 22:59


Bridge_over_Grand-RiverWelcome to Grand Rapids, the second largest city in Michigan, not far from beautiful Lake Michigan!

Downtown Grand Rapids has something for almost everyone. For those who love the outdoors, Grand Rapids features a walkway and fish ladder along the Grand River plus symbolic Native American burial mounds.

If you love museums, we’ve got several, including the Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, the Public Museum, and the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
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Calkins Science Center: A Few of My Favorite Things PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Adam Forrest   
Thursday, 13 August 2009 22:23

 
Favorite Thing #4: Prehistoric Garden The Calkins Science Center is the kind of place that builds a 1,700 square foot greenhouse isn’t enough, and then build an open-air Prehistoric Garden. When I was a student at the Center, I liked taking breaks in what felt like a set from Jurassic Park. 
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Places of Interest PDF Print E-mail
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Written by The MM Team   
Thursday, 09 July 2009 14:27
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Grand Rapids is the home of John Ball Park, Belknap Hill, and the Gerald R. Ford Museum, the final resting place of the 38th President of the United States. Significant buildings in the downtown include the DeVos Place Convention Center, Van Andel Arena, the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, and now the JW Marriott Hotel. The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts is located downtown, and houses art exhibits, a movie theater, and the urban clay studio.

Along the Grand River are symbolic burial mounds which were used by the Hopewell tribe, a fish ladder, and a riverwalk.

Grand Rapids is also home to the Van Andel Museum Center. Founded in 1854, it is among the oldest history museums in the United States. The museum's sites currently include the main site constructed in 1994 on the west bank of the Grand River (home to the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium, the Voigt House Victorian Museum, and the City Archives and Records Center, which was the site of the museum and planetarium prior to 1994.
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Welcome to Grand Rapids! PDF Print E-mail
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Written by MM Team   
Tuesday, 24 March 2009 08:48
grand-rapids-at-nightLocated on the banks of the Grand River, Grand Rapids is rated among the top cities in the U.S., and combines sophisticated charm with midwestern friendliness. Known for being safe and clean, Grand Rapids is a “walking” city.
Part of Michigan's West Coast, Grand Rapids offers all the big-city excitement you expect from a million-resident metropolis like a bustling downtown featuring more than 60 restaurants, bars, theaters, museums and sports venues within a five-minute walk.
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 14:12

Read the Chicago Tribune travel review of grand-rapids-at-night

Grand Rapids: A relaxed urban getaway

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-trav-grand-rapids-aug0909,0,3666736.story?page=1 

By Phil Vettel
Tribune reporter

August 10, 2009
 









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