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Fun Facts
• Grand Rapids is
located just 30
miles east of the
sandy beaches of
Lake Michigan,
and within three
hours of Detroit
and Chicago.
• With a metropolitan
population of
650,000, Grand
Rapids is
Michigan’s second
largest city.
• Grand Rapids was named
by
Fortune magazine
as one of the
Top 10 Best
Cities for Business in
the U.S.
• There are 28 public
golf courses
with many only minutes from
downtown
Grand Rapids.
• In April 2004, Grand
Rapids was
named as one of
America’s Most
Livable
Communities by the
Partners for
Livable Communities.
Links
Grand Rapids Visitors & Convention Bureau
Michigan's
West Coast Website
Best Michigan
Website - Regional & Statistical Data on West Michigan
West Michigan Tourist
Association
Kent County Quick Facts from U.S. Census Bureau
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Living in West
Michigan
Life in West Michigan living is
convenient, sophisticated, and affordable.
Sports and leisure activities abound
in this county. Award-winning golf courses, skiing, fly-fishing, and
bike trails await the outdoor enthusiast. Other cultural amenities
include the second largest community theater in the country, one of
the longest running symphonies, and the state’s only professional
ballet company.
West Michigan is also home to the Frederik Meijer
Gardens & Sculpture Park, the most significant outdoor sculpture
park in the Midwest and the state’s largest botanical garden. Millennium
Park is set to become one of the nation’s largest
urban parks with 1,500 acres of publicly owned, urban green space.
Recreational activities include a sandy swimming beach, beach house,
picnic facilities, play areas, as well as paved trails for cycling,
walking, running and inline skating.
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