![Explore and Learn at Blandford Nature Center in Grand Rapids](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Blandford-Nature-Center-Grand-Rapids-Feature-photo-470x140.jpg)
Blandford Nature Center in Grand Rapids is an excellent place for families to learn about nature, whether they do it in the visitor center or…
![Gerald R. Ford International Airport Viewing Park: Watch the Planes Come and Go in Grand Rapids](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GRR-Airport-Viewing-Park-Delta-Connector-Arriving-470x140.jpg)
Hundreds of planes arrive at and depart from Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids each day, and for those not flying there is…
![Beer City USA: Can Grand Rapids Make It Four Years In A Row?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GR-Beer-Month-Feature-Photo-Flight-470x140.jpg)
Each February USA Today’s 10Best ask readers to vote for the best beer and brewery related locations in the country, and for the last three…
![Two Michigan Locations Once Again Up For Title of Best Sculpture Park](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Frederik-Meijer-Gardens-Sculpture-4-470x140.jpg)
A new round of USA Today 10best Reader’s Choice polls are up, and we could almost just cut and paste an article from last year…
![Photo Gallery: World of Winter 2024 in Grand Rapids](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/World-of-Winter-2024-Grand-Rapids-Downtown-Cover-Photo-470x140.jpg)
The World of Winter festival has returned to downtown Grand Rapids for a seventh year, and offers some amazing art installations and tons of family…
![Is The Best Small Airport in the U.S. Right Here in Michigan?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Gerald-R-Ford-International-Airport-Allegiant-Airlines1-470x140.jpg)
It’s time for another USA Today/10best.com Reader’s Choice Poll, and we once again have a Michigan contender. This contest is looking to honor the Best…
![Photo Gallery Friday: John Ball Zoo Lantern Festival 2023](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/John-Ball-Zoo-Lantern-Festival-2023-Crocodile-470x140.jpg)
For the past two months, John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids has hosted a unique event that is the first of its kind to visit…
![Two Michigan Sculpture Parks In Running To Be Named Best In U.S.](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Frederik-Meijer-Gardens-American-Horse1-470x140.jpg)
Is the Best Sculpture Park in the U.S. right here in Michigan? 10best.com recently announced a list of 20 finalists across the country, and two…
![Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park Is Open For 2022 With Exciting New Changes (Photo Gallery)](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-Boulder-Ridge-Wild-Animal-Park-Feature-Photo-Eland-470x140.jpg)
For almost 10 years now Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park has been one of our favorite zoos in Michigan. Located in Alto, this family-friendly and…
![Happy Birthday Michigan: A Look at 185 Michigan Places We Love](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Bond-Falls-Upper-Peninsula-May-470x140.jpg)
On January 26, 1837, President Andrew Jackson signed a bill that made Michigan the 26th state. The Michigan Territory had pushed for statehood for a…