Located on the sugar sand shores of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Grand River, Grand Haven is an active resort town and the epicenter of West Michigan's Water Wonderland. Grand Haven State Park is regularly rated one of the nation's top beaches. And the city features more than 100 miles of bike trail, 2 Great Lakes lighthouses, a busy waterfront boardwalk, and an extensive fleet of charter fishing boats.
The city has felt the pain of Michigan's deindustrialization. But the community also is acting aggressively to reinvest in the urban core, leverage traditional assets such as a distinct quality of life, and position itself to compete in the 21st century. With the Big Lake on the front doorstep, it's hard to imagine anything but success.
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City Guide
Jeff Hill
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Grand Rapids has spent much of the past century as a manufacturing power house. With the changing global economy, what does the future hold for our community?
John Rumery
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Bloggers such as Ryan Vaughn are driven to write about high school athletics, and they have found a ready and large audience of readers, thanks to the Internet. Can it be a way to make a living?
Sharon Hanks
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Kevin Stotts is heading up an alliance of some of the area's fiercest business competitors that believe it takes talent to succeed -- and it takes a well marketed West Michigan to get talent.
Dan Calabrese
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The mastermind of Elevator Up, Aaron Scaap questions whether the old
concepts of competition remain true for local software developers who
do work nationally, or even globally
Keith Essenburg
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Marie-Claire Camp and others in the metro Grand Rapids region hope to
level the playing field for the disadvantaged by providing them with
computers -- the new necessity for daily living
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