With the ending of winter soon on our horizon, the itch for warmer weather often sends folks flying to warmer climates.
But not every budget can handle a trip to warm, tropical-like places like Key West, so lucky for us there is the 13th annual
Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition at Meijer Gardens.
What started more than a decade ago as a chance to showcase the various exotic butterflies at The Gardens’ tropical conservatory has blossomed to become the nation’s largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibition.
Boosting more than 7000 beautifully colored butterflies that hail from 50 different species, this annual affair attracts guests from local school field trips to tourists who venture each springtime to experience this once-a-year affair.
The annual event is not just a chance to experience warm 85 degrees often on days that still dip below freezing in a conservatory at 70 percent humidity. It is just what the doctor ordered if you are getting tired of winter (which official does not end until March 21).
Butterflies Are Blooming also offers an array of programming options including special members-only events like those night walks for adults only. These special night events could be a great place to meet someone new, too. I mean, how cool would it be that you met maybe the love of your life at a tropical conservatory observing the wonder and beauty of nature instead of over yet again another pint of a local IPA?
For all their programming options, visit the Butterflies Are Blooming page at the
Meijer Gardens website.