About Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Federal Defenders Office for the Western District of Michigan is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Grand Rapids, (the city by the river) offers a number of amenities including the following:

• Excellent walking / biking trails / parks
  
  
• 30 minute drive to Lake Michigan. Ten minutes to Reeds Lake in Grand Rapids
  
  
• Museums including the Van Andel , The Grand Rapids Art Museum and the  Gerald R Ford. 
  
  
• The Van Andel Arena is home to musical concerts, hockey (The Grand Rapids Griffins), and other sporting events. Grand Rapids is also home to the Grand Rapids Rampage football team and West Michigan Whitecaps baseball team.
  
  
• The Grand Rapids Symphony
  
  
• Frederick Meijer Gardens , gardens & sculpture park
  
  
• Fine dining including the five diamond rated 1913 Room. Also highly acclaimed Cygnus 27 , San Chez , Mangiamo!, Marie Catribs, The Green Well, and Bistro Bella Vita
  
  
• Top rated golf including The Highlands at the Elks Club , Thousand Oaks Golf Club, Boulder Creek Golf Club, and Thornapple Pointe
  
  
• First Rate Fitness centers located downtown including the newly constructed multi-million dollar YMCA , and MVP Sports Clubs Downtown and on East Paris rd.
  
  
• Newly constructed Devos Place convention center. Home to conventions such as the Grand Rapids Golf Show, Auto Show, and Boat Show.

For more information on Grand Rapids Michigan, see this Wikipedia article.

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