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 West Michigan Whitecaps baseball team.
  
  
• The Grand Rapids Symphony and the Grand Rapids Opera
  
  
• 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, Six.One.Six, and Bistro Bella Vita
  
  
• Top rated golf including The Highlands at the Elks Club , Cascade Hills Country 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.
  
  
• Free Off-Leash Grand Rapids Dog Park
  
  

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

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