Grand Haven, MI

Introduction

Very popular travel destination

Many own summer homes here (home away from home)

Located on the shores of Lake Michigan

Offers the perfect summer getaway

Population: 10,412 This number increases in the summer due to tourism

People from Grand Rapids area regularly visit

State beach, boardwalk, two lighthouses, a pier, Great Lakes port, large charter fishing fleet, golf course

HistoryRix Robinson was a fur trapper & trader

Worked for Jacob Astor’s American Fur Company

Established posts on the Grand, Kalamazoo & Muskegon Rivers

Established 20 trading posts in lower west Michigan by 1827

Obtained rights to Grand Haven area lands on December 2, 1833

Railroad arrived in 1858, spurring further development of the manufacturing & resort industries

Grand Haven declared “Coast Guard City USA” by Act of Congress in 1998

Events & FestivalsMichigan Pirate Festival:

August 3, 2015

Castle Grande: August 8, 2015

Art on the Riverfront: August 15, 2015

Grand Haven Art Walk: September 23, 2015

Grand Haven Jingle Bell Parade: December 5, 2015

Grand Haven Salmon Festival: September 18-20, 2015

Events & FestivalsGreat Lakes Kite Festival:

May 16, 2015

Feast of the Strawberry Moon: June 13-14, 2015

Grand Haven Sand Sculpture Contest: June 20, 2015

Music At The Point: July 2, 2015

Grand Haven Beach Vault: July 10, 2015

Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival: July 24 – August 2, 2015 Grand Haven’s largest &

most famous festival

Coast Guard Festival Festival unofficially began in

1924 as a Coast Guard personnel only picnic

Festival officially began in 1937

Over 350,000 people attend, including the nation’s highest-ranking Coast Guard dignitaries from Washington, D.C.

10 day annual summer festival

Activities include: parades, fireworks, kids day, senior day, street dance, ship tours, entertainment, carnival & car show

Meijer Grand Parade is a 2 hour parade that nearly 100,000 people attend

Food & Drink

Breakfast Joints

Lunch

Dinner

Fine Dining

Desserts & Sweets

Coffee Shops

Bars, Pubs & Microbreweries

Catch & cook

Beer & Wine Tasting

Food & DrinkJoe’s Wooden Nickel

Snug Harbor

Tip-A-Few

Porto Bello

Pavillion Wharf Bar & Grille

Stanz Café

Embassy Bar & Grill

Morning Star Café

Hawk Peak Brewing

Dee Lite Bar & Grill

Places To Stay

Hotels & Motels

Bed & Breakfasts/Inns

Vacation rentals, cabins & resorts

Blue Water Inn & Suites

Harbor House Inn Bed & Breakfast Lake Michigan Cottages – Brucker Beach House

Places To Stay Serendipity Resort & Suites

Washington Street Inn Bed & Breakfast

Rodeway Inn

Khardomah Lodge & Suites

Lake Michigan Cottages: Serenity Right on the Beach (Lakefront cottages)

Lake Michigan Cottages: Margaritaville

Serendipity Resort: Tuscan Inn

Serendipity Resort: Compass Rose

Serendipity Resort & Suites Hotel

Khardomah Lodge & Suites Hotel

Winter FunMulligan’s Hollow

Sledding

Cross Country Skiing

Snowshoeing

Winter Sports Rentals

Winter EventsWinterfestWine About WinterRotary Winter RunFrozen In TimeGrand Haven Light

Night

Mulligan’s Hollow

Attractions/Things To Do

Grand Haven Golf Club

Grand Haven State Park

Grand Haven Boardwalk

South Pier

Two Lighthouses

Biking (100 miles of bike trails)

Grand Haven Musical Fountain

Imagination Station (Giant playground)

Grand Haven Area parks, beaches, campgrounds & recreation areas

Grand Haven Boardwalk

Grand Haven Musical Fountain

Attractions/Things To Do

Water Sports

Boating

Hiking

Fishing

Sailing

Harbor Trolley

Great Lakes port

Benz Aviation Aerial Tours

The Dark Room At The Kirby House (Dance club & bar)

Starlite Bowling Lanes

Benz Aviation Aerial Tours

Notable PeopleTom Izzo (MSU head

basketball coach) owns a home and spends his summers in Grand Haven

Al Capone (famous American gangster) owned a safe house in Grand Haven

ConclusionGrand Haven offers

something for everyone

Perfect for any occasion: family vacation, couples retreat, weekend getaway, etc.

Great beaches, bars, restaurants, bike trails, events, festivals & attractions

Visit these websites for more information:Visitgrandhaven.comCoastguardfest.org

Grand Haven has too much going on to include in this presentation. You just have to check it out for yourself!

Works Cited 

http://www.coastguardfest.org  

http://www.grandhaven.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Guard_Festival 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Haven, _Michigan

http://www.michigan.org/property/grand-haven-state-park /

http://visitgrandhaven.com

http://www.michiganpiratefestival.com/

https://grandhavenchamber.org/castle-grande/

http://downtowngh.com/visitor-arts/art-on-the-riverfront/