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year starts out in January with the
at Mulligan’s Hollow Ski Bowl where you can enjoy
downhill and cross country skiing, sledding, bonfires,
games and adult  evening
events with live entertainment, dancing and food. Or,
you can play golf during Winterfest in the exciting
Polar Ice Cap Golf Tournament on Spring Lake Petty Bayou
with its nine-hole, ice course cut right into the frozen
waters. |
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spring, Grand Haven Michigan has the Chilly
Blues Festival in April with loads of hot chili
and hotter blues in downtown. Good Food, Good Music
and Good Times! Don't miss out on this year's Chilly
Blues Festivities!!! April 13 & 14 Live Blues
all weekend in downtown Grand Haven. |
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| Grand Quaker Duck River Race |
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that month is the annual Grand Quacker Duck river race
where thousands of rubber ducks are raced down the Grand
River for fun and to raise money for charity. The race
has plenty of games, music and activities for the whole
family. |
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| Great Lakes Kite Festival |
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event boasts some of the largest kites in the world, exhibitions by a national champion stunt flying team,
fighter kites, kite ballet, kite flying lessons/seminars
and open flying fields for the public. Additionally,
there is a Family Fun Tent to benefit Children’s
Leukemia Foundation of Michigan filled with interactive
activities such as carnival games, arts and crafts,
giant inflatables (moon walk and obstacle course) and
much more. |
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of events or to view the spectacular color photos log
on to MacKite.com (Mackinaw
Kites and Toys). For more information contact Mackinaw Kites
and Toys at (616) 846-7501 or Children’s
Leukemia Foundation of Michigan at 800-825-2536. |
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| No
summer trip to Grand Haven Michigan is complete
without
a visit to the city’s famed Musical Fountain
with its synchronized dancing water and light show.
Performances go on once everyday starting at 9:50 and 10:10 pm (depending on the time of the year)
from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The Musical Fountain
also does shows on Saturday and Sunday evenings in
May and September. |
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Largest
outdoor musical fountain:
Grand Haven, Michigan, has the largest Musical Fountain
in the world. Built in 1962 on the Grand River near
downtown, the popular summertime attraction features
a synchronized light, music and dancing water show every
evening during the summer. The fountain can perform
more than 3,000 commands each show with 3,000 distinct water movements that make the
fountain water dance to the music of the evening. |
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| Feast of the Strawberry Moon |
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June, visitors to Grand Haven Michigan can
see what life in the 18th Century was like during the
Feast of the Strawberry Moon. Then, attend the Sand
Sculpture Contest at Grand Haven City Beach. |
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| Downtown
Grand Haven Michigan also has a permanent Farmer’s
Market every Wednesday and Saturday from June through
October under the bright blue canopies near Chinook
Pier. You’ll find everything you need in farm
fresh vegetables, freshly picked fruit and a wide variety
of other delectable homemade foods to entice you. |
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| Waterfront Stadium Concerts |
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bands bogey up the summer months in Grand Haven
Michigan with dances scheduled every Wednesday evening
at the city’s Waterfront Stadium. Also on during
the summer, the stadium features national jazz artists
making their music. The best part is the concerts are
free. |
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is also the time for the Grand Haven, Michigan, Art
Festival in the parks of downtown where artists
from the area and from across the country set up displays
of fine arts, paintings, pottery, stained glass and
more. |
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| Smoke on the Water Poker Run |
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to the engines roar during the Smoke on the Water Poker
Run where the largest gathering of super high
performance power boats on the Great Lakes take each
other on each summer at the Grand Haven boat races.
If you like fast cars, as well as fast boats, you can
also take in the Grand Haven Car Show. |
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| Grand Haven Flower Show & The
Chalk It Up, Brew Ha Ha |
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like your action a little more sedate,
visit the annual Grand Haven Flower Show and the
“Chalk it up, Brew Ha Ha” contest
of sidewalk chalk drawings for kids and adults.
The best part is, you don’t have to be a
great artist to have fun at this fest. |
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summer highlight is the annual Coast Guard Festival
honoring the U.S. Coast Guard base in Grand Haven Michigan
with parades, a midway, entertainment and street dancing.
In September, the city hosts the Grand Haven Kite Surfing
contest and the huge Anchorage Cup sailboat race. And,
don’t for get the Salmon and Song Fest in Grand
Haven. It’s a weekend packed with entertainment,
gourmet salmon cooking and lots of fun. |
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Coast
Guard City U.S.A: By an act of Congress,
Grand Haven Michigan was designated
Coast Guard City, USA on Nov. 13, 1998. The bill,
signed by President William Jefferson Clinton, was
given to the city in recognition for its eight decades
of honoring the U.S. Coast Guard and personnel with
an annual midsummer festival, one of the largest
civilian sponsored military festivals in the country
during the first weekend in August.
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year wraps up with the Celebration of the Trees,
the International Kite Fly for Peace, the Christmas
Craft Show and the Jingle Bell parade at Christmas.
If it is fun and excitement that you’re looking
for, Grand Haven, Michigan has it in abundance 12 months
a year. |
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| Lake Michigan Dinner Cruises |
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fun can be found on a number of river boat
and Lake Michigan dinner cruises that operate during
the summer from the pier just off downtown Grand
Haven Michigan. Enjoy the beautiful Lake Michigan
sunsets on a relaxing river boat ride. |
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| West Michigan Horse Racing |
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excitement and fun of thoroughbred horse racing
is just up the road at nearby Great Lakes Downs, the
only thoroughbred race track in Michigan. And, train
fans and families will love the Coopersville and Marne
Railway, a classic railway that operates theme runs
throughout the year including murder mystery trains
and the Santa Train. |
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