Looking for something to do before, during or after CAST?
How about something for the family to do while you are conferring?
Here are some ideas.
In Grand Rapids
Museums
Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum
Urban Institute for the Contemporary Arts (UICA)
Gardens/Sculpture Parks
Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
Concerts/Music (Summer)
Swing Dancing at Rosa Parks Circle
Concerts at Meijer Gardens:
Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens
Breweries & Wineries
Grand Rapids Beer Map: The Ale Trail
Shopping
We’ll be downtown with loads of boutiques and
interesting shops to wander around and browse through
A Modest Drive
Lake Michigan Parks & Beaches
Gardens & Other Attractions
Windmill Island, Holland, Michigan
Gardens & DeZwaan – a 200 year old working Dutch windmill
Further Afield
Michigan State University & MSU Museum
Ludington
Charming city North and West of Grand Rapids on Lake Michigan
with beautiful and unique beaches
Saugatuck & Douglas
Lovely Artist Communities on Lake Michigan
between Grand Rapids & Chicago
Mackinac State Parks
Fort Mackinac, on Mackinac Island,
Fort Michilimackinac, at the tip of Michigan’s “Mitten”
Want more ideas?
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