Grand
Haven Michigan History,
Facts, Attractions, Events & Tourism Info
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Grand Haven Michigan could be called
“the city of festivals” because Grand Haven is
the host of more than two dozen
festivals and major fun events throughout the year. From art
shows in the park, to sand castle building competitions, roaring
motor boat races and the annual week-long Coast Guard Festival
in August.
Strollers
will find plenty of places to relax and
take in the views along the water, the sands
and Lake Michigan.
The
summer highlight is the annual Coast Guard
Festival honoring the U.S. Coast Guard base
in Grand Haven.
This
nearly 200-year-old port city is full of
tempting shops & appealing stores where
you can find almost anything.
Grand
Haven Michigan has them all.
Located on the shores of beautiful Lake
Michigan, Grand Haven city is a popular
year-round tourist destination and vacation
spot. The city boasts a beautiful waterfront
boardwalk, the world renowned Musical Fountain,
great downtown dining,
sunny summer beaches, and more.
Grand
Haven Michigan - Coast Guard City USA
Just
a short drive from Chicago, Detroit and many cities
in the Midwest, the downtown area of Grand Haven, Michigan,
has more than 150 interesting shops, clothing
stores, galleries,
antique shops, streetside cafes
and restaurants
to suit every taste style. It even has one largest
cigar stores in West Michigan.
Popular since
the late 1800s as a summer vacation and tourist
destination,Grand
Haven got its name from its beautiful, picturesque
setting amongst the beautiful valleys and
shorelines of the Grand River, Spring Lake
and Lake Michigan. The neighboring towns of
Ferrysburg,
which is on Lake Michigan, and inland Spring
Lake, Michigan, share with Grand Haven
miles of shoreline along the big lake and
scenic inland waterways.
Grand
Haven got its name from its beautiful, picturesque setting
amongst the beautiful valleys and shorelines.