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Windmill Island Gardens extends 2020 season

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By Adrienne Brown-Reasner
West Michigan Tourist Association

Windmill Island Gardens was scheduled to close for the regular season on October 4. However, the park will remain open after Oct. 4, on weekends only, through Oct. 25.

While staff will begin tulip planting and other winter preparations, guests can continue to enjoy a virtual windmill tour, Dutch street organ, gift shop, acres of gardens and much more.

Like tourist attractions worldwide, 2020 has been an unusual year at Windmill Island Gardens. After a delayed opening in mid-June, the Island welcomed a steady stream of visitors enjoying Dutch attractions and beautiful gardens. In order to continue providing a pleasant socially distanced experience, attractions will remain open further into the fall than in years past. Reduced admission remains $5 for guests 9 and older with younger children admitted free. Some features including interior windmill tours and carousel rides will remain closed.

Public Museum extends its weekend hours starting Jan. 6

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The Grand Rapids Public Museum. (Supplied)

The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) just announced changes to open hours for 2018 starting this Saturday, Jan. 6, including earlier hours on Sundays.

 

Starting this weekend, visitors can visit the Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. This provides more opportunities for visitors to take advantage of the GRPM as the community hub for science, history and culture.

 

“We are excited to open earlier on Sundays for our visitors,” said Kate Moore, the Museum’s Vice President of Marketing & PR. “Based on visitor patterns we are shifting our hours to better accommodate our guests to be open when they want to visit us.”

 

The GRPM will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more information on upcoming exhibits, events and more, visit grpm.org.

 

The Museum will no longer offer their extended evening hours on Tuesday nights with plans to do more regular evening programming at the Museum, including the Concerts Under the Stars series and Beer Explorers.