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Haunted high ropes and more at the Grand Rapids Treetop Adventure Park

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Grand Rapids Treetop Adventure Park will be hosting Halloween-themed events this October designed to be fun for the whole family, and a great time as the leaves are changing.

 

Treetop Adventure Park is a high ropes and zipline obstacle course set in one of the many beautiful forests of Grand Rapids. The park is located right next to the Celebration North IMAX Theater off East Beltline and Knapp road in Northeast Grand Rapids.

 

An Adventure Park is a combination of suspended obstacles above the forest floor like bridges, cargo nets, swinging logs, rings, skateboards and ziplines. The courses range in difficulty from the easiest to most difficult, similar to ski resorts, with green, blue, and black runs, so there is something for every fitness and comfort level.

 

The park will feature Terror at Treetops every Friday and Saturday where the trees are lit up with LED lights, black lights, and halloween decorations. There will be a 20 percent off to anyone who comes dressed in their Halloween costumes. Experience the Haunted Forest during this time, recommended for children ages 12 and up. Sunday mornings, there will be cider and donuts on a first come, first serve basis.Also during the day, every day there will be trick-or-treating around the park with candy-filled pumpkins hidden around the park.

 

For more information or to make a reservation visit www.treetopadventuregrandrapids.com, email soar@grtta.com or call 616-226-3993.

TreeRunner Ninja Relay Race at Grand Rapids Treetop Adventure Park

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The TreeRunner Ninja Relay Race is Grand Rapids Treetop Adventure Park‘s first ever competition designed to challenge teams of four climbers to see who can accomplish the fastest time through a specific course. The goal of the competition is to not only provide a means for climbers to test their physical ability, but to also raise money for charity – this year, we will be donating 25 percent of all proceeds to the West Michigan Environmental Action Coalition.

 

Each team will have an opportunity to practice on the courses in the morning before getting a chance to compete in their respective time slots in the afternoon. Then, the teams will strategically pick which members will be timed while climbing through the select course. The combined time it takes your team to complete the four courses constitutes your race time. The top three teams will compete to secure their spot at TreeRunner Ninja Team Champion. Cash prizes are available for the winning teams!

 

  • First place team will win $500 in cash, 4 TreeRunner T-Shirts, and 4 season passes for the 2018 season.
  • Second place team will win $200 in cash, 4 TreeRunner T-Shirts, and 8 free adult tickets for the 2018 season.
  • Third place will win 4 custom TreeRunner T-shirts and 4 free adult tickets for the 2018 season

 

The entry fee for each team is $200 per team. This includes the practice time at the beginning of the day, and your race time the day of. We are recommending this experience for ages 12 and up.

 

An Adventure Park is a combination of suspended obstacles above the forest floor like bridges, cargo nets, swinging logs, rings, skateboards and ziplines. Climbers stay securely clipped in with the self-guided, double-clip Clic-it climbing system on the course. The courses range in difficulty from ridiculously easy to very difficult, similar to ski resorts with green, blue, and black runs. For this event, we will be using two of our easier courses (Pink and Green) and two of our medium level courses (Blue and Purple). The finals round will be through our Double Black loop.

 

To reserve a spot, visit www.treetopadventuregrandrapids.com, or email soar@grtta.com, or call us at 616-226-3993.

Summer fun activities abound in Grand Rapids

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By Jeremy Witt

 

There is absolutely no excuse to be bored this summer, not with the variety of offerings from local schools and organizations.

Compass College in Grand Rapids offers interested participants help in making a movie this summer. Learn from professionals how to act on camera and make films in their Summer Film and Acting camps. Running from June 19th to 23rd, these camps are designed for teens ages 13 to 18. Each camp offers a completely different experience: as a Film Camp student, you’ll write, shoot, and edit your own short film with guidance from seasoned filmmakers; in Acting Camp, you’ll work on perfecting on-camera acting techniques with a film actor as your coach, and then star in a film produced by Film Camp. At the end of the week, walk the red carpet as the films premiere for family and friends on the big screen.

The Downtown Market in Grand Rapids has three- and four-day summer camps for the young foodie in your life. Camps are offered starting in late June and run through the beginning of August. Each camp has a distinct theme, ranging from Michigan’s fruits and vegetables to creating and utilizing a backyard farm. Sign up today for what Downtown Market cleverly calls their “Simmer Camps”.

Grand Rapids Treetop Adventure Park is hosting its first ever Treetop Climbing Camp, a climbing day camp for the curious, adventurous, and outdoor-lovers in your house. At the Treetop Climbing Camp, you will get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what is involved in adventure climbing, including one-on-one training from their skilled park guides. Two sessions are now available, with session one from June 19th to 21st and session two from June 26th to 28th. The camp is best suited for kids ages 10 to 15, but more importantly, campers need to be able to reach six feet with their arms straight up.

The Grand Rapids Ballet has a variety of camps that are all centered around dance. Their Ballet School has programs for ballet, young dancers, boys ballet, and summer intensive training. They also have two Adaptive Dance programs, Explorer Dance (for children with Down syndrome) and Dancing with Parkinson’s (for adults with Parkinson’s disease). These Adaptive Dance classes allow students to experience the joy of dancing who may otherwise not have the opportunity to do so. Summer camps at the Grand Rapids Ballet are both fun and accessible for everyone.

The Grand Rapids Civic Theatre has summer camps that give students the chance to spend an entire week learning about theatre while having a blast making new friends. There are some fantastic additions to the extremely popular summer camp program this year, so you’ll want to take a look at their new offerings for the season. Camps range from age 4 all the way through high school.

Summer fun happens at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Join in and explore the wonders of science, history, culture, art and fun. For nine weeks this summer, kids ages 4 to 14 can use the museum as a learning lab, experimenting and growing, all while having a great time in one of the area’s most history-rich and “cool” environments.