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Fallasburg Festival for the Arts 2016
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Fallasburg Festival for the Arts is a 2-day event held in Kent County's Fallasburg Park. The festival put on by Lowell Arts features 100 booths of local artists and crafts masters, food, and a kids' crafts booth as well as outdoor performances by area musicians. The festival is September 17 and 18 this year and activities will begin at 10am and go until 5pm both days. Admission to the event is free.
This year, KCPF will be hosting a booth at the festival. Stop by and say hi!
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Featured Park:
Dutton Shadyside Park
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Dutton Shadeyside Park in the city of Dutton is known for its large maple trees that give the park its perfect picnic atmosphere. The park offers two playground structures and a ball diamond as well as several picnic table areas and an open shelter available for rent.
The Plaster Creek Stewards from Calvin College are planning an important riverbank restoration for Plaster Creek running through the park. The restoration project will create a floodplain to take in storm water and reduce flooding in the park that will feature native wetland plants to keep the riverbank stable. Projects like these are important to our community because they offer a home for native plant and animal species as well as reduce area flooding which also decreases river erosion. More information about this project and the Plaster Creek Stewards can be found here.
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Chief Hazy Cloud Kayak Tours
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KCPF is embarking on a multiple year campaign to expand and develop Chief Hazy Cloud Park in Ada! Phase 1 one of this 4-phase project includes conserving 1 mile of frontage on the Grand River by acquiring 145 acres of land adjacent to the current park footprint. Executive Director, Kate Meyer, will be leading kayak and canoe tours along with GR Paddling to explore the Grand River and preview this exciting addition to our Kent County Parks!
Tours begin with a picnic at the Ada Covered Bridge before heading out onto the water. Space is limited to 7 people per tour, and pre-registration is required! More information can be found on our events page.
Dates:
- Saturday, October 1 1:00-4:00pm
- Saturday, October 8 1:00-4:00pm
More information about Chief Hazy Cloud Park and the four phase project can be found on this month's blog.
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Something's Grilling: Thanks to our sponsors
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Special thanks to this year's sponsors! We're looking forward to this awesome event later this month!
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CWD Real Estate Investment, Dave and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation, Triangle Construction, Steelcase Inc, Mike and Sue Jandernoa Foundation, Wolverine Worldwide, Peter C and Emajean Cook Foundation, Amway, Universal Forest Products, Grand Valley State University, Priority Health, Spectrum Health, Western Michigan University—Grand Rapids , Macatawa Bank, Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, Terri Lynn Land and Dan Hibma, Bluewater, Mary Ann Keeler, and Northern Trust.
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Huntington Bank, AHC+Hospitality, Seyferth PR, Rockford Construction, Herman Miller, Grand Rapids Community College, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, PNC Bank, Experience Grand Rapids, Terryberry, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge Attorneys at Law, Viridis Design Group, Eastern Floral and Gifts, Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon, J.C. and Tammy Huizenga, Meritage Hospitality Group, Insignia Homes, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Varnum LLP, Fifth Third Bank, Aquinas College, Chad Zagel and Ellie Frey Zagel, and Greg and Meg Willit.
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Thanks to your continued support, we can all enjoy the health, environmental, social, and economic benefits parks offer.
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Make sure to check back for blog updates or email us if you have input in what you'd like to read in our blog. Here is the link if you're interested in viewing.
KCPF BLOG.
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