Grand Haven, Michigan is a popular summer tourist destination located on the shores of Lake Michigan. The population of 10,412 increases significantly in the summer due to tourism. Grand Haven offers beaches, lighthouses, parks, and hosts many annual festivals, especially the Coast Guard Festival which draws over 350,000 people. It is an ideal family vacation spot with various accommodations, eateries, activities and attractions such as the boardwalk, golf course, and musical fountain.

1. Grand Haven, MI

2. Introduction
 Very popular travel destination
 Many own summer homes here (home away from
home)
 Located on the shores of Lake Michigan
 Offers the perfect summer getaway
 Population: 10,412
 This number increases in the summer due to tourism
 People from Grand Rapids area regularly visit
 State beach, boardwalk, two lighthouses, a pier, Great
Lakes port, large charter fishing fleet, golf course

3. History
 Rix Robinson was a fur trapper & trader
 Worked for Jacob Astor’s American Fur Company
 Established posts on the Grand, Kalamazoo &
Muskegon Rivers
 Established 20 trading posts in lower west Michigan by
1827
 Obtained rights to Grand Haven area lands on
December 2, 1833
 Railroad arrived in 1858, spurring further development
of the manufacturing & resort industries
 Grand Haven declared “Coast Guard City USA” by Act
of Congress in 1998

4. Events & Festivals
 Michigan Pirate Festival:
August 3, 2015
 Castle Grande: August 8,
2015
 Art on the Riverfront: August
15, 2015
 Grand Haven Art Walk:
September 23, 2015
 Grand Haven Jingle Bell
Parade: December 5, 2015
 Grand Haven Salmon
Festival: September 18-20,
2015

5. Events & Festivals
 Great Lakes Kite Festival:
May 16, 2015
 Feast of the Strawberry
Moon: June 13-14, 2015
 Grand Haven Sand
Sculpture Contest: June 20,
2015
 Music At The Point: July 2,
2015
 Grand Haven Beach Vault:
July 10, 2015
 Grand Haven Coast Guard
Festival: July 24 – August 2,
2015
 Grand Haven’s largest &
most famous festival

6. Coast Guard Festival
 Festival unofficially began in
1924 as a Coast Guard
personnel only picnic
 Festival officially began in 1937
 Over 350,000 people attend,
including the nation’s highest-
ranking Coast Guard dignitaries
from Washington, D.C.
 10 day annual summer festival
 Activities include: parades,
fireworks, kids day, senior day,
street dance, ship tours,
entertainment, carnival & car
show
 Meijer Grand Parade is a 2 hour
parade that nearly 100,000
people attend

7. Food & Drink
 Breakfast Joints
 Lunch
 Dinner
 Fine Dining
 Desserts & Sweets
 Coffee Shops
 Bars, Pubs & Microbreweries
 Catch & cook
 Beer & Wine Tasting

8. Food & Drink
 Joe’s Wooden Nickel
 Snug Harbor
 Tip-A-Few
 Porto Bello
 Pavillion Wharf Bar & Grille
 Stanz Café
 Embassy Bar & Grill
 Morning Star Café
 Hawk Peak Brewing
 Dee Lite Bar & Grill

9. Places To Stay
 Hotels & Motels
 Bed & Breakfasts/Inns
 Vacation rentals, cabins &
resorts
Blue Water Inn & Suites
Harbor House Inn Bed & Breakfast Lake Michigan Cottages – Brucker Beach House

10. Places To Stay
 Serendipity Resort & Suites
 Washington Street Inn Bed & Breakfast
 Rodeway Inn
 Khardomah Lodge & Suites
 Lake Michigan Cottages: Serenity Right
on the Beach (Lakefront cottages)
 Lake Michigan Cottages: Margaritaville
 Serendipity Resort: Tuscan Inn
 Serendipity Resort: Compass Rose
Serendipity Resort & Suites Hotel
Khardomah Lodge & Suites Hotel

11. Winter Fun
 Mulligan’s Hollow
 Sledding
 Cross Country Skiing
 Snowshoeing
 Winter Sports Rentals
 Winter Events
 Winterfest
 Wine About Winter
 Rotary Winter Run
 Frozen In Time
 Grand Haven Light Night
Mulligan’s Hollow

12. Attractions/Things To Do
 Grand Haven Golf Club
 Grand Haven State Park
 Grand Haven Boardwalk
 South Pier
 Two Lighthouses
 Biking (100 miles of bike trails)
 Grand Haven Musical Fountain
 Imagination Station (Giant playground)
 Grand Haven Area parks, beaches,
campgrounds & recreation areas
Grand Haven Boardwalk
Grand Haven Musical Fountain

13. Attractions/Things To Do
 Water Sports
 Boating
 Hiking
 Fishing
 Sailing
 Harbor Trolley
 Great Lakes port
 Benz Aviation Aerial Tours
 The Dark Room At The Kirby House (Dance club & bar)
 Starlite Bowling Lanes
Benz Aviation Aerial Tours

14. Notable People
 Tom Izzo (MSU head
basketball coach) owns a
home and spends his
summers in Grand Haven
 Al Capone (famous
American gangster) owned a
safe house in Grand Haven

15. Conclusion
 Grand Haven offers
something for everyone
 Perfect for any occasion:
family vacation, couples
retreat, weekend getaway,
etc.
 Great beaches, bars,
restaurants, bike trails,
events, festivals & attractions
 Visit these websites for more
information:
 Visitgrandhaven.com
 Coastguardfest.org
Grand Haven has too much
going on to include in this
presentation. You just have to
check it out for yourself!

16. Works Cited
http://www.coastguardfest.org
http://www.grandhaven.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Guard_Festival
http://www.bestplaces.net/city/michigan/grand_haven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Haven,_Michigan
http://www.michigan.org/property/grand-haven-state-park/
http://visitgrandhaven.com
http://www.michiganpiratefestival.com/
https://grandhavenchamber.org/castle-grande/
http://downtowngh.com/visitor-arts/art-on-the-riverfront/