I went to Grand Rapids Michigan last summer.  It was a lot of fun.  It is about 30 minutes from Lake Michigan
Its is the second-largest city in Michigan, so it must have been quite fun!
We went to the John Ball Zoological Garden.  It is a really popular location and holds many unique animals
Nice, did you visit any historic furniture-manufacturing centers?
We did not.  But we went to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.  It had an amazing botanical garden
home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies, and is nicknamed "Furniture City". It's also been called "River City". Its more common modern nickname of "Beer City"" was given by "USA Today" and adopted by the city. The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, based in the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others.
Grand Rapids is the childhood home of U.S. President Gerald Ford, who is
the 1930s, so many immigrants had arrived that more than 30 languages were spoken in the public schools, and ethnic communities celebrated in annual heritage festivals. Over the years immigrants and migrants contributed greatly to Detroit's diverse urban culture, including popular music trends. The influential Motown Sound of the 1960s was led by a variety of individual singers and groups.
Grand Rapids, the second-largest city in Michigan, is also an important center of manufacturing. Since 1838, the city has been noted for its furniture industry.