Grand Rapids

1. About the Gerald R. Ford Museum


Gerald R. Ford Museum Gerald R. Ford Museum
303 Pearl Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353

Telephone: (616) 254-0400
Fax: (616) 254-0386


Open daily from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. (Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day).

Admission is $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for senior citizens and military service members, $5.00 for college students with ID, $3.00 for youth ages 6-18, and free for children under the age of 5. Free parking is available.

The permanent exhibits are the core of the Museum's program. They allow visitors to participate in history, not just view it, while reviewing the highlights of the lives of President and Mrs. Ford. In addition to the permanent exhibits, a succession of temporary exhibits draw upon the rich holdings of the entire Presidential libraries system, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, and others.

Not all museum programs revolve around the exhibits schedule. Museum staff organize and and host special events, everything from a 1940s fashion show to activities for school children. The Museum also hosts naturalization ceremonies for new citizens and opens the grounds to the community festivities and fireworks on the fourth of July. The Museum Store sells items relating to President and Mrs. Ford and other Presidents and First Ladies, along with a number of souvenirs.

Where the Ford Library offers an analytic approach to our past and our government, the museum provokes emotions that stimulate learning, reflection, and a sense of democratic citizenship. For visitors, the presidency is theirs to see and touch (almost), to use, and to hold accountable.

The Ford Museum opened to the public in September 1981. It is part of the Presidential libraries system of the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal agency. Unlike other Presidential libraries, the museum component is geographically separate from the library/archives. The Ford Museum is in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the Library is in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Despite the separation, the library and museum are a single institution sharing one director.

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3. AREA MALLS

Breton Village Shopping Center

1830 Breton Road SE, Grand Rapids

(616) 949-4141

Breton Village offers a unique mix of upscale specialty shops, many locally owned and operated. Includes Talbots, Talbot's Kids and Jos A. Bank. www.shopbretonvillage.com

Muller's Family Shoe Center

(616) 942-9351

Muller's Family Shoe Center offers complete up-todate collections of fine quality footwear for the entire family with a professional fitting staff.

RiverTown Crossings

3700 Rivertown Parkway SW, Grandville

(616) 257-5000

RiverTown Crossings, anchored by Dick's, Marshall Field's, Kohl's, JCPenney, Sears and Younkers is Grand Rapids' shopping/entertainment destination. Attractions include 120 stores, five restaurants, food court, play area, carousel and 20-screen theater. www.rivertowncrossings.com

Rogers Plaza Town Center

972 Rogers Plaza SW, Wyoming

(616) 538-1130

Neighborhood shopping center anchored by A.J.

Wright, Family Fare, and Big Lots.

Woodland Shopping Center

3195 28th St. SE, Grand Rapids

(616) 949-0012

Woodland is West Michigan's premiere regional shopping center with more than 120 fine stores including Ann Taylor, Cache, J. Crew, Williams-Sonoma and Coldwater Creek, as well as Marshall Field's, JCPenney and Sears. www.shopwoodlandmall.com

DOWNTOWN

Ferris Coffee & Nut Co.

227 Winter Ave. NW, downtown

(616) 459-6257 or (800) 933-7747

Local roaster and regional distributor of specialty coffees and gourmet nuts since 1924. Ferris offers educational tours showing the growing and processing of coffee and nuts. www.ferriscoffee.com

Little Bohemia

40 Monroe Center NW, Grand Rapids

(616) 454-2323

An emporium of world goods, specializing not only in beads and jewelry supplies, but also in a variety of distinctive apparel and footwear, home accents, aromatherapy, books and much more. www.littlebohemiaonline.com

Savory Foods

900 Hynes Ave. SW, near downtown

(616) 241-2583 or (800) 878-2583

Michigan's best buttery caramel corn. Great gifts and snacks for any occasion with many unique flavors of popcorn. www.savoryfoods.com

Underground Studio/LaFontsee Galleries

820 Monroe Ave. NW, near downtown

(616) 451-9820 or (616) 451-3850

Eight-time winner: Best Art Gallery. Featuring artwork by leading and emerging regional and national artists. Award-winning gift shop specializing in uncommon accessories for the home and office. Located in a renovated riverfront warehouse. www.lafontsee.us

Urban House

16 Ionia Ave. SW, downtown

(616) 774-9200

Downtown premier, hip, eclectic home furniture and gift shop. Specializing in interior design and one-of-a-kind pieces. www.urbanhouse.com

Van Hoeck's Shoes

95 Monroe Center NW, downtown

(616) 456-6923 or (800) 634-6080

West Michigan's largest men's and women's shoe store featuring fashion, comfort and career shoes. Women's sizes from 4 to 13 AAAA - EE and men's sizes 6 to 16 AA - EEEEE. www.vanhoecksshoes.com

COOPERSVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(616) 997-9731

Whether it's festivals, historic shopping districts or antiques, come to Coopersville! Ride the Train, visit the new Coopersville Farm Museum or re-live railroad and rock ‘n roll history at the Historical Society Museum. www.coopersville.com

EASTOWN

Argos Book Shop

1405 Robinson Road SE, near downtown

(616) 454-0111

Grand Rapids' oldest, finest, and largest used bookstore. Thousands of used and collectible books and magazines. Huge selection of new and rare comic books. Customer service is their first priority.

Clothing Matters/Hemp Goods Etc.

415 Norwood Ave. SE, near downtown

(616) 742-2818

An exclusive world class collection of exquisite natural fibers sustainably manufactured apparel and accessories for all ages and occasions. Hemp, organic, cotton, silk, soy, tencel, wool, bamboo, men's, women's children's. www.hempgoodsetc.com
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