It's no secret that Grand Rapids is one amazing place...
This vibrant city is filled with life and excitement. May this collection of community photos encourage you to be adventurous, explore new places and seek out new experiences.
Helen VanEssendelft found Michigan’s Eiffel Tower in Paris, Michigan, just outside of Big Rapids.
Gary Reid captures the sprawling limbs of a birch tree at The Highlands nature preserve at Blandford Nature Center. Grand Rapids Magazine file photo.
Tom Edwards enjoys the Meijer LPGA Classic that took place at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont earlier this month.
Eileen Schwarz-Duty observes a sunrise through a porthole in Macatawa.
Gary Reid found an elaborate spider web at Huff Park on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
Cameron Mulder enjoys the Dino Stroll event at DeltaPlex Arena.
Chester, Ophelia Florence Bates’ cat, shows off his bow tie.
Dave Smith went furniture shopping.
Gary Reid found this spider web in Huff Park on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
Bill Coyne captured a rainbow shining over downtown Grand Rapids.
Helen Van Essendelft proudly shows off a sunflower in her backyard garden.
Marianne Smith snapped this photo of the local Grand Haven wildlife
Gary Reid enjoys the water droplets on his gerbera daisy in his backyard.
Matt Braniecki enjoys a beer at Graydon’s Crossing on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
Nancy Green and her granddaughter, Vaida, are deep in conversation at Mackinac Island.
Jenny Gies found two ducks relaxing by a pond on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
Tom Mitsos walks the trail around Pickerel Lake near Cannonsburg.
Cameron Mulder enjoys his first Dairy Queen experience on Grand Rapids’ West Side.
Gary Reid found a garden of Dame’s rocket at Huff Park on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
Helen VanEssendelft enjoys a day at one of Lake Michigan’s beaches.
Ali LeFebre captures the fog enveloping the trees during an early morning hike at Rosy Mound along Lake Michigan.
Claire Mulder’s son Cam enjoys the swing at The Ice Cream Garage on Grand Rapids’ northwest side.
Michelle Gordon takes a walk on the White Pine Trail in Rockford.
Robyn Myers captures two sleepy guys at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Tom Mitsos enjoys pappardelle at Amore Trattoria Italiana.
Jenny Griffin shares Youth Group at Madison Square Church’s signage at a community flower patch on Grand Rapids’ southeast side.
Eileen Schwarz-Duty founds some turtles on the Thornapple River.
Kimberly Lavon enjoys a mural at Joe Taylor Park on Grand Rapids’ southeast side.
Bill Coyne captures the Perrigo construction site in downtown Grand Rapids.
Ophelia Florence Bates made a charcuterie board with her husband for their three-year anniversary.
Jenny Gies enjoys her stuffed peppers for dinner.
Gary Reid takes a stroll through the Japanese Garden at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
A duck visits Tom Mitsos’ yard to eat some leftover birdseed.
Helen VanEssendelft enjoys the trillium flowers at Aman Park
Michelle Gordon visits her friend’s ranch in Lowell on a sunny day.
Gary Reid found trillium flowers at the Kalamazoo Nature Center.
Kristina Brooke enjoys a rainbow at Grand Haven pier.
Gary Reid captures the flower petals in his pool.
Nancy Green takes a trip to visit the Silver Lake Sand Dunes.
Trillium wildflowers cover the forest floor at Aman Park
Helen VanEssendelft observes the cherry blossoms at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Marla Tulett finds a snapping turtle at Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids.
Michelle Gordon enjoys the scenery in her backyard despite battling the allergies that come with it.
Helen VanEssendelft tiptoes through the tulips in Holland.
Gary Reid takes a stroll through the Japanese Garden at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Aynesha Easley enjoys a sunny day on the Blue Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids.
Marie Griffin captures her son getting ready to fish on Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids.
Gary Reid enjoys the blossoming trees near Kent City.
Tiffany Zdunic shares a photo of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and JW Marriott from last year as the pandemic was beginning in Grand Rapids.
Gary Reid admires the architectural detail of a house in Heritage Hill.
Mary Hoekstra found a red panda relaxing on a hot day at John Ball Zoo.
Tiffany Zdunic captures the first spring flowers blooming on Grand Rapids’ southwest side.
Mary Hoekstra enjoys the blooming green at Millennium Park.
Mary Wild found some art by Jeff Grill on the Cannon Township Trail in Rockford.
Gary Reid visits the Japanese Garden at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.
Gary Reid visits Houseman Field on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
Guven Witteveen took this woodland panorama at Calvin Ecosystem Preserve & Native Gardens.
Gary Reid photographed the rolling farmland in Sparta.
Gary Reid captured this image of a swan and her cygnets at Millennium Park.
Doug Edwards found a gray fox in Ada.
Gary Reid stares down a stairway at Roselle Park.
Michelle Gordon’s dog enjoys smelling the spring daffodils at Ada Park.
Gary Reid visits the Basilica of Saint Adalbert on Grand Rapids’ northwest side.
Helen VanEssendelft found a cobblestone building in Saranac.
Gary Reid captures blooming crocuses in his backyard.
Gary Reid visits the astronaut in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in downtown Grand Rapids.
Jenny Gies found some ducks enjoying a warm, spring day on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
Gary Reid watches the window washers clean Bridgewater Place in downtown Grand Rapids.
Lenny Bartoszewicz captures a thawed Japanese garden at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Gary Reid visits La Grande Vitesse statue in downtown Grand Rapids.
Laura Heineman is “thankful for bourbon” and to be able to enjoy it at One Bourbon on Grand Rapids’ West Side.
Sharon Davis marvels at a colorful sunrise in Conklin.
Laura Heineman enjoys an outdoor meal at One Bourbon on Grand Rapids’ West Side.
Gary Reid visits the red schoolhouse at Blandford Nature Center.
Craig Clark captures Elise Clark holding up the sun at Grand Haven pier.
Crystal Tharp enjoys family time at her home in Holland.
Gary Reid found the Big Red Lighthouse in Holland through the ice formations.
Michelle Fuller shares a collage of paintings from Zeeland East and West high schoolers for orphans through the Memory Project.
Gary Reid enjoys The American Horse at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Tom Mitsos captures a squirrel enjoying a bird seed feast in his front yard.
Gary Reid captures the outside seating at the JW Marriott in downtown Grand Rapids.
Christine Fraser-Lee enjoys the building reflection in downtown Grand Rapids.
Photo by David Ray
Clare Wade enjoys the butterflies at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Karen Waite captures Aubree Davis, 5, enjoying the World of Winter in downtown Grand Rapids.
Karen Waite captures the ice formations along the Grand Haven pier.
Gary Reid captured the snow on the branches in his backyard after a recent storm.
Helen VanEssendelft takes an icy walk on the Grand Haven pier.
Karen Waite enjoys the “ice sculpture” near the Grand Haven lighthouse.
Jane Girod enjoys the Holland lakeshore this winter.
Karen Waite admires the icicles on the Grand Haven lighthouse.
Patricia Caston enjoys a morning walk at Ada Park.
Volunteers gathered in downtown Grand Rapids to help clean up after Saturday night’s violent protests.
Courtesy 616 Media
Greg Cook found “love on Monroe.”
Mallory Miller visits Woosah Outfitters before the stay-at-home order.
Graci Harkema does pushups on Ottawa Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids with the help of her dog, Teddy.
Andrea Straw captures her friend exploring downtown Grand Rapids.
Ally Boomsma’s Blue Heeler Pi found love in downtown Grand Rapids.
Andrew Schuster captured this image of 20 Monroe Live’s marquee in downtown Grand Rapids.
Dick Buist is having fun while staying safe from COVID-19.
Esteban Clark-Braendle captures two cooks in Rockford preparing barbecue for takeout.
Kevin Klutman spends time with his puppy.
Carlos Sanchez enjoys Start Garden’s 5×5 night in the biergarten at New Holland Brewing – The Knickerbocker.
Amy Skentzos captured a rainbow above downtown Grand Rapids.
Scott Winters broadcasts “On The Air” on 98.7 WFGR.
Captured in downtown Grand Rapids, Susan Burchard encourages everyone to “show love, spread love.”
Christine DeMaagd found “rays of hope” at Holland State Park.
Kathy VanderLaan’s Dutch boy and girl are staying safe during the pandemic.
Sally and Jim Zarafonetis celebrating Christmas 2019 at the Broadway Bar.
Amanda Anders caught Shaun Anders catching up on the June issue of Grand Rapids Magazine in front of downtown’s La Grande Vitesse.
Stephanie Johnson shared this picture of a a woman wearing a Marc Jacobs dress.
Jeff Dyke shot this image of Heartside Park early one morning.
Esteban Clark-Braendle photographed Lourdie Clark-Depollo with her newborn chick.
Susan Olthof stopped during her walk in Riverside Park to capture the sunny day.
Esteban Clark-Braendle captured a family chatting in their East Grand Rapids backyard.
Lee McFall snapped this photo of Fountain Street Church from the deck of the Fitzgerald.
Karen Cook captured afternoon light in the forest at Blandford Nature Center.
After participating in a Breonna Taylor protest, Mark Holzbach and Dana Friis-Hansen found Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and City Manager Mark Washington outside Reserve Wine & Food.
Esteban Clark-Braendle shot this photo of a few people walking the streets of downtown Grand Rapids.
Chel’le Venegar shows off her baby bump in downtown Grand Rapids.
Michelle Gordon snapped this photo of dogs playing at the Cascade Township dog park.
Tanner Hamilton captured this shot of a white-tailed deer at Huff Park.
Michelle Gordon captured the sun poking though some trees over her backyard.
Esteban Clark-Braendle photographed fireworks exploding over Rockford High School.
Esteban Clark-Braendle captured a group of spectators watching fireworks over Grand Rapids.
Michael Erickson enjoys lunch at New Hotel Mertens.
Michael Erickson enjoyed a day at the beach with his Mini, Fred.
As he stays home amid rising COVID-19 cases, Esteban Clark-Braendle took this closeup of his house plant in Rockford.
Michael Erickson and his Mini Cooper enjoy the sunny Michigan weather in Holland.
Esteban Clark-Braendle captured this schoolhouse in front of Rougewood Elementary in Rockford as night falls.
Greg Cook snapped this photo of the Van Andel Arena plaza makeover in downtown Grand Rapids.
Nora LeBlanc shot this sunrise at the River House Condos in Grand Rapids.
Esteban Clark-Braendle captured this picture of a sunset hitting the trees in Rockford.
Johnny Liu found Pikachu at the Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival’s Asian street food drive-thru event at Riverside Park.
Ginny Keegan took this photo of Lookout Hill in downtown Grand Rapids at night.
Chris Atwater shot this picture of an AM Yoga class from a drone.
Susan Burchard, with mask in hand, is ready to get Corridor Coffee on Grand Rapids’ West Side.
Esteban Clark-Braendle shot this self-portrait with his tomato plants in his backyard.
Lisa Kirschner captured “hope shining on us” from Lookout Park.
Susan Wright-Miller captured this bright red hibiscus in Ada.
Karen SherryHenning found this sunset in Mears over Lake Michigan.
Esteban Clark-Braendle found Comet NEOWISE above Roguewood Elementary in Rockford.
Bill Coyne shot this poppy field at the Fennville Cemetery.
Michael Erickson enjoys dinner at one of his favorite breweries, City Built Brewing Co.
Chris Atwater captured this juvenile bald eagle at Little Point Sable Lighthouse in Mears.
Esteban Clark-Braendle’s mother talks to her mother, who lives in Chile, over FaceTime.
Andrea Straw stopped to appreciate La Grande Vitesse during her walk in downtown Grand Rapids.
Esteban Clark-Braendle grows tomatoes in his backyard in Rockford.
Grand Rapids Magazine file photo.
Andrea Straw enjoys the view of downtown Grand Rapids’ lights.
Esteban Clark-Braendle captures a rainstorm over a lighthouse at Silver Lake.
“La Grande Vitesse,” photo by Susan Burchard.
Andrea Straw and her friends enjoy charcuterie on the top of the Cannonsburg hill.
Susan Massaro McFarland enjoys a day in the woods at Lamoreaux Park.
Sarah Czuba walks the trail at Robinette’s.
Nora LeBlanc captures a sunset over Grand Rapids from the River House Condos.
Esteban Clark-Braendle captured this lighthouse standing tall over Silver Lake.
Bryan Esler photographs the “Golden Calder” in downtown Grand Rapids.
Esteban Clark-Braendle visited the magazine and newspaper section of Argos Book Shop in Grand Rapids.
Bonnie Nethercott explores the Buck Creek Nature Preserve Trail in Grandville.
Christopher Cosmos took a nighttime stroll on the Blue Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids.
Rachel Watson captured the setting sun over the Grand River at Donald J. Lamoreaux Park in Plainfield Township.
Jim DeYoung visited Fountain Street Church in downtown Grand Rapids.
Jim DeYoung shot this photo of an angler in the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids.
Michelle Gordon walked the trail at Ada Park.
Photo by Jim DeYoung
Sarah Czuba captured this sunset at Millennium Park.
Keith Callis captured the Pearl Street side of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids.
Michael Erickson enjoys a Solid Gold beer and a Tree Hugger sandwich at Founders Brewing in downtown Grand Rapids.
Lisa Martinez captured this rainbow over her granddaughters.
Keith Callis captured the construction in downtown Grand Rapids from the parking lot behind McKay Tower.
LS found this sunset at Mary Waters Park.
Kathryn Lipnicki shot this reflection photo in downtown Grand Rapids.
Taylor Lape took a moment to spread love in downtown Grand Rapids.
Jenny Gies’ Samoyed, Charlotte, enjoys a water break during a hot day at Riverside Park.
Taylor Lape enjoys the sights and sounds of downtown Grand Rapids.
Tom Mitsos found a squirrel snacking on bird seeds on his deck.
Claire Mulder had some fall fun at Robinette’s with her son, Cam.
Doug Booth’s dog, Chisme, sits in front of the Sixth Street Bridge after a walk by the river.
Grand Rapids Magazine file photo
Jenny Gies’ dog Charlotte enjoys her day at the Gemini Media office.
Ray and Claire Mulder pose in front of the big apple at Robinette’s with their son Cam.
Linda Gordon spotted a brightly colored bird perched on a tree in Millennium Park.
Brigid Rohde shares a view of downtown Grand Rapids near Market Avenue.
Linda Gordon is “planted, rooted and positioned to receive all that is good” at The Highlands.
Claire Mulder and her family enjoy a fall day at Robinette’s.
Linda Gordon shot this spider web at Huff Park.
Rachel Watson took a stroll on the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail in Kentwood.
Grand Rapids Magazine file photo
Linda Gordon reaches for new heights at Ken-O-Sha Park.
Michael Erickson enjoys lunch at KCM, a Japanese-Korean restaurant in Eastown.
Keith Callis captured his dog Moose standing high and mighty on the “Pride of the West Side” at Firehouse No. 3 on Bridge Street.
Xiaohong Zhou captured this child’s autumn joy at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Ann Bower snapped this image of the harvest moon over the silo of Brewery Vivant in East Hills
Michelle Gordon captured this pair of ducks at Ada Park.
Sue Sikkema and Anne DiVitto caught a glimpse of sundown in downtown Grand Rapids.
Frank Klus took this photo of autumn on the trail at Pickerel Lake.
Xiaohong Zhou found serenity at Frederik Meijer Gardens
Michael Erickson photographed Grand Rapids Ballet dancers rehearsing for the 2020-21 season in downtown Grand Rapids.
Claire Mulder’s son, Cam, enjoys the fall festivities at Schwallier’s.
Xiaohong Zhou captures a monarch butterfly on a sunflower at Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm.
Xiaohong Zhou visited the Frederik Meijer Gardens earlier this fall.
Grand Rapids Magazine file photo.
Chad Yerrick captured fall at Millennium Park.
Mary Wild shot this view of downtown Grand Rapids from Riverside Park.
Elisa ter Kuile enjoyed this colorful sunset in Byron Center.
Mary Gabrielse enjoys the falling leaves while walking the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail with friends.
Diane Gerbens walks the boardwalk at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Chris Atwater found a blue moon in East Grand Rapids.
Bill Coyne captured the sun setting on Veterans Day from the top of the Rowe building in downtown Grand Rapids.
Caroline Cook found plenty of fall colors right before she was scheduled to give a graveyard tour at Fulton Street Cemetery.
Rachel Watson found a health-conscious stump on the Lakeshore Trail in West Olive.
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Grand Rapids Magazine file photo.
Sara VanLaan found “serenity” while paddling on Gun Lake.
Prior to recent restrictions, Tori Glass-Cooper stopped by Sovengard to support her wife, who is the sous chef.
Mary Hoekstra enjoys an early morning at Secchia Meadows in Millennium Park.
Rachel Watson found some color while walking along the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail in Kentwood.
Mary Hoekstra adores the reflection of the trees and bridge at Secchia Meadows in Millennium Park.
Craig Clark captured a sunrise in Rockford after a deep freeze.
Randy Knauf took a stroll down memory lane with this ArtPrize installation from 2013 outside the Grand Rapids Public Museum.
Phil Lange and friends tee off at Stonewater Country Club before winter arrives.
Rachel Watson admires the sun poking around the clouds during a walk on the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail in Kentwood.
Reggie Van Prooyen captured a sunset at Riverside Park.
Jenny Gies’ dog enjoys a nap by the fireplace.
Kenton Kurth volunteered for LaughFest in March before the statewide stay-home order.
Joanne Bent caught this sunrise at the Knapps Corner Meijer parking lot.
Vic Ramirez found this cactus at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.
Michelle Gordon’s dogs, Tommy and Bardot, play tug of war at Cascade Dog Park.
Judy Beahan captured window washers on the Varnum building in downtown Grand Rapids.
A stream of light shines through at Salon Re as Elizabeth Usadel’s son gets his hair cut.
Tom Mitsos took a nighttime stroll on the Ada Covered Bridge.
Phil de Haan enjoys the calmness of Reeds Lake.
Dianne Carroll Burdick captured this skyline just outside of Grand Rapids at dusk.
Joe Watkins stands underneath the 20 Monroe Live sign in downtown Grand Rapids.
Eric Ruskotter enjoys the Christmas decorations in downtown Holland.
Rachel Watson admires the architecture while riding along the Seward Avenue Bikeway.
Joe Watkins found love in downtown Grand Rapids.
Ginger Feldman and friends dine out in an igloo at Thornapple Brewing Company.
Joe Watkins admires the blue sky in downtown Grand Rapids.
Lindy Tanis shows off a giant, lighted snowflake on the northeast side of Grand Rapids.
Lindy Tanis is having a Charlie Brown Christmas.
Amanda Schelling found a Christmas tree off of M-6 near Kalamazoo Avenue.
David Ray captured a winter sunrise over downtown Grand Rapids.
Mary Wild watches the sunset behind the Choo Choo Grill near downtown Grand Rapids.
Guests of David Ringler’s Cedar Springs Brewing Company enjoy the outside biergarten.
Andrea Straw’s dog Ernie “enjoys” a dirty martini after a long day.
Helen VanEssendelft and friends are staying warm under the heat lamps at Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery.
Gary Reid walks the skywalk in downtown Grand Rapids.
Amy L. Charles enjoys the lights at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids.
Ally Boomsma and her dog Pi enjoy the Grand Haven sand and waves.
Karen Cook admires the flower sculpture in the lobby of Mary Free Bed in downtown Grand Rapids.
Helen VanEssendelft took a New Year’s Eve Day beach walk at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park.
Jenny Gies’ dog Charlotte enjoys a snowy trail walk.
Hailey Stevens enjoys the view of the Grand Haven pier.
Nate Versluis’ dog Jett enjoys a day of sledding in Caledonia.
Sara VanLaan captured an image of the winter solstice at Gun Lake.
Phil Lange had dinner out with friends at the River North Public House in Grand Rapids.
Michelle Gordon’s dog Bardot McLovin checks out the Thornapple River.
Christy Marsalese observes the Grand Rapids skyline over the Grand River at Riverside Park.
Lenny Bartoszewicz admires the waterfall covered in snow at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Sara VanLaan captured some ice bowling taking place at Gun Lake.
Tom Mitsos and his Red Wings tiki lamp prepare to watch a Red Wings game.
Katrina Peshka captured this sunrise through the trees in Marne.
Gary Reid visits the World of Winter exhibit in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in downtown Grand Rapids.
David Ray enjoys the winter waterfall at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Dr. Andrew Maternowski and Dr. Monica Randles enjoy spending time outside before the temperature dropped.
Katrina Peshka found a chilly pepper in Marne.
Tom Mitsos admires his cleared driveway in the morning after a night of snowfall.
Karen Cook enjoys a sunny day the Blandford Nature Center’s Highlands.
Michelle Gordon captured the wolf moon in Cascade.
In between errands, Tom Gott stopped at La Grande Vitesse in downtown Grand Rapids.
Katrina Peshka’s cats, Bob and Sammy, watch the snow fall in Marne.
