Robinette's Farm Market is a Fall Destination in Grand Rapids MI

Robinette’s Farm Market is a favorite Grand Rapids destination for families,

shoppers, sippers, pie aficionados, hay ride enthusiasts, and just plain folks. 

We like to sample the wonderful home baked fruit pies, donuts,

bear claws, and other bakery goods. And of course, the fresh apple cider. 

In fact, on weekends in season, you can see the old fashioned apple press

at work.

Located at the East Beltline at Four Mile Road in northeast Grand Rapids

Township, Robinette’s is a farm market that has diversified to anticipate

their customers needs.

Their newest venture in the big red barn is Robinette Cellars,a wine tasting

cellar, which they have added to their repertoire. They feature Michigan wines

and Cider, the typical red and white table wines, a hard cider, and cherry wine. 

For the more adventurous, they also offer a sweet Pear Wine, Mirtillo Wine

made from Michigan blueberries, Cyser, a blend of apple & honey wine,

flavored with dates and raisins.   MMMmmmm, that sounds good, not sure

I got to taste that one.

Robinette’s offers old fashioned hayrides on their wagons in the fall, they

have lots of pumpkins for holiday decorations, and of course, the apples,

cider, and all things made from them. 

We stopped a few weeks ago and took a short video so you could see the

activity on a beautiful fall day.  If you haven’t been to Robinette’s Farm

Market for awhile, you might consider a trip for lunch or a weekend drive.

 

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Copyright 2008 All rights reserved   Video by Bonnie Westbrook

No remuneration or compensation was given for this recommendation of

Robinettes’ Farm Market.

Grand Rapids Mi Fall Rose Show at Frederick Meijer Gardens

Want to smell the Roses? The public is invited to the Grand Valley

 Rose Society’s Fall Show & Judging at the Frederick Meijer Gardens

 & Sculpture Park – August 30-31, 2008.

The Show will be open from 1-5 pm both Saturday and Sunday on

the lower level of the Fredercik Meijer Gardens building. There is no

charge for admission to the Rose Show but admission to

Frederick Meijers Gardens & Sculpture Park is still required.

Greetings Rose in Blossom

Greetings Rose in Blossom

 

A class in Fragrance will be offered at 11 am – 5 pm on Saturday.

Visitors may take part by voting for “Most Fragrant Rose” during

that time period.

If you have a prize rose that you would like others to see, entries

are accepted 7-10 am  Saturday. August 30th.  There are 56 categories,

 including 5 just for novice exhibitors.

This is the opportunity you have been waiting for – ” to smell the roses ”

 

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photo of Greetings Rose by Bonnie Westbrook

Playing in the Tree Tops ~ Thousand Oaks Golf Club ~ Grand Rapids MI

Once you have played this course, you understand why they named it

 “Thousand Oaks Golf Club”. I had the chance to play this course the

other day and leaped at the opportunity.

What a treat!  Located north of Grand Rapids at Five Mile near the

Grand River, this course wraps around literally thousands of

oak trees. Which makes for a gorgeous nature outing this time of year.

Golf Digest rated this Rees Jones designed course one of the 25 best

courses to play in Michigan.

This course is quite deceptive. Because it fluctuates in elevation, you

might need a few more strokes to get up to the hole, or a little less

club if the green is down hill. All I can say is: don’t go in the woods,

or you will be reaching in your bag for a new ball.

What I didn’t know is that they have a Golf Academy, where PGA Golf

Master Instructor, Charles Vandenberg with the aid of state of the

 art facilities can analyze your swing or putting stroke. Then they give

you a Dvd to take home with lesson plans to  improve your game.

I took a few pictures so you could get an idea of what the course looks like:

 

First Hole

First Hole

The first hole with the Clubhouse in the background.

 

View of a fairway

View of a fairway

An elevated tee with the green nestled in the trees.

 

Green with oak trees surrounding

Green with oak trees surrounding

A fairly tight green with trees and bunkers waiting for your ball.

 

Golf Academy

Golf Academy

The front entrance to the Golf Academy.

 

Practice Range

Practice Range

The practice range behind the Golf Academy.

 

Thousand Oaks Clubhouse

Thousand Oaks Clubhouse

The Thousand Oaks Clubhouse and Restaurant

 

Statues of Children Golfing near the entrance

Statues of Children Golfing near the entrance

Bronze statues of children golfing near the entrance.

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Photos by Terry Westbrook

Free Summer Concerts ~ John Collins Park ~ East Grand rapids MI

Summer and outdoor concerts just seem to go together. If you haven’t

attended one yet this summer, time to remedy that.  Tuesday Night Free

Summer Concerts at John Collins Park in East Grand Rapids might

be just what you were looking for. 

Pack a light supper or buy one there, just dig out the lawn chairs  and

spend an evening listening to music.

Ahhh, summertime and the livin’ is easy…

 

Summer Daisies

Summer Daisies

 

 

                                                                                        

Tuesday August 5 – Jeff Large

 Local artist who has a far ranging style that is

 not specific to any one genre but plays from

 the heart.         www.jefflarge.com

 

Tuesday August 19 – Wonderland Jazz Ensemble 

 Five experienced musicians that are drawn together to

 pursue a traditional jazz blended with original compositions

 and innovative arrangements

 http://cdbaby/cd/wonderland jazz

 

 Place: John Collins Park on Reeds Lake, East Grand Rapids 

Time: 7 pm

Concerts will be canceled if weather is inclement.

Sponsored by City of East Grand Rapids & United Bank of Michigan

Free Movie Nights ~ John Collins Park, East Grand Rapids Michigan

Friday Night !! – Free Movies!! – John Collins Park- East Grand Rapids MI

 Friday night is free movie night at John Collins Park in East Grand Rapids

 this summer.  The city of East Grand Rapids will be showing family rated

movies on a huge drive in movie screen at sundown.  The 2008 Movies

 in the Park is sponsored by Macatawa Bank. Bring your lawn chairs or a

 blanket for the show.  There will be a popcorn machine and an ice cream

 wagon available if you get the munchies.

 

Jed's SMALL serving of popcorn by psd.

 

 

The movies scheduled:

Friday August 1 – The Game Plan

Friday August 15 – Cars

Friday August 29 – National Treasure

*List of movies may change due to availability

http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/53316358/

 

Grand Rapids Michigan ~ Silver Maple Music Festival ~ Fifth Third Ball Park Aug 2, 2008

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 in Grand Rapids, Michigan:

The weather is supposed to be warm and sunny.

BORED?????

What ya Gonna Do??

Get yourself a ticket for the Silver Maple Music Festival!

One day, Seven Bands

at Fifth Third Ball Park, Comstock Park, Michigan

Kids under 12 are free and the gates open at 11 am.

Festivities start at Noon. Tickets are $40 and available

through the West Michigan Whitecaps website

Bands Featured are:

Aphrodesia
Big Leg Mama
Greensky Bluegrass
The Milroys
Donna the Buffalo
The Ragbirds
Railroad Earth
For details, see Silver Maple Music Festival

Monday Blues? Remedy = Free Concerts at John Ball Park

Are you having those Monday Blues? One of the best ways to cure them

would be to  take your lawn chairs, picnic goodies, and get yourself

down to the John Ball Zoo on Monday nights from June 16th to

August 11 2008 in Grand Rapids, MI.

The West Michigan Jazz Society is spreading the love with free concerts

on Monday nights from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

The lineup for this summer is:

June 16 – The Truth in Jazz Orchestra

June 23 – Noel Webley and the Jazz People

June 30 – New Orleans Nouveau – Mark Kahnny Sextet ~

New flavored  Dixie

July 7    – Chicago vocalist Petra Van Nuys with her Trio

July 14   – The Mellow Marshes – Randy on drums, Arno on tenor sax

July 21The Fred Knapp Trio with Dave Proulx at piano & vocals

July 28    – Evidence – Michael Doyle Quintet – Latin Swing

Aug 4     – Mary Rademacher & Rick Reuther with The Hagens

– vocalists

Aug 11Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra led by Tim Froncek,

Steve Talaga on keys

**Concerts are free ~ the hat is passed for a good will offering

to help defray costs.

If you would like further information about Grand Rapids

Homes, please contact your neighborhood specialist,

Terry@TerryWestbrook.com,

toll free at 1-888-240-1968 ext 1 Terry Westbrook.com

Terry Westbrook Westbrook Realty

Copyright 2008  All rights reserved

Roller Derby is Rockin' the House in Grand Rapids

If you are wondering what to do on a Saturday night in Grand Rapids,

I’d suggest attending the Roller Derby ! I just got this update from the Roller

Derby Gals and thought I would pass it on. I have mentioned the

Grand Raggidy Roller Girls before ( see links at bottom of article) for an evening

of unparalleled fun and flat track skating prowess, it doesn’t get any better!

Hope to see you there!

grand raggidy roller derby team photo

Copy of the email I received from Grand Raggidy Roller Girl,

Bette Mangler:

Roller derby girls are known for being tough as nails and fearless

to a fault. The Grand Raggidy Roller Girls are a prime example of that

tenaciousness. The hometown league’s Travel Team has never backed down

from a challenge, and that’s just what they’ll face when they kick off their

season April 26th against the phenomenal derby powerhouse known as

the Windy City Rollers. The Windy City Rollers of Chicago have jumped the

ranks in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association(WFTDA)in the past year.

In August ’07, they took second place at WFTDA’s Eastern Regionals,

earning a coveted spot at Nationals that fall in Austin, Texas, where they made

a strong showing. They currentlyare WFTDA ranked 7th in the nation, sharing

the top ten with such big names as Carolina, Texas and New York. Simply put,

these ladies kick all kinds of derby butt.
They’re also a close sister league and longtime friends to the GRRG, and the

two leagues are excited to finally meet on the flat track for the first time.

The Grand Raggidy Roller Girls Travel Team is ready for the challenge and

the elevated level of competition that the April 26th game promises to bring.

The GRRG were able to place 11th at WFTDA’s Eastern Regionals this

past August. The recent restructure of the league leaves the newly formed

Travel Team with most of the league’s strongest, fastest and seasoned players.

And since the GRRG skaters no longer compete against one another, they’re

sharing all their secrets, teaching one another new tricks, training harder

and getting way better, way faster. Not to mention, they’ll be unveiling

some great, new Travel Team skaters this season.
The GRRG’s new venue has a smaller capacity, and tickets are sure to be in

high demand for the season’s events. Buy early to ensure a seat. Stay tuned

for more updates, or check out gr-rollergirls.com.

Event details:
Saturday, May 17
Doors at 5 p.m.; action at 6 p.m.
Rivertown Sports, 2605 Sanford Ave SW
Tickets are $10 presale, $15 at the door

Limited pre-sale tickets available through brownpapertickets.com.

More Derby Articles:

Championship Bout – Final FaceOff

Warning: Roller Derby is Addictive

Biff! Bam! Oomph! Roller Derby & Real Estate


Copyright by Terry Westbrook 2008

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