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Rockford Michigan is a picturesque small town north of

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

It has a vibrant downtown shopping area with boutique stores,

restaurants, and a beautiful downtown park, Pebbles Park.

Rockford is located right on the Rogue River. Though it is small,

it has many attractions and large suburban housing areas

surrounding the downtown area.

We hope you enjoy our video tour of Rockford Michigan.

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Rockford Michigan video

Rockford has a large public school system with state of the art schools.

Wolverine Worldwide is also located in Rockford on the Rogue River and

employs many people in this area. If you aren’t familiar with their name,

they make Merrell, Hush Puppy, Sebago, Track’nTrail, Hy-Test, Patagonia,

Cat, Harley Davidson, and Bates Brand Shoes and clothing. They have an

outlet store right next to the factory and that is always a good place to

go shopping in downtown Rockford.

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Photos by Bonnie Westbrook

Is it difficult to go home? Ask the salmon that are attempting to reach their

spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the Grand River. They have a

Herculean task to get up the fish ladder at the Grand River downtown

Grand Rapids. Joseph E Kinnebrew IV, designed the Fish Ladder Sculpture

that allows the fish to climb the dam at Fourth Street and Front NW.

The Fish Ladder was installed in 1974 and is a favorite spot to watch the

fish return up river in the fall. We have seen the fish so thick that the

ducks can walk on their backs to catch treats thrown in for them.

Grand views of our local city and riverfront are visible from here. You can

see the many cranes and buildings going up on Michigan Avenue, also

A small public city park adjoins the fish ladder and is an intimate spot to

bring a picnic lunch and watch the activity on the river.

Fishermen were pulling huge salmon from the river when we visited the

other day. The salmon are on their way from upstream to Lake Michigan.

Hope you enjoy our photo tour:

Photos by Terry Westbrook

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