

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Free Guided Walking Tour: Legacies & Legends in Bronze
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: MEETING LOCATION: 
Middle of the Blue Bridge, Downtown GR

ABOUT THIS TOUR: 
Grand Rapids turns 175 this year! ? Our city was founded on April 2, 1850—and we’re celebrating by walking through history. The Community Legends Project, established by Peter Secchia in 2008, honors Grand Rapids’ most influential pioneers with bronze statues across downtown. As Secchia said:"How will you know who you can be, if you do not know who you have been?" 

Come learn about the people, places and stories that shaped Grand Rapids!

TOUR DATES &amp; TIMES
? Thursday, May 1 at 6:00 PM
? Sunday, May 4 at 6:00 PM
? Saturday, June 7 at 5:30 PM

WHAT TO EXPECT:
• Guided Educational Tour by Caroline Cook
• Explore the Community Legends Bronze Sculpture Project
• We Walk In All Weather: Rain, shine or snow! 
• No RSVP required! 

PARKING:
• Limited Metered Street Parking
• Monroe Center Ramp at 37 Ionia Ave NW — 0.2 miles away from the venue.
• Louis-Campau Ramp at — 0.3 miles away from the venue.
• Parking at street meters is recommended (download the "MOTU" app to pay by credit card). 

ACCESSIBILITY:
Learn more at https://bit.ly/3usZCCb

PHOTO/VIDEO DISCLAIMER: 
For promotional purposes, this event will be photographed. If you prefer not to be in the promotional materials, please inform the photographer.

ABOUT DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS INC:
As a partner of the City of Grand Rapids, Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) takes great pride in developing and enhancing the urban core of Grand Rapids. Our team is dedicated to investing in infrastructure, such as benches and trashcans, as well as organizing large-scale events like Relax at Rosa, World of Winter and Return to the River.

#DowntownGR
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/free-guided-walking-tour-legacies-and-legends-in-bronze/200028019317833
- **Event Categories**: meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 42

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028019317833?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=grand+rapids-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Blue Bridge
- **lat**: 42.964629772909
- **long**: -85.675541409784
- **full address**: The Blue Bridge, Grand Rapids, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (https://allevents.in/org/downtown-grand-rapids-inc/20963458)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Blue Bridge, Grand Rapids, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Free Guided Walking Tour: Legacies & Legends in Bronze ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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