Big Blend Radio: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Big Blend Radio

English - September 20, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutes - 26.6 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter publisher team of Big Blend Magazines and full-time travelers on the Love Your Parks Tour, for Big Blend Radio’s Fall Festival “Garden Gossip” show with John VanderHaagen of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre botanical garden, art museum, and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan. It’s Michigan's second most popular tourist attraction, one of the world's 100 most visited art museums, and one of the Top 30 Must-See Museums on the planet. Meijer Gardens promotes the enjoyment, understanding and appreciation of gardens, sculpture, the natural environment and the arts. One of the nation’s most significant sculpture and botanic experiences, Meijer Gardens includes Michigan’s largest tropical conservatory; five indoor theme gardens; outdoor gardens, nature trails and boardwalk; sculpture galleries and permanent sculpture collection; library; café; gift shop; education center; and meeting rooms.

Featured music is “Lotus Blossom” from the “Deities” album by Michael and Spider.

Thanks to the suggestion by Ken and Ruth Andrus of nearby Leonard at Logan House B&B, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park was a recent Michigan destination on Big Blend’s Love Your Parks Tour. Thank you to fine art nature photographer Margot Carrera for sponsoring this episode.