KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Kent County officials will focus in 2026 on completing the Grand River Greenway, an effort to create a connection between parks, trails and public lands along the Grand River.
When finished, it will stretch 171 miles from Lake Michigan to Owosso. The overall project will create a 9,000-acre public land corridor. Kent County Administrator Al Vanderberg told WOOD Radio the section from Grand Haven to downtown Grand Rapids is almost done.
“And then, there’s about a 29-mile stretch through the rest of Kent County,” he said. “So, we’re hoping over the next few years to plug that gap. That ties thousands and thousands of acres of public parkland in multiple jurisdictions.”…