BTW, my colleague here is moving to Grand Rapids this summer. I know that's not super-close, but she's got a horse and likes trailriding so is probably interested in stuff more up your way. I've been meaning to ask at some point if you have any suggestions for what a liberal northeastern feminist catholic with a horse might want to do around there...
Run away? ;) Seriously, Grand Rapids is hell even for moderate feminist Catholics.
On the bright side, there's plenty of open land, state land, federal land, trails and so forth both in Kent County (home of GR) and in the neighboring counties. If the horse doesn't mind the trip, I especially recommend the area around Yankee Springs and the Barry State Game Area, about forty minutes south of the city.
But Grand Rapids has Diversions. It was so so so much fun. Plus we went there and there was this old, regal looking church around the corner, and it was FLYING A RAINBOW FLAG. ZOMG. I almost died.
I know Grand Rapids is conservative and I've talked with people about that before, but coming from Big Rapids, I get to Grand Rapids and my brain explodes with the openness. :-p
LOL. Well, I suppose I should mention that Grand Rapids, home of Amway, is also the home of a bona fide Satanist church and outreach center. (SRSLY. Called "Other Way Ministries." Apparently they do a LOT of charity work for homeless people.) So you never know what you're going to find.
I like the civic theatre and the children's museum, myself. Also the zoo. And if we're talking about Catholics I suppose I should plug St. Mark's, where my husband was ordained, and/or St. Adalbert's Basilica, site of my drive-by baptism at the hands of said husband. (He's now a fundamentalist agnostic - "I don't know and neither do you!")
BTW, my colleague here is moving to Grand Rapids this summer. I know that's not super-close, but she's got a horse and likes trailriding so is probably interested in stuff more up your way. I've been meaning to ask at some point if you have any suggestions for what a liberal northeastern feminist catholic with a horse might want to do around there...
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On the bright side, there's plenty of open land, state land, federal land, trails and so forth both in Kent County (home of GR) and in the neighboring counties. If the horse doesn't mind the trip, I especially recommend the area around Yankee Springs and the Barry State Game Area, about forty minutes south of the city.
*shameless plug for home*
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I know Grand Rapids is conservative and I've talked with people about that before, but coming from Big Rapids, I get to Grand Rapids and my brain explodes with the openness. :-p
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I like the civic theatre and the children's museum, myself. Also the zoo. And if we're talking about Catholics I suppose I should plug St. Mark's, where my husband was ordained, and/or St. Adalbert's Basilica, site of my drive-by baptism at the hands of said husband. (He's now a fundamentalist agnostic - "I don't know and neither do you!")
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