The Opera House Block

Rockford Dam (makes for good fishing)

The boardwalk

Just above the dam

A teahouse

The organ shop

The toy store

The former Rockford Hotel

Public drinking fountains

The hot dog shop where we wrote up the offer. Eat 12 chili dogs in 4 hours and get your name on the wall. Current record: 43 1/2 dogs.

Click here for their website

Rockford, MI

Rockford, MI is really a bedroom community for Grand Rapids, but it has a small but chic downtown with expensive restaurants and shops, and easy access to the river and bike trails.

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