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| Just as the name suggests, the most valuable natural resource of Big Rapids, Michigan is the water. Big Rapids may be a college town, home to Ferris State University, but it first provided a good economy for the settlers by way of the lumber industry. Potawatomi Chief Mecosta was an early traveler along the local waterways, and Mecosta County was eventually named for him. The Mecosta County Historical Museum provides much more items of interest for those with a healthy curiosity for history. The opportunities for more history, as well as art, are simply endless, beginning with the Barryton Historical Museum, the Civil War Monument, and the Anna Howard Shaw Sculpture—all the way to the Old Jail (Michigan Historic Site), Sawmill Point, Swede Hill Settlement, and Pioneer Press. Big Rapids has been called the Tubing Capital of Michigan, and its Muskegon River was ranked as a prime fishing river by the popular Field and Stream magazine. Other outdoor action includes: golfing, hunting, hiking and biking, canoeing, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling. See it all at our local County Parks and State Game Areas. |
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Below are the inns that are IN or NEAR this city. |
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Inn at the Rustic Gate
6991 Hungerford Lake Dr., Big Rapids, MI 49307
800-319-5867 | 231-796-2328 |
Inside city limits. |
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Comstock House
414 Maple Street / P.O. Box 1237, Big Rapids, MI 49307
231-796-4753 |
Inside city limits. |
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