sledding

Even though the snowflakes are flying, did you know that Grand Rapids City Parks remain open in the wintertime?

Even though the wintertime is coming, there is plenty to do throughout the entire winter season right here in Grand Rapids.

Just because people ski on hills doesn't mean it's a mountain.

The several inches of snow dumped on us this week has downsides, for sure - BUT there's also a silver lining: fun outdoor activities at Grand Rapids parks!

It's time to start thinking about winter activities. You can take advantage of winter weather by hitting one of West Michigan’s best sledding hills! Here are some of the free, favorite sledding hills around West Michigan:

Kids can borrow and use sleds for free at some Muskegon parks!

This may look like a regular garden-variety unassuming plastic sled but I can assure you that it is far more than that. From snowbanks to sand dunes, happy customers have found so many inventive ways to use this little plastic powerhouse way beyond winter.

Just know, you have to climb the dunes yourself, with your sled... but it's fun!

This is the most adorable thing we have seen in a while. It's of 90-year-old Claude Bratcher taking a wild sled ride documented on his grandson-in-law's go-pro. Bratcher is being pulled on the sled by his son on his four-wheeler. Bratcher's grandson-in-law Anthony Smith told ABC News today: "It was Claude's idea, he'd been watching us sled for about an hour...

A horrendous sledding accident Saturday, which left a four-year-old boy in the hospital, and police searching for the person or persons who ran him over, has West Michigan parents asking, "How do I keep my kids safe while they're sledding?" While accidents can and will happen, there are precautions that you can take to protect your children while they're sledding this winter. I consulted

Ran out of video games to play? Movies to watch? Sick of the treadmill? Why don't you get outside and do some outdoor activity? I know the snow is dreadful and it is of course, cold. But you have to look past that and enjoy the snow for what it is...