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Discover the wonders of nature with the John Ball Zoo during the City Nature Challenge in West Michigan. Engage with wildlife and conservation through the iNaturalist app.

A popular festival is returning this year! Grand Rapids is the only place in Michigan you can see these incredible works of art.

The Grand Rapids Lantern Festival is happening from April 10th until June 16th every Wednesday through Sunday. Get more details on how to buy tickets.

Discover the hidden gem of Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary in Michigan, offering a safe haven for reptiles and amphibians.

Experience the reopening of John Ball Zoo in Michigan with new additions like Zuhura the Chimpanzee and the endangered Chacoan peccaries from Paraguay.

Want to work outside and around animals? Looking to fill multiple positions for the upcoming season, John Ball Zoo is holding multiple hiring events soon.

The Detroit Lions are about to take on the San Fransico 49ers in the NFC championship game! Lions fans are preparing in their own way - and so are ACTUAL lions.

Experience the largest winter festival in the United States at the World of Winter Festival in Michigan.

In honor of Yogi The Bear, The John Ball Zoo is taking donations for DeVos Children's Hospital

Set your own butterfly free and follow it on it's incredible journey this weekend at the John Ball Zoo!

The John Ball Zoo will be hosting 'Meerkat Mania' this Labor Day weekend. Here is what you can expect to see and do.

Wasabi and her babies are doing great, and now JBZ is giving us a peek at what they've been up to.