It seems like it has been located on the westside of Grand Rapids forever. It originally started in a storefront at Alpine and Leonard (now the parking lot for Walgreen s) before moving into an old five and dime drugstore a little west of their original location. Rainbow Music, at 1148 Leonard St. NW, will soon be closing their doors for good.
Co-owners Pete Bardolph and John Gelderloos both grew up in Chicago, before moving to Grand Rapids to attend Calvin College. They also put together a country-rock band called Lazy . Bardolph received a double major in math and music, while his friend Gelderloos majored in music.
Blandford Nature Center: Winning Syrup & Live Music Returns
Some great news from the Blandford Nature Center Facebook page recently: Their syrup has come in #1 in a contest and live music returns this summer.
First, the great syrup! Blandford Nature Center won the 2021 Alpine Historical Commission s annual Maple Syrup Contest! This contest was held in mid-April. Syrup from six producers in the West Michigan area took part. Check out the video of the contest here. If you haven t had any of their award winning syrup yet, it looks like there is still some available in their online gift shop, but quantities are low. There is nothing better than a stack of pancakes with some great maple syrup cascading over the top and down the sides, to the reservoir of syrup pooling on your plate!
March is Sugarbush season at Blandford Nature Center! Here s a chance to enjoy the sights and smells of the Sugarhouse and step back in time to discover how Native Americans and pioneers made maple syrup.
The Northeastern United States (and the neighboring area of Canada) is the only region in the world where Sugar Maple trees grow. This is the only time of year when the sap from those trees can be harvested to make syrup.
The early spring season brings about unique temperature changes that allows the sugar maple trees to release the sugar they produced in their leaves the year before. This sugar was stored in the tree s roots all winter. When nature starts giving us sub-zero nights and above-freezing days, it causes the sap in trees to run up and down the trees. It the trees are tapped, the sap will flow out of the tree during the warmer daytime hours. Once the weather remains consistently warm, the sap can no longer be harvested because either the sap stops flowing or it be
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