Zip The Grand A Finalist For $5,000 Pure Michigan Jump Start Prize

Pure Michigan's Jump Start Prize will award $5,000 towards one project to help tourism in Michigan.

The five finalists were just announced and includes the Grand Rapids project Zip the Grand.

Zip the Grand would bring a 700 foot long zip line over the Grand River in Grand Rapids.  The project is still in the planning stages, but has generated a lot of excitement.

Pure Michigan's Jump Start Prize will award one of the five finalists with $5,000 and a lot of helpful publicity.

The winner will be determined on April 14 - 16 at the Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism.

Each project will have a chance to present their idea on April 14.  A panel of commentators, including Rick DeVos, will give feedback.  The winner will be determined solely by the vote of attendees at the conference.

The winner will be announced at 11:30am on April 16.

Learn more about Pure Michigan's Jump Start Prize and the rest of the finalists.

Learn more about Zip the Grand.

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