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10/21/2026

It’s primetime for all the fall feels: U-pick apples, pumpkin patches…and Halloween terror!!! 🧟‍♂️🐈‍⬛🧛‍♂️
If you’re ready to add a few scares to your fall, don’t miss Evart’s annual Haunted Park this Saturday night!
Get all the details here 👉https://bit.ly/4rOQAsF

10/18/2026

Make Halloween morning a family adventure at the Skeleton Skurry 5K! 🎃👟

Join us Saturday, October 31, at Big Rapids City Hall. Registration opens at 8 a.m., and the run, walk, or roll starts at 10 a.m.

Students 17 and under get half off their race entry fee with promo code STUDENT26. Come dressed up, bring the family, and support Angels of Action!

📍 Big Rapids City Hall, 226 N. Michigan Avenue

Use the link in the comments to sign up today!👇

10/16/2026

Only three weekends left in October! 😮
Come get lost in a corn maze. Pick the perfect pumpkin. Take an epic fall color drive.
Build your best October in Big Rapids!

Make the most of your fall here👉 https://bit.ly/475lxiR

10/15/2026

The weekend is shaping up to be a great for the Haunted Maze. Friday night it’s the fellas from Sigma Alpha Epsilon providing the terror and Saturday night it’s the Ferris Hockey team getting the scare on to benefit Area 5 special Olympics. Still $5 admission and the best value around. Hope to see you at the Maze.

10/14/2026

10/12/2026

Do you know where Mecosta County gets its name?
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, check out this history of the Potawatomi chief known as “Big Bear.”

A Deep-Rooted Presence It can be hard to imagine today a time when the forests of Mecosta County were dense and unbroken, void of the bustling businesses and rural communities we all enjoy now but during the late 18th century the area had still been untouched by modern settlers and was inhabited by....

10/12/2026

This Mediterranean restaurant in Big Rapids has built the kind of reputation that gets people driving in from Grand Rapids just for lunch. The menu is

10/11/2026

I take a lot of photos of old historic buildings from around the state. I especially like the ornate victorian ara building with elaborate stonework and hand-carved woodwork. The old Mecosta Jail was built in 1893 and is the oldest public structure in the city of Big Rapids.

It's interesting the strange things I find out about some of the places I visit in the state. I took a pic of this old building because I thought it was interesting. I did not imagine I would find out how it as a dark entity inside that haunts the old jail. I was doing a little research on the building and I came across a video with the president of the Big Rapids Historic Preservation Society.

The old jail had a tunnel that extended to the courthouse to transport prisoners to arraignments and court hearings. It comes out into an old stone basement and I can only imagine what it must have been like for prisoners back in the day to be taken in handcuffs and chains down that old dark tunnel. Afterward, being taken back to a confined cell with large flat iron bars and thick solid steel doors. I am not sure if it is haunted, but it is a spooky place.

10/10/2026

Plan a gameday getaway to Big Rapids!
Fall fun. Brunch downtown. Ferris State football at 1.
Come cheer on the Bulldogs! Upcoming games are Oct. 10, Oct. 24, Oct. 31 and Nov. 14!
Plan your fall fun here --> https://bit.ly/4zjNzmU