West Michigan

E38270

geographic region region

West Michigan is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, known for its mid-sized cities like Grand Rapids, manufacturing base, and scenic lakeshore communities.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
West Michigan canonical	109
western Michigan	39
Western Michigan	9
West Michigan region	8
southwestern Michigan	2
Michigan’s Salad Bowl	1
Michigan’s lakeshore region	1
Southwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan	1
Southwestern Michigan	1
West Michigan lakeshore	1
Western Michigan, United States	1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region ⓘ region ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Lake Michigan ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicSector	agriculture ⓘ education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasAirport	Gerald R. Ford International Airport ⓘ
hasCity	Allegan, Michigan ⓘ Battle Creek ⓘ surface form: Battle Creek, Michigan Benton Harbor, Michigan ⓘ Grand Haven, Michigan ⓘ Grand Rapids, Michigan ⓘ surface form: Grand Rapids Holland, Michigan ⓘ Kalamazoo ⓘ surface form: Kalamazoo, Michigan Kentwood, Michigan ⓘ Ludington, Michigan ⓘ Muskegon, Michigan ⓘ surface form: Muskegon Norton Shores, Michigan ⓘ Saugatuck ⓘ surface form: Saugatuck, Michigan South Haven, Michigan ⓘ St. Joseph, Michigan ⓘ Walker, Michigan ⓘ Wyoming, Michigan ⓘ Zeeland, Michigan ⓘ
hasCounty	Allegan County, Michigan ⓘ Berrien County, Michigan ⓘ Calhoun County, Michigan ⓘ Kalamazoo County, Michigan ⓘ Kent County, Michigan ⓘ Mason County, Michigan ⓘ Muskegon County, Michigan ⓘ Oceana County, Michigan ⓘ Ottawa County, Michigan ⓘ Van Buren County, Michigan ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Calvin University ⓘ Grand Valley State University ⓘ Hope College ⓘ Western Michigan University ⓘ
hasHighway	Interstate 196 ⓘ Interstate 96 ⓘ U.S. Route 131 ⓘ U.S. Route 31 ⓘ
hasLargestCity	Grand Rapids, Michigan ⓘ surface form: Grand Rapids
hasMetropolitanArea	Battle Creek ⓘ surface form: Battle Creek metropolitan area Grand Rapids, Michigan ⓘ surface form: Grand Rapids–Kentwood metropolitan area Holland–Zeeland metropolitan area ⓘ Kalamazoo ⓘ surface form: Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area Muskegon, Michigan ⓘ surface form: Muskegon metropolitan area
hasPort	Port of Holland ⓘ Port of Muskegon ⓘ
knownFor	agriculture ⓘ apple production ⓘ beach tourism ⓘ blueberry production ⓘ cherry production ⓘ craft beer industry ⓘ dune landscapes ⓘ fruit farming ⓘ furniture manufacturing ⓘ manufacturing industry ⓘ office furniture industry ⓘ scenic lakeshore communities ⓘ tourism ⓘ
locatedIn	Michigan ⓘ
locatedOn	eastern shore of Lake Michigan ⓘ
partOf	Lower Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (173)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Valley State University (downtown campus) → region → West Michigan ⓘ

Muskegon, Michigan → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Michigan

Muskegon, Michigan → partOf → West Michigan ⓘ

West Michigan Whitecaps → region → West Michigan ⓘ

Windmill Island Gardens → region → West Michigan ⓘ

Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area → partOf → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Michigan’s lakeshore region

Grand Rapids Public Museum → servesRegion → West Michigan ⓘ

Albertus van Raalte → settledIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Albertus van Raalte → activityLocation → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Hope College → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Michigan

Allegan County → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Michigan

Allegan County → partOf → West Michigan ⓘ

Lake Macatawa → locatedInRegion → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Kent County, Michigan → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Kent County, Michigan → partOf → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Michigan region

GRG → region → West Michigan ⓘ

subject surface form: Grand Rapids Griffins

DP Fox Ventures → regionServed → West Michigan ⓘ

Dan DeVos → residence → West Michigan ⓘ

Grand River (Michigan) → region → West Michigan ⓘ

St. Joseph River → drainageBasin → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Michigan

Seidman College of Business → regionServed → West Michigan ⓘ

Pere Marquette River → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

White River (Michigan) → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Van Andel Arena → regionServed → West Michigan ⓘ

Gerald R. Ford International Airport → serves → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Michigan

Gerald R. Ford International Airport → regionServed → West Michigan ⓘ

Kalamazoo → locatedInRegion → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwestern Michigan

Pere Marquette Beach → region → West Michigan ⓘ

Muskegon Museum of Art → regionServed → West Michigan ⓘ

Muskegon State Park → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Muskegon Summer Celebration (historical) → region → West Michigan ⓘ

subject surface form: Muskegon Summer Celebration

Lakeshore Art Festival → regionServed → West Michigan ⓘ

Unity Christian Music Festival → regionServed → West Michigan ⓘ

Muskegon Community College → primaryServiceArea → West Michigan ⓘ

Michigan’s Adventure amusement park → region → West Michigan ⓘ

subject surface form: Michigan’s Adventure

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Baker College of Muskegon → region → West Michigan ⓘ

Crash the River Rascal → locatedInRegion → West Michigan ⓘ

Rascal → location → West Michigan ⓘ

Whitecaps → shortName → West Michigan ⓘ

Whitecaps → region → West Michigan ⓘ

Ottawa County, Michigan → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Norton Shores, Michigan → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

Muskegon Heights, Michigan → locatedIn → West Michigan ⓘ

Muskegon County, Michigan → region → West Michigan ⓘ

Muskegon Lake → locatedInRegion → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Michigan’s 5th congressional district → locatedInRegion → West Michigan ⓘ

subject surface form: Michigan's 5th congressional district

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Diocese of Western Michigan → regionServed → West Michigan ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Michigan

Comstock Park, Michigan → region → West Michigan ⓘ