Like Louis Campau or Charles Belknap, John Ball’s name lives on in Grand Rapids. The man for which the city’s zoo is named ...

Kiume, an African lion who has called the Grand Rapids-based zoo home for more than a decade, will be moving to another Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) facility in the near future. The zoo ...

A lion that has called John Ball Zoo home for more than a decade is moving to a new facility. Kiume will be moving to a ...

Home to more than 2,000 animals representing 200-plus species, the John Ball Zoo is a hit with visitors traveling with kids. Named in honor of one of the founding fathers of Grand Rapids ...

A new parking lot on the site of the old John Ball Park has drawn controversy. But neighbors, and the zoo, said they’re ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids’ ultimate trick-or-treat destination for families who want to walk on the wild side is back. For over two decades, John Ball Zoo has been transforming into the ...

John Ball was 89 years old when he passed away in February of 1884. Few people have packed more chapters into their life ...

Honestly, Ball is a real-life version of Forrest Gump. At one point, Ball took over a dead friend’s business, traveled across ...

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