Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Welcomes Six-Millionth Visitor
GRAND
RAPIDS,
MI.-Just one week
after Frederik Meijer Gardens &
Sculpture Park opened its
large-scale indoor and
outdoor exhibition “Chihuly: A New Eden,” the organization to welcomed
its
six-millionth visitor. Graham and Grace Clark of Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario were
greeted by Fred Meijer and David Hooker, Meijer Gardens’ CEO yesterday
at
11 AM.The couple
received a one-year membership to Meijer Gardens and two tickets to the
special
15th anniversary concert with Lyle Lovett on August 7.Meijer
Gardens originally calculated
the visitor milestone to occur in late May. Chihuly’s 15 site-specific
installations across the 132-acre campus have attracted more than 17,000
visitors in the first week alone. The exhibition earned instant
popularity and
ushered in the six-millionth visitor much sooner than expected.