Proposed boat rentals, to-go alcohol sales at popular East Grand Rapids restaurant draws backlash
Updated Apr 19, 2021;
Posted Apr 19, 2021
The owner of Rose s restaurant on Reed s Lake in East Grand Rapids wants to offer 12 pontoon boats for rent, to-go alcohol sales, a fueling station, as well as rides on a historic boat. (Brian McVicar | MLive.com)
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EAST GRAND RAPIDS, MI The owner of Rose’s restaurant on Reed’s Lake is asking permission to offer 12 pontoon boat rentals, historic tour boat rides, and to-go alcohol sales.
Greg Gilmore, whose company owns The B.O.B. and several other West Michigan restaurants, made the request to the East Grand Rapids Planning Commission. He said in a March 17 letter to the city that adding the rentals at Rose’s 62-slip boat dock would “increase the opportunity for all to enjoy Reed’s Lake.”