Beat the heat, cool off at city pools

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - West Michigan on Tuesday is expected to experience its 24th day above 90 degrees this summer.

Residents will try and beat the heat by staying in air-conditioned homes, malls, movie theaters or designated local cooling centers.

Grand Rapids residents can enjoy three city pools --

-- Martin Luther King Jr Park: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 12:30 p.m. - 7 p.m; Tuesday, Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
-- Briggs Park: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.; Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
-- Richmond Park: Monday 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.; Tuesday through Saturday 12:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Grand Rapids residents between the ages of 1-17 can swim for $1 during open swim. It's $2 for adults.

Non-residents can swim for $4, and a family pass for the season - through August 17 - is available for Grand Rapids residents. City residents can purchase an $80 household pass for the full seven-week session.

The free water playgrounds at Heartside Park, Joe Taylor Park, Mary Waters Park, Alger Middle School, and Gerald R. Ford Middle School will be open from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. through Labor Day. The water playgrounds at Aberdeen Park and Mulick Park will be open from July 1 through August 18 between 1-5 p.m.