For $10, you can zipline between Lansing buildings

Eric Lacy | Lansing State Journal

LANSING -- An unusual tour of downtown Lansing will be available for thrill-seekers next week.

Lansing 5:01's zipline tour will take place from 5-9 p.m. July 12 along Washington Square. Admission is $10.

Attendees employed by an event sponsor can zipline for free.

The 300-foot long zipline tour will start from a 30-foot high platform at Washington Square and West Ottawa Street. Participants will head north to a platform that ends the tour at Washington Square and Ionia Street.

Josh Holliday, Lansing 5:01's board president, said the zipline tour is part of the group's effort to help reinvent the way people think about the city's downtown.

“Lansing’s time is now, and it’s the time to really attract and retain these young people who really want to live in Lansing," Holliday said.

Lansing 5:01 is an non-profit organization that strives to keep young professionals in the region and recruit new residents.

Its zipline tour doesn't have a minimum age requirement, but people must be at least 35 pounds to participate, said Christopher Sell, Lansing 5:01's founder and executive director.

Lansing 5:01 will also have on July 12 a free non-zipline tour of downtown buildings with rooftops called the Rooftop Hop.

For zipline tour registration information and other Rooftop Hop details visit Lansing501.com.

Eric Lacy is a reporter for the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at 517-377-1206 or elacy@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @EricLacy.