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Tours & Attractions
What an amazing place! Here, you can ride in a miniature train pulled by a 100 -year-old steam engine. Sail on a replica War of 1812 tall ship. Climb to the top of a lighthouse. Or challenge your teens to laser tag. This page directs you to hours of fun.
Makers Trail
Just follow the Makers Trail. What a welcome you’ll receive at each stop along the way in Berrien County as we pop wine corks, tap beer kegs and whiskey barrels, and pour flights for you and your friends. Drink in our makers’ art and bring home your favorites.
For Foodies
Southwest Michigan grows a cornucopia of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Explore this section to find nearby farms and markets to gather up your favorite just-picked, flavor-rich foods. Or a myriad of restaurants and sweets shops — many proudly serving locally raised ingredients. There’s a table ready for you.
Outdoor Recreation
Southwest Michigan is a four-season paradise with Lake Michigan and a countryside peppered with scenic rivers, inland lakes and verdant hills.
Creative Connections
Some places naturally inspire us. Southwest Michigan is one of them. The vibrancy and beauty of Lake Michigan, the serenity of our countryside and the rich stories of our past fill this land with creative inspiration. That’s why some of the region’s finest artists, writers, musicians, history-makers and performers call this home.
Shopping
Whether you’re hunting for the perfect gift, looking for the latest fashions, decorating your home or office — Southwest Michigan’s boutiques, galleries and shops are filled with must-have ideas.
Itineraries
Few places in America offer the gorgeous scenery, farm-fresh deliciousness and hours upon hours of affordable, family fun you'll find in Southwest Michigan.
Parks and Nature
We’ll show you where to climb towering dunes, mountain bike on twisty trails, hunt for crinoids and beach glass and picnic as the sun dips below a vibrantly-hued horizon.

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Spring boredom busters for kids, pups and you!

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Want to wow your LEGO-loving kids? Inspire grandpa to build the 5,900-piece LEGO Taj Mahal? Create a LEGO stop-motion animation video? Win LEGO prizes? Then Build Your Way Around Town with us March 1-April 8 in the LEGO City of St. Joseph. Sponsored by United Federal Credit Union, this month of events will entertain all ages!

 

Six insider tips for planning your wedding - and other special events - in Southwest Michigan

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Ben Pancoast Photography

Are you … or someone you know … thinking about getting married? Do you have a special occasion to celebrate? A family reunion? A meet-up weekend with your college sorority or fraternity? A significant anniversary or retirement?
Summer is a natural time for people to hold their celebrations, but in Southwest Michigan there are definite advantages to planning your wedding or special event in the shoulder season months - January to April and September to December. Here's why:

No hibernating allowed!

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White Pine Winery

Happy New Year! If our first week of January predicts whether there will be plenty of white flakes to play in, the fun is definitely piling up in and around St. Joseph!

Make Magical Memories!

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icefest

With a reputation for being "Michigan's Most Romantic City," a title the Detroit Free Press fittingly gave to St. Joseph, this area creates a lot of magical moments for couples in February.

Meet our pioneer flight crew!

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Makers Trail Flight Crew

When friends Steve and Vickie Baker and Elaine and Jim Potter saw the passport on the Makers Trail site, they made plans to spend a few days visiting wineries in Southwest Michigan. The couples from Southeast Indiana were no strangers to doing winery tours in Napa Valley and Sonoma, Cal. and Traverse City, Mich., but this tour had an added incentive to earn free stuff and they love a challenge! From Oct. 3-6, they visited 20 different destinations making them our pioneer flight crew to each earn a Makers Trail t-shirt and hoodie. Here’s what they had to say about their tour:

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