North Beach is a little harder to get to than South Beach, which is easily accessible from the main…read morestrip of downtown. The entrance to the beach area is a tiny little side road that goes through the beach neighborhood houses. If you can navigate to it, it's totally worth the visit. The beach area is massive, and has small swings and a play area for kids, volleyball nets, and a standalone ice cream shop. Since it's across the canal, there are generally a lot less people on this side as well, and also several vacation rentals that sit right on the edge of the beach. I love riding my bike down here and watching the sunset .

I grew up going to both North or South Beach in South Haven and really have never thought too much…read moreabout which side I like more than the other other than sometimes it was based on crowd numbers. This trip, I had my Dad in tow, and he always loves the piers and walks out to the end, fisherman at heart. I hadn't put my toes in the warm Michigan sand or water since before moving to Florida in 2007, so I was excited about that and let my Dad wander off with my nephew while I walked along the water on the very short beach area now. I didn't care, I walked slowly along the water and let others walk around me. What I did love was that they now have boardwalks on the beach that let you get out to almost the water without having to walk on the hot yellow sand. In Clearwater, we have white sand so we can walk as slowly as we want without burning our feet. It's definitely something I love and don't miss about Michigan sand but bring up childhood memories. South Haven will always hold a special place in my heart, North and South Beach.

Want a quiet, peaceful beach on Lake Michigan? One that has picnic tables, a ramped deck on top of…read morethe dune (thank you, city of South Haven, for providing handicap accessibility), and best of all in this town, a restroom with changing areas that stays open past dusk? Enter Packard Park - it's 2 parks north of North Beach, is free, and is the quietest beach in town. You'll head down a short dune and then find the big lake. People bring chairs or towels. The entrance to the water is sandy, and the bottom is firmer than that of South Beach, by the pier. You can see the pier in the distance, just south. Up by the parking lot, you'll see several picnic tables, a grill, and a restroom. The women's has two toilet stalls and two changing stalls - WITH DOORS! thank you. The park is open until 10. Often, when we swim at dusk, we get out of the water too late to change in the North or South Beach bathrooms. NO worries of that here. No lifeguard. Plenty of parking, and a grassy area for kids to run around on if you're cooking dinner before (or after) swimming.

The park itself does not offer much. It has little shade but it does offer sunset views and…read morebenches. There are plenty of other viewing spots at the neighboring beaches.

This is the first time going to Lakeside since it changed hands. We had heard negative things but…read moretoday we decided to try it and make our own decisions. EXCELLANT!!! Dee was our server & he was great. The ayce fish was amazing much better than the previous owners. Lightly breaded and thick pieces. Fries were very hot & fresh. You got a side (fries) and soup or salad. My husband said it was the best fish he's had in a very very long time. I had the wet burrito which is one of the items I ordered when we went there frequently. It was better than before! The meat wasn't mushy and it was very flavorful not bland. I loved it and my husband tried it and said he's not crazy about burritos but thought this was very very good. We normally do not give 5's but Lakeside deserved it. The new booth tops were pretty & clean. We were happily surprised at the whole experience and will go again and more often.

We brought 4 friends to eat yesterday. We were informed that the new owners had stopped selling…read morePrime Rib so we ordered the 14 oz strip, medium rare. Every steak was tough, chewy and missed the mark by miles. We asked for the "loaded potatoes" and were told they had NO sour cream. Who is ordering the inventory? I can assure you it's not an owner who cares! We will not be back! Sadly, Lakeside Social has suffered under new management! Shame on them!