After Memorial Day the Lighthouse is open for tours (just $5/person). If you want a souvenir…read moreticket, just ask and they will stamp the date for you. Once inside, there is a museum with pictures and historical facts. A couple of souvenirs to purchase on the first floor. The volunteers - one to every floor had plenty of information about the lighthouse and St. Joseph. We were able to climb to top and walk on the outside. It was amazing - I loved it!

Visiting Saint Joseph for a weekend getaway. We thought we were just going to look at the…read morelighthouse, had no idea we could climb it too! Being two people afraid of heights, it was very scary, but we're both very happy we climbed to the top!

Drove by on a Thursday afternoon. I thought it was a private home but it appears that there are…read moretours every last Saturday of the month. This is fantastic! There is only street parking so it will probably be hard to park. Best to uber or lyft if coming. The outside area seems to be well maintained. Goigle their website to plan ahead and see more info.

No tour was available. Looks well maintained. Not worth the trip unless you are in the immediate…read morevicinity.

We loved this roadside stand! I personally thought the hot dog was delicious and the root beer…read morefloat is made with one of my favorite root-beers! This made for a really fun stop! Glad that the history of this will continue.

Even if you don't want a meal... best root beer! Period! Fun space for whole family. Hot dog…read moreoptions are great and simple. Cornhole... plenty of seating. Great spot.

For many years I've wandered... Nomadic, sporadic…read more Apartments, flats, crash pads, Just a play to settle for the moment. All Chicago, never for long... Moving, back, forth, up, around... Chasing a place To call home. And here I found myself. Finally. Of course, I *wish* I actually lived in one of the historic Hutchinson Street mansions, but alas...I do not. Just merely an onlooker, nestled about as close as it gets to the nostalgia. I stroll morning after morning, evening after evening...past the same brilliant pieces of work, the same pups in the yard, the same cars in the driveway and wonder "when did they decide this would be their home?" It's fairly miraculous to find a clustering of houses so beautiful, architecturally significant (many designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's understudy, George Maher), and breathtaking. The hustle and bustle of Uptown so close, yet so far away. Tree lined streets and manicured lawns with black wrought iron fencing. Grand windows and stained glass, sweeping backyards fit for the suburbs. Can this really be in Chicago, Uptown no less? Well yes, it can. And besides the fact that its a landmark (meaning, I never have to listen to construction, EVER) it's a respite from the chaotic storm of city life. A place to comfortably settle and perch for the time being. Home.

This is fun a little part of history in Buchannon - and what's better is hey have a junior mill…read moreprogram for kids between 4 and 10....My 5 yo got to be a jr miller the one day and it was so much fun! He loved it. I like strolling through here during the farmer's market. it's always just a nice place to mosey around.

We really likes this place. It's an actual working flower mill. You get to see how everything…read moreworks. And right up close. A lot of history here.

I was on my way to Tizzy's for ice cream. When I noticed this beautiful scenery of flowing water. I…read morequickly pulled over and got out of my car. I was mesmerized by the water flowing down the dam. There is free parking and benches for you sit down and inhale the scenery. The sight is just so relaxing and peaceful. Such a remarkable historical landmark in Lyons. The river itself is amazing. It's very enjoyable and will relax your mind. I was excited to learn the history about this amazing tower. "Hoffman Tower is the name of a tower in Lyons, Illinois, named after the brewer George Hoffman Jr. " It was built in the year 1908 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978." The Tower is reputed as the first building in Lyons to be lighted by electricity."

Stumbled upon this by chance seen it off in the distance and had to stop...so much history in this…read morebuilding

This is the largest Underground Railroad Sculpture in the United States and stands 14 feet high and…read more28 feet log. It shows Harriet Tubman (aka "Black Moses") and Erastus and Sarah Hussey (local "conductors") as they lead a group of runaway slaves to safety. From a nearby marker, "From the 1830s to 1861, thousands of slaves in the southern United States courageously escaped northward to freedom on what became known as the Underground Railroad. Along this secret network, conductors... took great personal risks to ensure the safety of escaping slaves." Commissioned by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to honor the men and women who operated the Underground Railroad, as well as courageous fugitives who fled north to freedom. The bronze monument was created by Ed Dwight of Colorado in 1993. If you're looking for a good photo, morning would probably work better for the angle of the Sun than evening when I went. [Review 11054 overall, 827 of 2019.]

I was very happy to be included in the group that was invited to tour Big Red today. It is usually…read moreoff limits to the public, so it was very nice to be able to walk around and explore inside Big Red. It is much bigger inside than it looks from the outside. There are two bedrooms on the second level. On the ground level there are displays that tell the history of Big Red. Fun fact: Big Red was not always red. It used to be yellow. Some of the original color can be seen inside the lighthouse. The top floor is amazing. It is worth the long climb up the narrow stairs to be able to enjoy the views from the top. If you ever have the opportunity, I highly recommend visiting Big Red.

You can't tour this lighthouse, just see it from a state park across the inlet. Be careful what…read moreaddress you use - we tried to go to the lighthouse but ended up at a private club (which IS where you'd go to actually get to the lighthouse, but it's private so you're not allowed unless you're a member).

Constructed in 1862 as a hops barn, this establishment was converted into a church in 1876. Then…read morere-sold in 1915 to a local farmer, the livestock barn existed on the site from 1915 to 1998 before it was purchased by members of the Pokagon United Methodist. Rev. George Bennard was visiting the area to take part in a series of revivals, and his famous hymn "The Old Rugged Cross" was first publicly performed in 1913. The hymn did not make Rev. Bernard rich. However, he sold the rights to the Rodeheaver Company of Winona Lake, Indiana, for $500, and the copyright was renewed years later for $5,000. The Old Rugged Cross Church is located on Vermont St. in Pokagon, about halfway between Dowagiac and Niles, where my partner's sister and I stopped off the beaten path before heading to Shipshewana.

My husband and I found out about this church by accident! We were simply searching for things to…read moredo in Niles, Michigan. We were determined to find something to do close to dark and finally found this on the Internet. The hymn, The Old Rugged Cross, was first performed in this church many years ago. The hymn is near and dear to our hearts because our grandparents used to enjoy singing this song and my husband has enjoyed playing it on the piano for our children. We decided to check it out! The outside of the church is stunning! We were not able to view the inside but if we ever make it back to this area of the country we will certainly stop to see it! You should do the same especially if you enjoy this old hymn!