My husband surprised me with a riding experience with Lily for our 10 year anniversary. I grew up…read moreriding and have missed it so much since we live in the city. Enter Lessons by Lily. She was amazing! She let me help tack and ride until my hearts delight. Nothing was rushed, everything was fun and a great experience. If we lived in MI I would be doing regular lessons with her immediately! But we will for sure be back and bring our kids to have a great hands on riding experience with lily!

We brought our daughters ages 2 and 4 for a 2 hour experience. Lily was great with them. We all had…read morea really nice time brushing, petting, and giving the horse treats. Our older daughter really enjoyed riding the horse. Although Lily was prepared for both girls to ride, our younger daughter preferred to watch.

This is our second stay at this park. Very well maintained and absolutely beautiful view of St…read moreJoseph River. I highly recommend the little town is nice and convenient.

We have been going y shamrock campground since 1997. We have met so many people there. I was taking…read moremy grandkids every fall break and the youth fair every year until my husband couldn't go because he has Alzheimer's. The kids love it. It's a very special place for me and my family.

This is a pretty nice rapids course in south bend, Indiana. It's about a half mile long rapids…read morecourse and you can go alone or fit up to 6 per raft. It's not insanely difficult but the rocks on the rapids do make it a bit difficult- hit one of them and you're flipping for sure (I did today). I don't like that you have to walk the half mile back to the start to do it again, but it's a nice course overall, just a pretty short rapids course - you're on the river for about 5-10 minutes. There is no "break" sections in the water - the rapids are non stop just FYI. Fun place though, I would recommend.

Whitewater rafting in the urban midwest! When you live in the midwest as I do, you learn to dig…read moredeep for new outdoor ideas. Finding this place was the equivalent of striking gold!! East Race Waterway is a man-made whitewater route using the water from the St. Joseph River. The course is about a half mile long and it takes roughly five minutes to navigate. You have three main options to use the race. Non-kayak owners (renters) can choose from the inflatable doubles kayak (seats two..of course) or a large raft (3-6 passengers). Rides in the inflatable kayak or large raft are $5 per person, per ride. If you bring your own kayak it's $15 for the day. The rented boats come with oars, life jackets and a helmet, so you don't need to bring those pieces of equipment. As for the race, you're going to get wet. Let's call it soaked! The race contains category II whitewater rapids and in at least three spots, you're going to get a rush of water thrust upon you. It doesn't take much experience to figure out how to guide your boat and if you go at the rapids head on you won't capsize. We watched many go over though, and that's because they broke the cardinal rule of hitting the rapids with a sideways boat. Even if you capsize it's no big deal. There's a few things you'll need to bring or consider. First, a soled shoe that covers at least the backside of your heal and straps across the top is mandatory. Basically, anything except open-toed flip-flips will work. Hard sole water shoes like Keen's work the best. Remember that you're going to get wet, I mean soaked..so phones, car keys, jewelry and loose sunglasses are all a really bad idea. If you have to bring keys make sure you bring a ziplock bag and have a zipped pocket to store them in. The water isn't nearly as dirty as some claim and there's a hose with clean water at the end of the race to rinse with. All the same I'd still recommend wearing older clothing if you can. This place is a total blast and a unique opportunity for mid-westerners. The race is only open June-early August and only on the weekends, so be sure to plan this one carefully. We'll certainly be back!

They have a great ice fishing selection and Thunderstick for those huge kings and there bait last…read morefor a long time. For you bass guys they have all what you need for your next trip. And if you like hunting they have stuff for that too. Go check them out Megan will hook you guys up.

Miles of great hiking trails and numerous scenic views…read more Skiing and biking also encouraged.

Moving back to southwest Michigan I've missed going to the park- I'd picnic or take a book in the…read moreevenings or walk/run with my dog on the weekends- this one has a good mix of flat and elevated hiking terrain along with creek and marsh areas. Pretty good signage but make sure you take a map for your first hike or two. my dog likes it too. $3 residents and $5 for non. I haven't spent any time in the nature center but it looks nice. Downside no dogs in the winter.

Beautiful kayaking adventure with my sister on a serene river. It was a 3 hour long ride full of…read morebeauty, nature, peace, white swans, dragonflies, and some cranes. Amazing experience. Once you are about to reach the third bridge, you call them and they'll pick you up. The owners of this business were helpful and kind, down to earth, and they explained everything in detail. Highly recommend!!!

Couldn't find much online about these folks, but I needed to rent a kayak for the brand new…read moreGeocache Trail along the St Joseph river. It was $30 cash (+tip) for a four hour kayak rental. So bring cash, because no digital payment accepted. When you get to the third bridge, you call the number on the paddle and they drive down to pick you up. Karen was kind enough to hold onto my rental car keys while I was out. The river was serene and gorgeous, totally worth the price for the rental. Where I'm from this trip would be hundredsz

I am new to two handed fly fishing (spey casting). I booked a training session with Kory and he was…read moreexcellent in teaching me how to successfully spey cast. He showed me the main casts I needed to go do things by myself and he utilized video recording to allow me to look at where my casts were failing. I am very happy that I was able to get up to speed. If you are thinking of getting in to Spey Casting and live in the northern indiana or southern michigan area, look up Kory. He is very knowledgeable and articulate and passionate about his job. He got in contact with me the next day to check up on how things were going and to ask if I have any questions. If you want to get into fly fishing and have been wondering about it, look up Kory he saved me countless hours of pain and I will definitely be going back to schedule a fishing trip.

This is always a great park to go for Disc Golf and walking your dog! It's over 50 acres of huge…read morehills wide open meadows and an 18 +9 Disc golf course! They also have an amazing view from the tops of the hills of the surrounding towns and even Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame! There is also a playground for kids and tubing hill weather permitting!