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Antiques:
Red Arrow Highway between New Buffalo and Bridgman, Michigan
(about 15 miles west on I-94) offers a large number of
antique shops.
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College Football
Hall of Fame: Located in downtown South Bend, the College
Football Hall of Fame is about 45 minutes from BJ's and is a
must for any football fan visiting the area.
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Fresh
Fruit:
While we will have produce available at the store after the
harvest (we know where some of the best sweet corn and apples in
the area are grown), southwestern Michigan produces some of the best tasting fruit
you'll find anywhere. We're known for our apples, peaches,
and cherries, and we're one of the top blueberry-producing areas in the country. There are a large
number of Farm Markets and U-Pick Farms in the immediate area.
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Golf: There are several
public courses within 30 minutes of our store. Brookwood
Golf Course in Buchanan, Berrien
Hills Golf Club on the river in Benton Harbor, Lake
Michigan Hills Golf Club near Coloma, and Lost
Dunes Golf Club in Bridgman are some of our favorites.
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Notre Dame
Sports:
We're a little over 30 minutes from campus.
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Restaurants:
While the usual national fast-food chains make their presence known in the
St. Joe / Benton Harbor area, there are also many local 'Ma & Pa'
eateries worthy of a stop-in. Along the bluff downtown, you will
find cafes allowing you to sit outside and enjoy the breeze off the lake
while watching the sunset behind Chicago. Besides these pleasant
establishments are other personal favorites such as The
Boathouse on the river. Here you can dine on a boardwalk right
on the river and the kids can feed free popcorn to the fish. Clementine's
Too is next door to The Boathouse and offers the same riverside ambiance but
in a more traditional atmosphere. All dining here is indoors. Maritime's
in downtown St. Joe, another favorite, has changed formats. While
lunch and evening meals are still served, dancing has become more
predominant as the night wears on. And if you're heading down
towards Berrien Springs to fish the dam, you'll find Hopper's
Family Restaurant about a mile upstream from the dam on old US
31. I've never had a bad meal there, but my favorite is their Friday
fish fry (my son love's their strawberry milk shakes). If you don't want
to travel far from BJ's, Mark III restaurant is directly across the
street.
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The
Dunes:
Warren Dunes State Park is about 15 miles down I-94 and the
Red Arrow Highway to our west and south. There, you can camp, enjoy a walk on the shore of Lake
Michigan, hike the dunes, or take a climb up Tower Hill, a
260-foot sand dune that gives you a distant view of Chicago when
the weather is right. With the proper permits, you can even
hang-glide off Tower Hill.
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Wineries:
Are you a connoisseur? Visit the Tabor
Hills Winery is only 10 miles or so south of the store.
While I've never eaten at their restaurant, I've heard it's very
good. There are several other
vineyards you can visit within a 30-mile radius as well.
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