We've created a round-up of the best winter activities in Harbor Country.
Check out our list of fun things to do in Southwest Michigan this winter.
- Of course, cozy up in a jacuzzi tub or by a fireplace in one of our comfy rooms!
- Five of our seven rooms have double jacuzzi tubs and fireplaces making Garden Grove Inn the perfect winter retreat!
- We have snowshoes (2 pairs) available for guests of the inn! Take them for a stroll around any of our nearby trails!
- Snow shoeing is perfect just after a big snow. Dress in layers and wear waterproof boots. We promise this is a fun & easy way to get outside!
- Enjoy a Farm Dinner at Granor Farm
- Granor Farm is an active, operating farm just up the road from the Inn in rural Three Oaks. They offer a wonderful, limited private dining experience in their stunning greenhouse on the farm intended to broaden people’s understanding of organic farming, their growing practices and the food and beverages they produce. These special meals are not to be missed!
- Take a tour of the old E.K. Warren Factory & current distilling operations at Journeyman Distillery!
- Not only does Journeyman produce some of the best spirits in the nation, but they inhabit a building with a lot of fun history! Join in on the tour to learn about the history of E.K. Warren and the featherbone factory, how they distill spirits today & then stick around to try some!
- Catch a live music show at the Acorn
- Next to Journeyman Distillery in Three Oaks sits a lovely theater that offers some amazing live music & shows year round! Check their schedule during your stay and enjoy some spectacular live music.
- Sip on fresh, craft Cider while knocking down some pins at Peat's Cider Social!
- This bowling alley doubles as a cider house. The lively joint makes for a fun activity for everyone.
- Enjoy a movie at Vicker's Theater in Downtown Three Oaks.
- This adorable classic art house cinema carries independent, documentaries, popular movies, foreign and foreign language films all year round. Plus they serve delicious popcorn & local beers and wines, making it the perfect place for an afternoon or night out.
- Play Bocce in the Sonny D's Speakeasy in New Bufflo!
- Test your knowledge at Trivia or your luck at Bingo just up the road at Union Pier Social
- Tuesdays: with your donation to our local animal sanctuary, you'll get 10 rounds of Bingo, each for a chance to win a great prize or cash.
- Thursdays: Join in on trivia while you nourish your body with a great meal, and your mind.
- Visit several of the best wineries on a tour with Bottle Run.
- In the winter, Jason offers traditional wine tasting experiences, as well as a built-in sleigh ride experience (amazing with snow! still possible without). Either way, you'll get picked up and dropped off at the inn, and all the stops, tastings & snacks in between will make this a day you'll always remember!
- Play River Rocks (like Curling) at River St. Joe
- Just about 25 minutes away, in Buchanan, River St. Joe has 3 lanes of River Rocks which are so much fun to play, and then relax indoors or in one of their greenhouses with a craft beer.
- Bring the cocktails to you with a custom cocktail class at the inn!
- Cocktails by Allison will bring the knowledge and the beverages to you at the inn for a custom cocktail class for your group!
- Put on some cross-country skis and hit the trails!
- Sled, tube or cross-country ski around the dunes at Warren Dunes State Park!
- When the snow is here, the sand dunes transform into the best sledding hills around! Grab a sled and hit the slopes.
- Enjoy the winter weather from the comfort of an igloo, or around a warm fire!
