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March 2014
The Michigan Theatre's beautifully lit marquee in South Haven captured by Instagram friend @binausic. For showings and details, please dial 269.637.1662 or click here!




In This Issue
Spring Break - South Haven Style!
Lodging Specials and Packages
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day!
March Events
Spring Break - South Haven Style!
April 1-30
 

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Why not head to South Haven for Spring Break? You may not have warm sunny beaches (you might, you never know in April), but you certainly can have fun & adventure!  An escapade without the fanfare and with plenty of excitement waits in your own backyard.  This popular tourism destination, a one-tank trip for many, promises all the fun without the budget busting price tag. Look for Spring Break Family Getaway Packages in the Specials & Packages section found at www.southhaven.org! Be sure to check for updates as Spring Break approaches!
 

 

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Quick Links
A sunset view from the North Beach in South Haven captured by staff photographer, Jamie Garvison.
We agree with Instagram friend @mckarly13 when she says that the South Haven beaches and Lake Michigan are looking a lot like the moon! Thank you again for sharing your photos with us Karly!
Loving this 30 second exposure of the south pier and catwalk, Instagram friend @photosbydylan13!
Eric Dush snapped this unique shot while flying his djiphantom quadcopter around the South Haven lighthouse one January weekend!
Hikers, cross-country skiers, snowshoers, snowmobilers, and horseback riders! Don't forget about our scenic Kal-Haven trail this winter! Travel through small towns, beautiful wooded areas, countryside, and pass points of historical interest! Thanks Instagram friend @elliotrudmann for this surreal capture!

We're beginning to daydream about summer in South Haven... Thank you for this helpful photo Zach Kneeland!
 
Lodging Specials 
Packages!
Choose from one of our romantic bed & breakfasts, historic inns, family-owned hotels and resorts, or even rent a cozy cottage. Check out our fabulous Specials & Packages at www.southhaven.org for great savings!

 



Celebrate Like the Irish!


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Looking for the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Be sure to check out our Events Calendar for details on lots of great events and activities happening throughout the South Haven Area! 
So far we'll be celebrating with:

-The Thirsty Perch Fish House, South Haven
-York's Landing Bar and Grill, South Haven
-Clementine's, South Haven
-Joe's Bar and Grill, South Haven
-Lakeside Entertainment, South Haven
-taste, South Haven
-Black River Tavern, South Haven
-St. Julian Winery, Paw Paw
-Paw Paw Brewing Company, Paw Paw
-Main Street Pub, Mattawan 

     

 

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To request an Official Visitors Guide with a complete listing of lodging members contact us at 269.637.5252/1.800.SO.HAVEN.

 

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Thanks Instagram friend @sherlockphoto for this shot!
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   Take a Spring Break - Celebrate new life and feel your spirits soar! Take time to get away.  Let the fresh spring breezes clear out the cob webs of winter. This year, start a whole new tradition: Spring Break in South Haven and Van Buren County! Bring the whole gang and save a bunch. Check out the many lodging packages and specials on southhaven.org for ideas.  A one-tank trip for most means a short, hassle-free drive. Not up for the drive, relax and take AMTRAK! From Chicago area, just a couple of hours by train to the Bangor Train Station. From there, call Van Buren Transit at 800.828.2015 or A1 Bumble Bee Cab at 269.637.8000 and they can provide front door service to any of the area lodging properties. However you decide to get here, just come! You'll be glad you did.

 

Your friends, 

 

South Haven/Van Buren County 
Convention & Visitors Bureau

269.637.5252/1.800.SO.HAVEN 
[email protected] 
www.southhaven.org 
Rock n' Bowl at Lakeside Entertainment!
 

Every Saturday Night, 9pm.

Enjoy Glow in the Dark bowling with your friends & family!

Lakeside is a beautiful 16 lane center that has been family owned and operated since 1987. With state of the art technology and a professional, attentive staff, Lakeside Entertainment delivers the best bowling experience around. Our 200+ seat Restaurant / Lounge serves lunch and dinner daily.
Minimax Slopestyle Competition at Timber Ridge Ski Resort
 


March 1, 9am-5pm. 

For Skiers & Snowboarders, age 14 & under, in the Pumpkin Park.  This event serves as an entry level slopestyle competition for young skiers and snowboarders.  It is an opportunity for them to demonstrate their skills for friends and family, while they compete for prizes and top spot in the competition.
Fused Glass Jewelry Class at Arts & Artifacts Glass Studio  



March 4, 6-8:30pm.
Make earrings, pendants & pins using thin fusible art glasses & accessories. Dichroic glass, frit, stringers, rods, confetti, decals & findings are included in this fun session. Expect to finish 9-15 items. Light dinner & beverage supplied. $45. To learn more about gallery owner and teacher, Gloria Badiner, click here
Sherman Dairy Bar Opens for the season!  



March 7, 11am.
South Haven is where they make one of the finest eating ice creams around - Sherman's. Grandpa Sherman started the business back in 1916. He had a small herd of dairy cattle and delivered milk with a horse drawn wagon from house to house around South Haven. The business flourished through the years as Grandpa Sherman passed the business on to his son Rupert, who in turn passed it on to his boys. One of the boys, Port, always had it in his mind to make something good tasting that would make people happy - ice cream. So in the 50s he started fiddling and fussing with an old ice cream batch freezer, trying to make the best ice cream around.
Port wanted an old-fashioned ice cream - not one too light or too greasy. He loaded it up with natural flavorings - no need to cheapen the product by using artificial flavors. After he got it just the way he wanted it, Port started selling it, first house to house, then to ice cream stores and finally grocery stores.
Meanwhile, Port bought out his brothers and stopped bottling milk stating confidently, "We'll just make good ice cream."   
Friday Flight Night at  
Paw Paw Brewing Company



Every Friday, 12pm-12am. 

Try 6 of Paw Paw Brewing Company's beers for only $6! Premium pours extra.

Paw Paw Brewing Company was established in early 2010 by brother-in-laws Ben Fleckenstein and Ryan Sylvester, and placed in the small village of Paw Paw on the banks of the Paw Paw River surrounded by beautiful Wilderness. The idea behind Paw Paw Brewing Company was to create a place where the community could gather and connect with one another over a pint of locally hand crafted beer. In early December 2010 the door opened for business with four beers on tap, St. James English Mild, Black River Oatmeal Stout, Paw Paw Wheat and 2 Paws IPA.
Many ingredients have gone into creating Paw Paw Brewing, but none more important than the community and the Paw Paw Brewing Company team.
The Crossing in Concert at Foundry Hall 
 
    
March 22, 7:30-9pm.  
The Crossing have been performing a mix of traditional Irish and Scottish, as well as original songs and tunes, since 1984. Though all members but one are natives of the U.S. (Hilde the cellist is from Norway), their roots are in the celtic lands and their original songs fit with the old and living tradition. The themes in their music vary from pure story-telling ("Endurance," about Sir Ernest Shackleton who set sail for Antarctica in 1914), accounts of hardship and victory ("Niki," about a friend who was an immigrant after World War II; "I'll Take Your Promises With Me," about immigrants from Sudan) to setting Celtic prayers and psalms to music, along with ever-present, danceable jigs and reels. 
$8 member, $10 general, $12 reserved.

www.foundry.org
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