Welcome to the great little city of Middlebury, Indiana! The place Erin was born and raised, the place time appears to face nonetheless as the remainder of the world flies ahead, and the place Store LIY lives! With so many new faces venturing out to northern Indiana nowadays, we thought it was time to present you a fast Cliffnotes model on what to do, the place to remain, and the place to eat [the most important, obviously]!
And guess what? We’re giving freely one $50 present card to each Store LIY and Joyfully Mentioned to a fortunate winner only for signing up right here!
Please observe: Most locations in, and round, Middlebury are closed on Sundays and Mondays!
In the event you’re in search of some cute threads and completely satisfied little issues, Store Residing In Yellow is the place to get ’em! I could or might not be biased. It’s been such a pleasure to look at this undertaking come to life, and we are able to’t wait so that you can go to in actual life!
Pop down the road to my sister’s enterprise – The Mill! This contains Joyfully Mentioned [signs and home decor], The Mustard Seed Market, my dad’s vintage enterprise, and extra! Bonus in case you’re in a position to be part of for a Saturday Farmer’s Market or one in all their enjoyable outside evenings beneath the lights!
From nation artists to cowl bands and comedians, the Blue Gate Theater is a good small venue to soak up a present! [Be sure to visit the Blue Gate restaurant down the road for a hearty Amish meal beforehand!]
Hop on the Pumpkinvine Nature Path for a leisurely stroll or give-it-your-all bike experience, the place you’ll move by way of Amish nation with a behind-the-scenes view! There are a number of entrances all the best way from Goshen to Middlebury to Shipshewana, with most sections of the path absolutely paved!
Shipshewana Flea Market [seasonal]
Image rows and rows [and rows and rows] of distributors promoting all the pieces from handmade objects to trinkets you by no means know you wanted!
Shipshewana is the center of Amish nation. Park downtown and stroll the outlets, seize a chunk to eat on the Blue Gate or JoJos Pretzels, and possibly even hitch a experience round city in a buggy outdoors of the Blue Gate!
Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park [seasonal]
What a wild experience this place is! One second you’re holding child chicks, the following you’re hand feeding a zebra, a longhorn, a buffalo, and a camel who magically all get alongside. Consider it as a hands-on petting zoo, that features each cattle and [very] past! Really an expertise. PS Convey CASH!
Jarisa’s Household Enjoyable Zone
If curler skating, axe throwing, laser tag and arcades are your factor, that is your native place!
Soak up 9 or 18 at our native golf course, Meadow Valley! It’s an awesome choice for each newbies and the extra skilled alike!
Say good day to genuine Amish consuming! Folks come right here from miles [literally, thousands of miles] away to expertise the goodness of the hen and noodles, mashed potatoes, and don’t even take into consideration skipping out on the donuts in case you’re right here for breakfast! Gosh I might go for a kind of donuts proper now…
- The Menu: hearty homestyle meals [chicken, mashed potatoes, noodles, do not skip the bakery]
- Availability: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
- The Menu: soups, sandwiches, salads, espresso, breakfast bites
- Seating: Indoor + outside
- Availability: Breakfast + Lunch
- The Menu: burgers, beer, sandwiches
- Availability: Lunch + Dinner
- The Menu: hen, steak, sandwiches, salads,
- Seating: Indoor + outside
- Availability: Brunch + Lunch + Dinner
The Reserve at State & Predominant [currently closed for remodel]
- The Menu: New menu coming quickly!
- Availability: Lunch + Dinner
The Reserve at State & Predominant
- The Menu: pretzels, barbecue, snacks, espresso,
- Availability: Late Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
- The Menu: pretzels, pulled pork, burgers, sizzling canines, ice cream.
- Seating: Indoor + outside
- Availability: Lunch + Dinner
My sister [the owner of Joyfully Said, mentioned above – right down the road from LIY!] has formally opened an AirBnb proper downtown on Predominant Avenue. And it.is.ADORABLE! Severely. Each time I stroll in I need to ebook myself an evening and simply keep! So as an alternative of me doing that and blocking up the bookings, why don’t you try this as an alternative 😉
Take meals coma to a brand new stage… get your hen, noodles, and mashed potatoes, and stroll proper subsequent door to the inn for slightly nap! However for actual, a little bit of amish type blended with a little bit of consolation, and also you’ve received the Essenhaus Inn!
No rationalization wanted! A Hampton Inn proper on the outskirts of city [but very near our very favorite Wedgewood Brewing!]
Southwest Michigan Wineries
Tabor Hill, Spherical Barn Property , Dablon, and Journeyman Distillery, Greenbush Brewing are our private favs, however you’ll be able to checkout all the Makers Path for beer, wine, and spirits!
Lake Wawasee
Lease a ship for the day or seize a meal at The Oakwood or Channel Marker, and see our favourite [and biggest] native lake!
Lake Michigan Cities
Too many cute seashore cities to depend, however just a few favorites are New Buffalo, South Haven, and Saugatuck!
Founder and creator of LIY, Erin turned her dream of a pastime weblog right into a full-time profession which she now runs alongside the LIY group! When not in entrance of her pc display screen [with a La Croix or wine in hand] or in entrance of a mirror taking mirror selfies, yow will discover Erin spending time on the water, cuddled up along with her two pups and husband most probably watching the newest Shark Tank episode, or getting misplaced in a simple seashore learn.