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Arrive in Noble County or awaken refreshed from a night at one of our group-ready hotels.
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1-DAY TOUR
"Windmills, Wild Animals, and Waterways" |
| 1-Day Tour: [Download 1-day itinerary pdf ] |
Mid-America Windmill Museum, Kendallville. The largest of only two such museums in the nation, this unique venue tells the story of wind power in the growth of our nation. Listen to the song of the wind through the blades of more than 50 authentic windmills along paved paths. Interactive displays in 1800’s barn; video; gift shop; rest rooms.
1.5 hours. $Closed Monday except by special arrangement.
732 S. Allen Chapel Road, Kendallville, IN 46755 www.midamericawindmillmuseum.org
Sara Hobson, Group Tour Coordinator 260-347-2334
St. James Restaurant, Avilla. Enjoy an excellent meal at the historic St. James, one of the oldest restaurants in Indiana. Private dining room awaits your group. Sure to please!
Closed Sundays. Contact Owner Tom Freeman for group arrangements. 260-897-2114
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Albion Family Restaurant, Albion. Full breakfast served all day; daily specials, full lunch menu. Carry-out available by pre-arrangement for your picnic in the park!
Contact: Owner Omar Gonzalez for group arrangements. 260-636-1031
Black Pine Animal Park, Albion. This is truly a unique attraction: a retirement village and rescue center for over 80 exotic and performing animals. Located in a beautiful pine woods, guided tours are entertaining and informative. Bears, camels, chimps, big cats of all kinds, and some other interesting residents will welcome your group! Indiana's finest exotic animal sanctuary!
1426 W. 300 N., Albion, IN 46701 www.blackpineanimalpark.com
Lori Gagen, Group Tour Coordinator 260-636-7383
Chain O’Lakes State Park, Albion. A Park Ranger or Naturalist will step on at the gate to provide your group with a narrated tour through this absolutely beautiful, lake-filled park! Treat your adventurous groups to personal time on the water; canoe and kayak rental available in the park!
2355 E. 75 South, Albion, IN 46701 www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/properties/park_chainolakes.html
Steve Merrill, Park Ranger 260-636-2654
Hotel check-in (See "Accommodations" details)
Best Western Kendallville Inn 260-347-5263
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Holiday Inn Express Kendallville 260-343-0000 |
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2-DAY TOUR
"Natural Noble" Tour |
| 2-Day Tour |
Day 1
Chain O’Lakes State Park, Albion. A naturalist will join your coach for a guided tour through the park. Time for canoeing, kayaking, swimming, hiking, birding, photography.
260-636-2654 Lunch: Box lunch at the Park. Arrange ahead and the Albion Family Restaurant will have box lunches ready to pick up on the way to the park. 260-636-1031
Tulip Creek Nature Preserve, Ligonier. Diverse hiking trails through woods, meadows, and marshlands. Over 80 kinds of wildflowers, 30 types of trees, and 40 kinds of birds have been sited here.
Private preserve, but groups by prearrangement.260-894-3914
Jennie Thompson Memorial Garden, Ligonier. Diminutive floral gardens, brick path, fountain. More than 12,000 annuals.
260-894-7344
Hotel check-in
Best Western Kendallville Inn 260-347-5263
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Holiday Inn Express Kendallville 260-347-0017
Mid-America Windmill Museum, Kendallville. Private guided tour of Museum by prearrangement Catered dinner at Baker Hall or covered outdoor pavilion, or dining on your own... 260-347-2334
Day 2
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Gene Stratton Porter State Historic Site, Rome City. Serene and wooded, this lovely home of the naturalist/photographer/author features hiking trails, gardens, guided tours of“Cabin In Wildflower Woods”, visitor center, gift shop. 260-854-3790
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, Wolf Lake. Lunch and Field Day customized for your group. Under the direction of Naturalist/Educator from Goshen College. May include hiking, birding, photography, ecology, environmental studies, plant identification, entomology. 260-799-5869
(May also be done as 3-day tour with full day at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center)
Noble County, Indiana CVB 877-202-5761
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3-DAY TOUR
"Natural. Nostalgic. Noble " Tour |
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Day 1 (Site and/or step-on guide available for the full day)
Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, Rome City. Guided tour of the “Cabin in Wildflower Woods”, home of this prolific early 1900’s author/naturalist/photographer. Carriage House Visitor Center. Formal Gardens. Pontoon ride on Sylvan Lake may be available by pre-arrangement. Hiking trails. Gift Shop.
1.5 hours; longer with boat ride. Admission. .. 260-854-3790
Catered lunch at the pavilion or upstairs at the Carriage House Visitor Center conference room.
Historic Downtown Kendallville. National Register of Historic Places; antique shopping, 50’s style soda shop; coffee house & bakery. Guided or self-guided walking tour available. Free coach parking in lot behind antique shops.
1.5 - 2 hours. Hotel check-in: Best Western Kendallville Inn or Holiday Inn Express Kendallville.
Mid-America Windmill Museum. Private after-hours tour with catered dinner at Baker Hall or covered outdoor pavilion. Admission plus cost for dinner. 260-347-2334
Day 2 (Site and/or step-on guide available for the full day)
Complimentary buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Town of Albion: Drive by Historic Noble County Courthouse and Courthouse Square. Old Jail Museum – 60 minutes OR 260-636-3929 Black Pine Animal Park – 60-90 minutes. 260-636-7383 Travel 5 miles south; pick up Naturalist for narrated drive through Chain O’Lakes State Park.
30 - 60 minutes. 260-636-2654
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. Wolf Lake. Catered lunch at the outdoor pavilion or in “The Barn” conference center can be arranged. Tour of Reith Village; award-winning for it's "green technology". 260-799-5869
Merry Lea Farmstead tour and program with naturalist/guide. Session can be customized for your group. 1 hour/variable. 260-799-5869 Luckey Hospital Museum. Wolf Lake. 1930’s era community hospital tour conducted by retired nurses show just how far medicine has come!
1 hour. 260-635-2419
Return to Hotel.
St. James Hotel Restaurant, Avilla. Enjoy an excellent meal and great service at one of the Indiana’s oldest restaurants. 260-897-2114 Return to hotel for a relaxing night's rest.
Day 3
Breakfast at Hotel and check-out.
Drive 30 minutes to City of Ligonier. Meet your step-on guide for your visit to Ligonier. 888-822-0262
- Indiana Historic Radio Museum shares the 1920s era filling station with the Ligonier Visitors Center. Tour the fascinating collection of over 400 radios and reminisce about days gone by. 30-45 minutes.
Due to size limitations, groups of 25 or more will be split. Half will tour the Radio Museum while half tour Solomon Mier, then groups will switch.
- Solomon Mier Manor. Located 1 block north of the Radio Museum, this remarkable 1899 Victorian will leave guests awe-struck! 260-894-3668
- Historic Main Street and Kenny Park. Your step-on guide will point out the City's new murals and revitalization projects while giving you a fascinating narration of the town's unique history.
- Ligonier Historical Museum at Ahavath Shalom Temple. Learn more about Ligonier's settlement and local history.
30- 45 mins.
Fashion Farm: Here your group can enjoy a traditional home-cooked meal in the cozy Fashion Farm Restaurant. Be sure to finish your meal with the homemade, 30 year old family recipe, pumpkin ice cream (my personal recommendation!)!
Group can tour This Ole House Memories Museum and take home garden treasures from the beautiful greenhouses and nursery during spring/summer.
For the entire month of October, the greenhouses and fields become Pumpkin Fantasyland, a one-of-akind harvest extravaganza! 260-894-4498 |
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