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Oak Cove Resort is located between the
towns of Paw Paw and Lawrence. If you head
west toward Lawrence on Red Arrow Highway, you
will find The
Red Brick Coffee Shop, offering Soups,
Snadwiches, Muffins, as well as coffee.
The Brush Creek Antiques Shop has expanded and
will lure you. The Farmer's market in the
square on Saturday mornings is a must in late
summer.
In town is the famous "Red and Yellow
House" which supposedly belonged to the owner of
a circus. It is said that the deed
stipulates the house is to remain painted the
circus colors, bright yellow and red.
Across from it is the Kid's Palace, a community
sponsored maze of slides, ladders, crannies...a
jungle gym of wood. Further on are two
other attractions: The old Dehaven Store,
which has been lovingly restored by the
Petersens. This was a dry goods store in
the late 1800's which handled everything from
bonnets to butter. A photo of it hangs in
the Oak Cove dining room.
  
Now,
heading east from Oak Cove, you go down Red
Arrow Highway toward Paw Paw. How could
you miss Reit's
huge flea market?! It is said to be
Michigan's largest (open May through
October). And Cathy's
Kitchen
has a "farmer's omelette" unlike any you've
ever eaten.
Across
the street is Walt and
Marie's Country Store. You'll find
dollar wares and great bean town coffee, candy,
snacks, almost anything you'll need.
Packaged goods, fishing supplies, paper products
and luncheon items are available. They have the
best take out hambergers and pizza. April will
cater almost anything you want. Look for their
menu in your unit. It's great for lunch or late
night snack.
On
your left is the celebrated Lake Cora
Hills Golf Course where we will treat you
to 18 holes of golf each and every day. It
is a semi-private, standard, regulation club
which has a slope rating of 120. For those
of you with a billy goat's stamina, you can walk
the course, but there are carts available.
It has a course rating of 69 for the white par
and 70.6 for the red par. You will enjoy
the course and see how beautifully well
maintained it is. If you crave less of a
challenge, we also have arrangements with The
Lawton Golf Course.
In
Paw Paw are wineries which offer free tours and
tasting. Taking a right hand turn at the
ancient, restored Dykman Hotel you will come to
Warner's Wine Haus which is in a picturesque
setting near a creek. Next you come to the St. Julian
Winery. It is the most enduring wine
factory in the area and offers a lovely tasting
room where gifts abound. Their wines are
excellent as are their sparkling juices and wine
vinegar salad dressing.
Does
this sound a bit like a travel log? It
will fill several days of your vacation with
high quality scavenging. These are the
places we like to go on our rare days off.
East
of Decatur, be sure to see the Little Store on
the Prairie, a Mennonite / Amish-owned store
with hand made crafts and unprocessed food
items, snacks, and bulk goodies.
Kalamazoo
is the largest metropolitan city in our
area. It's only 25 minutes away from Oak
Cove to the East on I-94. There you will
find ample modern shopping and a multitude of
popular restaurants, movie theatres, etc.
On the east side of Kalamazoo, you will find the
Kalamazoo Air
Zoo museum, which features Smithsonian
exhibits of aircraft dating back to the start of
aviation, including flying machines of both war
and peace, plus rides and exhibits for large and
small, old and young, including virtual flight!
There are several great universities and
colleges.
In
Battle Creek you will find the famous Binder
Park Zoo well known for it's African
Safari exhibit. Your children can hand
feed the giraffes!
For
those still having energy after dinner, we
recommend three additional area
attractions. The Kalamazoo shopping malls
are excellent. They don't call it "Mall
City" for nothing. Nearby are
multitudinous theaters. And let's not
forget the local Paw Paw Strand Theater where
you can still buy a seat for $2.00 daily with
$1.00 specials.
At
Exit 66 off I-94 is a great place called Formula
K with fun for all. There are race cars,
miniature golf, bumper cars, batting cages, a
race car track for tykes as well as the bigger
kids and video machines galore. This place
caters to kids of all ages, and to those who
want to feel young again. Ask us for a
discount coupon.
And
finally, there is a tradition among some of our
guests of going to the Hay Loft,
a superb ice cream parlor where gigantic
portions are the norm. I really don't know
how you could eat any more after dinner, but
some manage to down even a Brownie Bucket.
This cold spot is located south of the town of
Decatur on M 51. Paw Paw boasts the Sugar Bear
on Red Arrow Highway at the 2nd light into
town.They have home made soups, great
sandwiches, lots of vegitarian fare plus free
wifi.
For
a Sunday, every kind of church is available in
nearby communities.
Horse
back riding is a short distance away where the
caring owner teaches you all of the fundamentals
or guides you on a more advanced rides. We will
give you a map with directions through the back
roads through picturesque area green-field
highways!
Did
you know that Michigan boasts of more great lake
frontage than any other state? Many Lake Michigan beaches are 35 minutes
away. The lake side trips are a great day trip
and/or our state beaches and numerous state
parks. They are lovely, wide, croweded and fun,
you can make a picnic or just get something on
the way.
Be
sure
to look through the brochures and maps in the
Fun House
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