Lunch at Joe and Freddy's, and a Visit to Central Beach
Details
we will probably be sitting outside; to recognize me if we haven't met, i will be wearing a faded blue hat that says "GREECE" on it.
dear friends--
after passing by for years, last summer we discovered Joe and Freddy's, https://www.joeandfreddys.com/ , an unassuming place on route 12 in the Town of Pines, owned and run by noted local chef Nicole Bissonette, of the Miller Bakery Cafe, the Fish Camp, and other noteworthy eateries past and present.
i'd like to have another lunch here. prepare to be impressed!
after lunch, we will drive a short distance down Central Ave, for a few hours at Central Beach. with sweeping open vistas, and steeper dunes than the usual in the National Park, this is another impressive spot.
Details
- Dogs are allowed on leash
- Bring some water
Access
Parking is overseen by the National Park system. Both the Indiana Dunes National Park pass, and "America the Beautiful - Interagency Pass" are valid.
State Park passes are not accepted.
Feel free to text or call me at 773 415-0428.
more details will follow.
Please cancel your RPVP if you can't make it, so we don't wait for you.
Hope to see you there,
Rick
Photos from previous events at this location:
2022 https://www.meetup.com/ricks-hiking-fun-group/events/285781367/
2022 https://www.meetup.com/ricks-hiking-fun-group/events/287190022/
2023 https://www.meetup.com/ricks-hiking-fun-group/photos/34174089/
2024 https://www.meetup.com/ricks-hiking-fun-group/photos/34623677/
2025 https://www.meetup.com/ricks-hiking-fun-group/photos/35334577/
hope to see you there,
Rick
directions from Joe & Freddy's to Central Beach:
turn left on US 12, and drive a few hundred feet to Central Ave; turn right, and drive about a mile, past Beverly rd, then into the parking lot on the left.
meet at the far (west) end of the parking lot, where we will climb a short staircase to the start of the trail.