About us
Welcome to Explore the Coast - Southwest Michigan Sports, Outdoors, & Social Group. The purpose of this group is to give individuals/couples the opportunity to meet and connect with others with the same interests. Most events will be in Berrien and Van Buren Counties. We will be focusing on 3 areas: Sports will include: 1) Volleyball 2) Road Races: 5K, etc 3) Golf Outings 4) Watching Football 5) Etc. Outdoors will include: 1) Hiking 2) Camping 3) Canoeing 4) Cycling 5) Etc. Socials will include: 1) Dining 2) Festivals 3) Picnics 4) Comedy Clubs 5) Concerts 6) Game Nights 7) Wine Tastings 8) Etc. We have no membership dues. So why not join us and see what the SW Michigan have to offer. If you have an idea for an event, please email us. Tell a Friend!
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South Bend Cubs Baseball!
Four Winds Field, 501 W. South Street, South Bend, IN, USHey Baseball Fans!
Join us for a great night of minor league baseball game featuring the South Bend Cubs vs. Cedar Rapids Kernals at Four Winds Field-Coveleski Stadium in South Bend, IN on Friday September 4th at 7:05pm with Post-game fireworks planned.Tickets are $16.50ea and non-refundable unfortunately per MLB rules, unless game is cancelled/rescheduled due to weather. I plan to purchase mobile tickets on August 30th in Section 115 for all who have signed up and paid so we can all sit in the same Section 115. I can purchase after that date as well, but tickets may be limited.
We can go in as a group, or if you prefer, I can send a digital link to get your mobile ticket thru the MLB Ball park app.Please pre-pay by August 30th using Zelle, Paypal with Brent Vredingburgh or bcvred@gmail.com
or Venmo - @bcvredIf you prefer to buy your own tickets, you can purchase at: https://www.milb.com/south-bend/tickets or MLB Ball Park app.
Directions and Parking - https://www.milb.com/south-bend/ballpark/parking
Parking is also available along streets near the stadium.Stadium seating chart - https://www.milb.com/south-bend/ballpark/seating
5 attendees
Let's Take a Hike - Blandford Nature Center, Grand Rapids
Blandford Nature Center, 1715 Hillburn Avenue NW,, Grand Rapids, MI, USLet's Take a Hike - Blandford Nature Center
Let us explore the Blandford Nature Center. There are 8 miles of trails around the Nature Center. We are planning to do a 5 to 6 miles hike.
Blandford Nature Center is a 143-acre urban environmental center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It features walking trails, a working farm, historic buildings, and wildlife rehabilitation. It is a great place to hike, learn about farm animals, and see rescued birds of prey.
Address:
1715 Hillburn Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 4950Admission fee: Non-members: $5 per person.
About Blandford Nature Center:
Blandford Nature Center invites people of all ages to enjoy, explore and learn in nature. Located just six miles from downtown Grand Rapids, it encompasses 264 acres of wooded and naturalized trails, a working farm and historic buildings – including a log cabin, barn, schoolhouse and sugarhouse – dating as far back as 1853.
Visitors are welcome to wander the trails and discover the unique beauty of West Michigan, from native trees and plants to indigenous wildlife. We have 8 miles of trails to choose from. You can also meet Blandford’s Wildlife Ambassadors – hawks, owls, falcons, vultures, an opossum, porcupine, flying squirrel and more, who live here permanently due to severe injuries.
If anyone is interested, you may join us at Lost Art Brewhouse after the hike for a drink and/or a bite.
https://www.lostartbrewhouse.com/I hope you can make it,
Kevin
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Let's Take a Hike - Allegan SGA - Swan Creek North Loop - 5.1 miles
Swan Creek Marsh, 4436–4588 118th Ave, Allegan, MI, USHike Allegan SGA (State Game Area) - Swan Creek - North Loop (5.1 miles)
We had so much fun hiking the South Loop last weekend, we decided to hike the North Loop.
We will meet at the trail head parking lot on 118th avenue just west of the bridge over Swan Creek (or just east of the Park Headquarters.)
To the north is a 5-mile loop along the creek to the edge of Koopman Marsh. Although the area is not hilly, both trails follow the base of a river bluff at times and contain a surprising amount of up-and-down hiking. They also pass a number of marshes.
After the hike, we will head Root's Café in Fennville.
Root's Café Website:About Nothern Loop:
https://www.michigantrailmaps.com/member-detail/allegan-sga-north-swan-creek-loop/Lightly used North Swan Creek trails are located on the north side of the 118th Avenue Bridge dam and form a 5.1-mile loop. The east side trail stays closer to the creek and involves more climbing as it skirts the bluffs. The west side of the loop remains mostly on the edge of the bluff and is an easier hike. In places the west side trail parallels two-tracks that doubles as a ski trail in the winter and can be used as an alternative route back to 118th Avenue. Ski trails are marked with blue blazes, the hiking trail with yellow blazes.
This is a great hike. I hope you can make it.
Kevin
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