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Shipshewana Flea Market

⇒ 29 minutes to Goshen Farmer's Market

1. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from May through September, the huge Shipshewana Flea Market has a dedicated section of garden produce and plants among the vendors offering typical flea market goods….everything from fine creations to curious finds. Bring home fresh garden produce, or whatever fruit is in season along with your flea market treasures.

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98 Minutes to Indiana Dunes
91 Minutes to Michigan City
30 Minutes to Elkhart County

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Farmer's Markets in Elkhart County

⇐ 29 minutes to Shipshewana Flea Market ⇒ 26 minutes to Wellfield Botanic Gardens

2. Elkhart County’s farmers markets are more than bins full of delicious produce, they offer the opportunity for shoppers to create their own healthy farm-to-table meals. Goshen Farmer’s Market is open year-round, and you will find not only the farmers who grew the produce and the meat, but also bakers and artisans selling their creations. Look for the Elkhart Farmer’s Market during the summer as well as other farm markets that pop up.

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62 Minutes to Indiana Dunes
82 Minutes to Michigan City
27 Minutes to Shipshewana

Find more of the region’s Best Farm Markets and you will most likely come home with more than just produce.

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Wellfield Botanic Garden

⇐ 26 minutes to Goshen Farmer's Market ⇒ 1 minutes to Quilt Gardens

3. Surround yourself with breathtaking greenery at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, with over 20 unique gardens like the Japanese Garden, the Waterfall Garden, and the Adventure Path. A children’s garden was added in 2018. The 36 acre gorgeous setting includes lakes, streams, waterfalls and other water features.

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71 Minutes to Indiana Dunes
63 Minutes to Michigan City
36 Minutes to Shipshewana

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Quilt Gardens

⇐ 1 minute to Wellfield Botanic Gardens ⇒ 55 minutes to U-Picks

4. Follow the iconic Quilt Garden along the Heritage Trail, winding its way through six communities—Bristol, Elkhart, Goshen, Middlebury, Nappanee, and Wakarusa— where colorful patchwork quilt-inspired gardens are free for the viewing. Every garden has it’s own pattern, and the 16 gardens combined showcase more than a million blooms.

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65 Minutes to Indiana Dunes
57 Minutes to Michigan City
32 Minutes to Shipshewana

Explore other trails in Northern Indiana in the Art and Earth Trail.

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U-Pick Markets

⇐ 55 minutes to Quilt Gardens ⇒ 23 minutes to Friendship Botanic Gardens

5. It’s blueberry picking season, so now is the time to take advantage of one of the blueberry farms that abound in LaPorte County. This Northern Indiana region is known for its prime growing conditions, especially when it comes to this tasty fruit. Feel a sense of accomplishment when you use those berries to make blueberry pies, muffins, pancakes, and jam!

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24 Minutes to Indiana Dunes
62 Minutes to Elkhart County
81 Minutes to Shipshewana

Blueberry picking is often done early in the day, so you may want to stop for breakfast at one of the restaurants from Indiana’s Cool North Breakfast Wars contest.

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Friendship Botanic Garden

⇐ 23 minutes to U-Pick Markets ⇒ 7 minutes to Farm Markets

6. The Friendship Botanic Garden is a secret garden of 105 acres of woodlands, beautiful formal gardens and statues. The Gardens offer an extensive selection of nature and wildlife as well as great playground equipment in the ArcelorMittal Children’s Garden. Kids can try out a hydraulic hand pump, and explore a special plot featuring flowers and herbs chosen for their senses of smell, touch and sight.

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20 Minutes to Indiana Dunes
21 Minutes to Elkhart County
87 Minutes to Shipshewana

You are close to Lake Michigan, so you may want to make a weekend of it, and plan more adventures in the area.

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Farm Markets in Michigan City and LaPorte

⇐ 7 minutes to Friendship Botanic Garden ⇒ 11 minutes to Brincka Cross Gardens

7. Today’s farmers markets are more than just the locally grown fruits and vegetables. You may find artwork, flowers, and crafts, along with artisan breads and cheeses, homemade pies and cookies. Both Michigan City and LaPorte have weekly Saturday markets spring through fall, where you can make new friends and bring home your discoveries.

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17 Minutes to Indiana Dunes
57 Minutes to Elkhart County
87 Minutes to Shipshewana

Maybe you are ready to have someone else prepare your next meal, but still use ingredients from the local farms. Try one of these farm to table restaurants.

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Brincka Cross Gardens

⇐ 11 minutes to Farm Markets ⇒ 11 minutes to Chesterton Feed and Garden Center

8. Experts and enthusiasts from across the country come to marvel at the Brincka Cross Gardens. Once a private residence, this architecturally unique home and garden includes a wide variety of trees and plants—including 250 different types of hostas, 450 varieties of daffodils, 25 kinds of crabapple trees, 40 cultivars of ornamental grasses, and 25 varieties of forsythias. The gardens were developed and nurtured by an artist and professor at the Art Institute in Chicago over a 40 year period, and the beauty of his creativity has been reclaimed by the current park staff.

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14 Minutes to Michigan City
72 Minutes to Elkhart County
91 Minutes to Shipshewana

Ready to spend time on the water? Discover water adventures ranging from Lake Michigan to the smaller lakes and rivers.

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Chesterton Feed and Garden Center

⇐ 11 minutes to Brincka Cross Gardens ⇒ 20 minutes to Valparaiso Gardens

9. Chesterton Feed and Garden Center is not just another garden center. It’s a friendly atmosphere filled with unique gardening ideas. Be inspired by walking the sunny parkways and the shady paths, and then take home the things needed to create your own unique garden or water garden.

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20 Minutes to Michigan City
73 Minutes to Elkhart County
92 Minutes to Shipshewana

Want to do more shopping? Indiana’s Cool North has many communities where antiques take center stage. Create your own Antiques Roadshow.

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Gabis Arboretum & Ogden Gardens

⇐ 20 minutes to Chesterton Feed and Garden Center

10. Valparaiso is home to two beautiful garden settings – The Gabis Arboretum and the Ogden Gardens. Gabis Arboretum is at Purdue NorthWest, and is a popular birding location, with miles of walking trails and a half-mile model railway garden complete with waterfalls and elaborate bridges. The Ogden Gardens features a gazebo, and a Japanese garden including a Teahouse, shaded trails, and a 22,000-gallon koi pond.

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36 Minutes to Michigan City
81 Minutes to Elkhart County
99 Minutes to Shipshewana

Want to continue on leisurely walks? Find RiverWalks in Indiana’s Cool North; great places to be soothed by rippling waters as you wander.

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