south haven trip

Reminders for tomorrow!

We should arrive at Wolf Lake about around 9:40.  We’ll be there in rotating groups until about 11:30 and then we’ll head to south haven.

Wolf Lake is the Fish Hatchery….The hatchery is six miles west of U.S. 131 on M-43 in Van Buren County, on Fish Hatchery Road just off of M-43 on the south side of M-43. Please park in the visitor center parking lot which is the second parking lot. The first lot is for their trucks and vehicles.

  Location: 34270 County Road 652, Mattawan, MI 49071.

From there we’ll go to South Haven’s South Beach with the light house. We usually turn up phoenix street.

PARKING FEES FOR YOUR CAR WILL HAVE TO BE PAID BY YOU!  We have had parents ticketed in the past for not paying their fees. The only exception to this rule is if the machine is out of order. (this rarely happens  but it did last year for certain spaces!)  Even I have to pay for the bus which takes up two spaces. Cost is $5.00 per space.  unless the cost has gone up since last year.

Kids can eat lunch… we’ll take them to the bathrooms in groups as it’s a small hike. Then they can play on the beach and just enjoy themselves until about 2:15 . They can  bring footballs, frisbees, catchers mitts and balls to throw, buckets and shovels for paying in the sand, just no bats for softball.

Make sure to pack your kiddos extra water bottles. There is a fountain by the bathrooms at the beach but its a hike... and we usually take the kids to the bathroom in groups.

Supposed to be a gorgeous day!  But remember with cold water temps the air coming off the lake will be colder. Bring a sweatshirt, just in case!