US-12 Byway: The Route 66 of Michigan!

1. Michiana

- - Stop 40 Village of Michiana Lake Michigan Beach – Seminole Trail
  - Stop 41 Village of Michiana Lake Michigan Beach – Tahoma Trail
  - Stop 42 Village of Michiana Lake Michigan Beach – Avalon Trail
  - Stop 43 Village of Michiana Lake Michigan Beach – Court Drive

2. Grand Beach

- - Lake Michigan Village Beaches
  - Grand Beach Golf Course
  - Grand Beach Marsh Nature Preserve
  - Grand Beach Playground

3. New Buffalo – Gateway to Michigan

- - New Buffalo Harbor
  - New Buffalo Lakefront Park
  - Galien River Marsh Water Trail
  - Downtown New Buffalo

4. Three Oaks – The town that revolutionized the corset business

- - Vickers Theatre and the Three Oaks Theater Festival
  - Acorn Theater and Three Oaks art galleries
  - Three Oaks Arts and Education Center at Dewey Cannon Park – Home to Music in the Park and the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival
  - Three Oaks Spokes Bicycle Club, Dewey Cannon Bicycle Museum, and the annual Apple Cider Century bicycle ride

5. Galien – Emerald green pastures and farmlands

- - Galien Woods Historical Society
  - Village of Galien Park
  - Downtown Galien
  - Burns Prairie Preserve

6. Dayton

- - Dayton Lake
  - Burns Prairie Preserve (Chikaming Open Lands)
  - Mud Lake Bog Nature Preserve (Buchanan Township)
  - Dayton Wet Prairie Preserve (no trails) (Chikaming Open Lands)

7. Buchanan – National Register of Historic Places

- - Pears Mill and Pears Millrace
  - Downtown National Historic District
  - Buchanan Art Center
  - McCoy Creek, McCoy Creek Trail, McCoy Pond Park, McCoy Creek Park, and the McCoy Creek Fen

8. Niles – A confluence of transportation and cultures

- - Downtown Niles great food scene!
  - Wonderland Cinema
  - Niles Riverfront
  - Niles festivals and special events

9. Edwardsburg – A charming village close to Indiana state line

- - Edwardsburg Area Historical Museum
  - Barn Swallow Theatre
  - Lindbergh Park & Gunn Park on Pleasent Lake
  - Presbyterian Church of Edwardsburg – Historic Marker

10. Union

- - Mason District #5 School House – Historic Marker
  - Rosco’s Pizza & Barbecue
  - Around The Corner café
  - A-mazing Acres pumpkin patch