Red Arrow Coast – Worth it Places

Red Arrow Highway

The Red Arrow Coast starts at the Indiana-Michigan state line along Lake Michigan. This is the southernmost starting point of the Michigan Riviera. The Red Arrow Coast is named after the Red Arrow Highway. U.S. Route 12 was dedicated to memory of the 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Division in 1952. When I-94 was built, most of old U.S. Route 12 was turned over to local control (including Red Arrow Highway in Berrien County and Van Buren County.) The part of U.S. Route 12 between the Indiana-Michigan state line and the crossroads of Red Arrow Highway and U.S. Route 12 near Exit 4 of I-94 still has the Red Arrow Highway honorary name. The coastline part of Red Arrow Highway runs along the southern part of the Sunset Coast of Michigan’s Beach Towns.

South to north along the Red Arrow Coast:

1. Village of Michiana

- - Stop 37 Village of Michiana Lake Michigan Beach – Michiana Drive
  - Stop 38 Village of Michiana Lake Michigan Beach – Powhattan Trail
  - Stop 39 Village of Michiana Lake Michigan Beach – Pokagon Trail
  - 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. Village of Grand Beach

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

New Buffalo Harbor, Michigan — New Buffalo Harbor

3. City of New Buffalo

- - New Buffalo Harbor
  - New Buffalo Lakefront Park
  - Galien River Marsh Water Trail
  - Downtown New Buffalo
  - New Buffalo’s great eateries beyond downtown
  - New Buffalo’s railroad history places
  - New Buffalo’s festivals
  - New Buffalo’s micro-breweries, wine tasting, and meadery
  - New Buffalo’s art galleries: Roger Harvey ART Gallery and Courtyard Gallery
  - Whittaker Woods Golf Course

4. Village of Three Oaks

Inland from the lake shore, but considered part of Harbor Country, so its included here. The Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce markets this area along the lake shore from the state line up through Sawyer as Harbor Country.

- - Vickers Theatre and the Three Oaks Theater Festival
  - Acorn Theater and Three Oaks art galleries – Judy Ferrara Gallery, Studio B Gallery, and Edington Gallery
  - Dewey Cannon Park – 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
  - Drier’s/Union Meat Market (National Register of Historic Places) and the Three Oaks Wurstfest
  - Downtown Three Oaks – Three Oaks Depot, Three Oaks Community Garden, Three Oaks Township Hall, Three Oaks Village Hall, Viola Cafe, Froehlich’s Inc., Oaks Eatery, Nelson Saloon, Three Oaks Sub Shop, and Mooney’s Blue Moon Ice Cream Shop
  - Three Oaks annual “Longest Flag Day Parade in the World”
  - E.K. Warren and his Warren Featherbone Company buildings and history – Three Oaks Library (former Warren Featherbone Company Office Building – National Register of Historic Places) and the Historic Featherbone Factory – Journeyman Distillery and the Historic Featherbone Factory Home and Garden Decor – The Featherbone Factory made Three Oaks the town that revolutionized the corset business
  - Region Of Three Oaks Museum and Three Oaks antique stores
  - Warren Woods State Park

Union Pier, Michigan — Red Arrow Highway, Union Pier, Chikaming Township, Michigan

5. Union Pier (New Buffalo Township & Chikaming Township)

- - - Town Line Beach
    - Berrien Street Beach
    - Gordon Beach Inn
    - Milda’s Corner Market
    - Frankie’s Place
    - Timothy’s Restaurant
    - Market Day Farmers Market
    - Pumpernickel Inn
    - Red Arrow Roadhouse
    - The Dunes Club golfing

Chikaming Township Prairie, Chikaming Township Park and Preserve, Harbert, Michigan

6. Lakeside (Chikaking Township)

- - - Pier Road Beach
    - Veteran Memorial Park
    - Lakeside Inn
    - Burnison Galleries
    - Chikaming Township Park & Preserve
    - Antique stores
    - Shops
    - Restaurants
    - Vacation rentals
    - Chikaming Country Club golfing

7. Harbert (Chikaming Township)

- - - Cherry Beach
    - Umbrellas of Harbert
    - Harbert Community Park
    - Harbert Swedish Bakery
    - Cafe Gulistan
    - Capozio’s
    - Luisa’s Cafe
    - Judith Racht Gallery
    - Searles Sculptures
    - Harbert Antique Mall and other antique stores

Sawyer, Michigan — Sawyer, Chikaming Township, Michigan

8. Sawyer (Chikaming Township)

- - - Michigan Local Harvest Fruit Stand
    - The Blueberry Patch
    - Greenbush Brewing Co.
    - Sawyer Home & Garden Center
    - Infusco Coffee Roasters
    - Mesa Luna Restaurant
    - Falatic’s Meat Market
    - Fritz Olsen Sculptures
    - Center of the World Woodshop
    - Sawyer Hardware and Lumber

9. City of Bridgman

- - Warren Dunes State Park
  - Weko Beach
  - Downtown Bridgman – Bridgman Premier Meat Market, Eric’s Bridgman Cafe, Lake Street Eats, China Cafe, and The Sandpiper
  - Bridgman brewpubs – The Haymarket Brewery & Taproom, Tapistry Brewing Company, and Transient Artisan Ales
  - Hoof-To-Hanger Fiber Mill
  - Rambo Blueberries
  - Bridgman’s festivals
  - Lost Dunes Golf Club
  - Tabor Hill Tasting Room, Mikey’s Drive In, and other Red Arrow Highway businesses
  - Captain Mike’s Fun Park

Cranberries, Grand Mere State Park — Wild cranberries, Grand Mere State Park, Stevensville, Michigan

10. Village of Stevensville

- - Grand Mere State Park
  - Lincoln Township Beach Park on Lake Michigan
  - Lincoln Township’s North Lake Park
  - Watermark Brewing Company
  - Downtown Stevensville
  - Grande Mere Inn
  - Hickory Creek Park and water trail
  - Lakeshore Roller World
  - Lakeshore Lanes
  - Downtown Stevensville special events

Red Arrow Highway continues north along the lake shore up to the Village of Shoreham, where it changes names to Lakeshore Drive and the Twin Cities Coast begins.