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Located less than one hour from downtown Chicago, 2.5 hours from Indianapolis, just over one hour from the University of Notre Dame, and less than one hour from Amish Country is is one of the finest luxury inns in the Midwest. Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, just minutes from a wealth of major shopping, dining and entertainment options.
Songbird Prairie is one of the finest award-winning romantic inns in the Midwest. Our awards and accolades speak for themselves – and comments from our past guests enjoying romantic weekends away are a testament to the fact that Songbird Prairie truly is one of the best luxury inns in the Midwest...
- Named “One of the 20 Perfect Summer Getaways for 2008” by Travel & Leisure Magazine
- Named “One of the Top 25 ‘Best Undiscovered Incredibly Romantic Inns” by BedAndBreakfast.com
- Recipient of the coveted “2008 Top 10 Romantic Inns’ Award” from American Historic Inns, Inc.
- 2008/2009 winner of "Best in the Midwest" from BedAndBreakfast.com
- Winner of the 2004, 2008 and 2011 "Hotel of the Year" for the Casual Coast of Indiana” as selected by Porter County Tourism
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Experiencing the luxury of Songbird Prairie is just the beginning! From our beautiful grounds – replete with towering oaks, meadows of green grass and serenading songbirds – to our decadent guest suites that include sumptuous linens, in-suite Fireplaces and therapeutic whirlpools, to complete your getaway experience.
Conclude your romantic weekend getaway with a delicious homemade 3 course hot breakfast enjoyed on our beautiful sun room . Choose from fresh bakery breads and muffins, farm-fresh fruits and hot artfully presented entrees.
And to make your stay at our romantic bed and breakfast even more inviting, our fabulous location brings you close to so much, but retains your solitude with our quiet country location. For unforgettable romantic getaways or a girlfriends’ getaway, choose Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast in Northwest Indiana. Songbird Prairie offers more than a Valparaiso, IN hotel.
1. Sledding on Rogers Lakewood Park Hills in Valparaiso
2. First Thursdays in downtown Valparaiso
3. Taltree Arboretum
4. Hanging out at the Dunes
5. Popcorn Festival in Valparaiso
6. Pork Festival in Kouts
7. Wizard of Oz Festival in Chesterton
8. Dillinger Museum at the Lake County Visitor's Center
9. Hesston Steam Museum in LaPorte
10. Barker Mansion in Michigan City
11. Taking the South Shore to Chicago for the day
12. Archeological dig site in Kouts
13. Dunn's Bridge in Kouts
14. Drazer Park in Kouts
15. Albanese Candy Factory
16. Deep River Water Park
17. Local Coffee Shops: Cornucopia, Blackbird Café, Uptown Café, Hudson Coffee
18. Eat Valpo Velvet Ice Cream
19. Go to the Southlake Mall (Westfield Mall) or Michigan City Outlets
20. VU Library
21. Fair Oaks Dairy Farm
22. Shop in Toto
23. Gary Railcats
24. Visit Michael Jackson's childhood home
25. Strongbow Inn
26. Bailey's Discount Center in North Judson
27. VU Basketball games
28. Displays at the Hammond Visitor's Center
29. Ogden Gardens
30. 49er Drive-in
31. Fireworks at the close of the Michigan City Summer Festival
32. Star Plaza
33. Memorial Opera House
34. Chicago Street Theatre
35. Pierogi Festival in Whiting
36. Blueberry Festival in Plymouth
37. Disc Golf at Rogers Lakewood Park or Lemon Lake County Park in Cedar Lake
38. Hiking the Dunes
39. Valplayso
40. Butterfly Meadows & Caterpiller Crossing
41. Climb Mount Baldy
42. Bowling at Inman's
43. Mini-golf at Zao Island
44. Eat at El Salto
45. Shop at antique stores
46. Take your dog to Butterfield Park and play catch
47. Catch a family movie at Movies in the Park in Valparaiso
48. Ice skate at Deep River Water Park
49. Volunteer at day at Day of Caring or Rebuilding Together
50. Maple Syrup Days at Deep River County Park
51. See a historic baseball game - Deep River Grinders
52. The Porter County Garden Walk
53. Lubeznik Center for the Arts - Michigan City
54. International Friendship Gardens - Michigan City
55. Washington Park Zoo - Michigan City
56. Blue Chip Casino - Michigan City
57. Sign up for Scuba Lessons in Valparaiso
58. Take lessons or attend Open Stage Night at Front Porch Music
59. Attend a concert - Northwest Indiana Symphony
60. Wine Tasting at Anderson Winery
61. Volunteer at a Special Olympics event
62. VU's Kissing Bridge
63. Fish the Kankakee River
64. Watch the Gary Air Show from the beach
65. Folks on Spokes individual and family bicycling club
66. Visit "The Healing Rooms of Valparaiso"
67. Visit the five Porter County Library branches: Valparaiso, Portage, South Haven, Hebron, and Kouts
68. Sunset Hill Farm's Festival of Lights around the Holidays
69. County Line Orchards (lots of fall activities)
70. Pumpkin Time at Coulter's Farm
71. Westville Pumpkin Festival
72. Porter County Fair
73. Porter County History Museum
74. Michigan City Old Lighthouse Museum
75. Indiana Aviation Musuem at Porter County Airport
76. Learn to play golf at Creekside
77. Brauer Museum of Art at VU
78. See an IMAX movie in Portage
79. Paint your own ceramics at Ceramix 101
80. "Buckley Homestead" in Lowell
81. Attend an Indiana Ghost Trackers Meeting
82. Find hidden treasures while geocaching
83. Attend the Valparaiso Kiwanis Club Hot Air BalloonFest (2nd weekend in September)
84. Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast, March 13, 6 am to 1 pm
85. Kiwanis Veterans Day celebration
86. Have a martini at Pikk's along with a side of Pikk's fries
87. Annual Rooftop Luau put on by the Valpo Chamber of Commerce
88. Chesteron European Market, every Saturday May through October
89. Chapel of the Resurrection
90. Watch sandhill crane migration at Jasper-Pulaski
91. Portage lakefront park
92. Task Force Tips fire equipment museum
93. VU Visualization Lab
94. College of Engineering
95. VU Weather Center Department of Geography and Meteorology
96. Northwest Indiana Paddling Association activities
97. Canoe or kayak on Long Lake, Flint Lake, etc
98. OE Marathon
99. Valpo YMCA, Portage Township YMCA
100. Studebaker Mansion restaurant in South Bend
101. Take classes at VU, Ivy Tech, Purdue NC, Purdue Cal, IUN
102. Be a mentor through a program such as Nexus (contact first Methodist Church) or Discoveries Unlimited
103. Old Jail Museum, downtown Valparaiso
104. Bellaboo's Play & Discovery Center
105. Joyful Noise at Sunset Hill Farms
106. Passion Play at Family Christian Center
107. Walk or bike the Link (pathways around the "island" along Vale Park and up to Rogers Lakewood)
108. Sunflower Festival at the Art Barn
109. Three Floyds Brew Pub in Munster
110. Go Ice Skating, workout or participate in gymnastics for all ages at Midwest Training & Ice Center in Dyer
111. Lake-Front Arts Festival, Michigan City
112. Tri-State Regatta, Michigan City
113. Samaritan Skedaddle usually in April, Michigan City
114. 2 Big Hearts 5k- Memorial day week-end, Michigan City
115. Holiday Festival of lights-Washington Park, Michigan City
116. Heart shaped pizza at Duneland Pizza in Chesterton
117. Breakfast at Suzie's Cafe, Valparaiso
118. Chellberg Farm and Bailey Homestead
119. Nativity's Rummage Sale
120. Northwest Indiana Tweetup
121. Holly Days on the Square, Valparaiso
122. Twilight Christmas Parade, Chesterton
123. Fresh produce at Camacho's Tent on Calumet
124. Afternoon tea at Songbird Prairie
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Located just 25 minutes from our Indiana Dunes bed and breakfast is the famed Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. This area features more than 1,135 native plant species distributed over six plant communities. Among all the national parks in the United States, it ranks seventh in plant diversity. This is an amazing feat for 15,000+ acres. (Source 2006: National Park Service - US Department of the Interior)
Enjoy it all and then retire to your Lake Michigan bed and breakfast at the end of a long day exploring nature.
At the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, you will enjoy:
- Steep sand dunes and magnificent lake views
- Waves crashing on sandy beaches
- Karner Blue butterflies landing on wild lupines
- Sweaty draft horses working the Chellberg Farm fields
- Peaceful silence lingering along winter trails
- Bank Swallows flying from their nests inside the dunes
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a treasure of diverse natural resources located within an urban setting. The national lakeshore features communities that have both scientific and historic significance to the field of ecology. In addition, four National Natural Landmarks and one National Historical Landmark are located within its boundaries.
The park is comprised of over 15,000 acres of dunes, oak savannas, swamps, bogs, marshes, prairies, rivers, and forests. It contains 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline spanning the distance from Gary to Michigan City. Lake Michigan is part of the largest complex of freshwater lakes in the world. The national lakeshore's beaches are the park's most significant recreational resource.
Immediately inland from the beaches, sand dunes rise to almost 200 feet in a series of ridges, blowouts, and valleys. Extensive wetlands fill many depressions between the dune ridges. The national lakeshore preserves an important remnant of a once vast and unique environment, resulting from the retreat of the last great continental glacier some 14,000 years ago. The park landscape represents at least four major successive stages of historic Lake Michigan shorelines, making it one of the most extensive geologic records of one of the world’s largest, fresh water bodies.
The biological diversity within the national lakeshore is amongst the highest per unit area of all our national parks. Over 1,100 flowering plant species and ferns make their homes here. From predacious bog plants to native prairie grasses and from towering white pines to rare algal species, the plant diversity is rich.
The wildlife is also diverse. A wide variety of habitats coupled with the moderating effects of Lake Michigan make the region an ideal home for hundreds of animal species. The park is renowned for its bird life; more than 350 species have been observed here.
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Located on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, the national lakeshore is an especially important feeding and resting area for migrating land and water birds. One area within the national lakeshore has been set aside especially for its value as a great blue heron rookery.
For additional information on the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, please click here.
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Things to do in Northwest Indiana
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