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South Haven

Michigan, United States

South Haven

South Haven is Lake Michigan's sweetest summer secret — a compact harbor town where a legendary red lighthouse anchors the mouth of the Black River, blueberry farms ring the county roads, and South Beach delivers some of the best freshwater swimming in the country. Van Buren County produces more blueberries than any other county in America, and the South Haven Blueberry Festival in August turns the whole town into a celebration. The downtown strip along Phoenix Street and the Black River Harbor is walkable, indie-owned, and genuinely unpretentious. The Kal-Haven Trail connects South Haven to Kalamazoo by 78 miles of paved trail through farmland and second-growth woods. Lake Michigan sunsets from the pier are the kind that make people book the same week next summer.

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2 Itineraries

South Haven Wine Country & Lake Michigan Beaches

2 daysRelaxed$$10 blocks

relaxedFood & Culinaryarts-culture

South Haven Lake Michigan Weekend

2 daysRelaxed$$10 blocks

beachesOutdoor & NatureLocal & Authentic+1 more

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