Fall is the perfect time to visit Steuben County
Fall is the perfect time to visit Steuben County as the temperatures drop and the leaves turn brilliant shades of red, yellow and orange.
If you like the sound of crunching leaves, 1,260-acre Pokagon State Park is the place to be! With 11 miles of hiking trails you’ll see hardwood forests, marshland and rolling hills throughout the park. Trails range from easy to rugged. Trail 3 is a 2.2 mile moderate hike that takes you through the Potawatomi Nature Preserve and up to Hell’s Point, the highest point in the park. Here you’ll climb 84 wooden stairs to the overlook that will give you sweeping views of the park. The adjacent Trine State Recreation Area is home to beautiful 23-acre Gentian Lake. A short trail runs around the lakeshore, taking you around a unique fen marsh environment. Fishing is permitted from the pier or watercraft can be rented at the welcome center.
The 400-acre Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve in Fremont is open Saturdays and takes visitors on 40-minute tours out into the herd. Stop in the gift shop, which offers unique items such as canned buffalo meat, jewelry and artwork. In Angola, Ridenour Acres is open weekend through the end of October. Children will love the corn maze, hayrides, slides, corn cannon and more! Stop by G.W. Stroh Orchards and take home a bag or bushel of apples. Stroh Orchards grows more than 30 varieties of apples plus peaches and pears.
Downtown Angola
Once your outdoor adventures are over, head to downtown Angola, where a variety of shops cater to young and old alike. Clothing stores, boutiques with jewelry and accessories and a quilt shop are located around the historic public square. Discover one-of-a-kind treasures in the antique shops as well as an assortment of restaurants. Head downtown on Saturday, Oct. 14 for Fallfest, where you’ll find entertainment, vendors and music.
Trail 3
Trail 3 is a 2.2 mile moderate hike that takes you through the Potawatomi Nature Preserve and up to Hell’s Point
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Trine State Recreation Area
The adjacent Trine State Recreation Area is home to beautiful 23-acre Gentian Lake
Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve
The 400-acre Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve in Fremont is open Saturdays and takes visitors on 40-minute tours out into the herd.
Pleasant Lake Days
Everyone was sitting at table cloth covered picnic tables under a pavilion so we sat down to enjoy...
Pokagon State Park
Pokagon is also home to the state’s only refrigerated toboggan. Open weekends the day after Thanksgiving through the last weekend in February, the toboggan is a great family activity.
101 Lake Sauce
101 Lakes Sauce is an “all purpose sauce good on everything except ice cream and cereal.” Purchase locally at Fremont Village Foods or the Bent Fork in downtown Angola. The sauce is also used on The Venue’s wings!