Name: Blue Gate Garden Inn
Price range: $126 total
Rating: 9.4

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This is a rare example of a brick road still in use. Here in Michigan, and the Midwest, most brick roads have gone by the wayside due to the brutal winters and freeze/thaw cycles inherent to this part of the country.

For example, in the early 1900s, most of the streets in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan were paved with brick. Today, there are only about 20 blocks of brick paved streets remaining (totalling less than 0.5 percent of all the streets in the city limits). -wiki

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This is a cool little town...
As the former home and burial site of the famous magician, Harry Blackstone, Sr. (The Great Blackstone), Colon refers to itself as "The Magic Capital of the World." It is the home of the Abbott Magic Company, founded by magicians Percy Abbott, an Australian and friend of Blackstone's, and Recil Bordner, originally from Eaton, Ohio, in 1934. The company has a local store, showroom and a factory where magicians' supplies and new tricks are manufactured. Abbott Magic is well-known among professional stage acts, with customers around the world. Two other younger magic suppliers also call Colon their home, FAB Magic and the Sterlini Magic Manufacturing Company. Each August more than 1,000 magicians and lovers of magic gather there for "Abbott's Magic Get-Together", a 4 day magic convention, doubling the population, sharing magic tricks, and recollecting their knowledge of the famous occupation. The convention concludes each day with an evening show at Colon High School.
Colon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,227 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Colon Township. The village is named after the shape of Palmer Lake, and is not the only place in Michigan so named. Colon also has a small Amish community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (18.71%) is water. The town is flanked by Long Lake and Palmer Lake, which are connected by a narrow channel.
-wiki
Note: The location shown is not of the photo, but rather that of Abbott's Magic Shop.

For more info:
http://www.colonmichigan.org/

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St. Joseph County Essential Information

Language	English
Currency	U.S dollars
Closest Airport	South Bend Intl. Airport (SBN)
Top Sights	Corey Lake, Palmer Lake and Scidmore Park and Petting Zoo

St. Joseph County Hotel Deals

Van Buren Hotel

1175 Van Buren Street, Shipshewana, IN

Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay

$109 nightly

$125 total

Dec 7 - Dec 8

Total with taxes and fees

9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,290 reviews)

Clean room, great check in staff, quiet

Reviewed on Nov 10, 2025

Holiday Inn Kalamazoo West by IHG

1247 Westgate Drive Kalamazoo MI

Fully refundable

$89 nightly

$102 total

Nov 23 - Nov 24

Total with taxes and fees

8/10 Very Good! (503 reviews)

Comfy and quiet at a great rate.

Reviewed on Nov 9, 2025

Blue Gate Garden Inn

800 South Van Buren Street, Shipshewana, IN

Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay

$110 nightly

$126 total

Dec 7 - Dec 8

Total with taxes and fees

9.4/10 Exceptional! (1,415 reviews)

There is nothing bad to say about our stay, everything was decorated for the season, clean, comfortable, great breakfast, friendly staff, large spacious room…no complaints here!

Reviewed on Nov 14, 2025

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