It’s the weekend! Let’s hit it and have some fun!
Looking for a fun way to enjoy the snow before it freezes out? There’s a few places to go sledding in your local area with some fun hills waiting to be found!
Two Favorites within Elkhart County Parks near Elkhart, Goshen, and Middlebury are Ox Bow Park and Bonneyville Mill. Both are known for multiple sledding hills.
George Wilson Park in Mishawaka features 54.3 acres of rolling hills, lush tall trees, a playground and scenic views of Mishawaka and South Bend.
The park has a disc golf course and excellent snow tubing hills in the winter months.
Cost is $4 per person and you can rent snow tubes for $3 a piece.
Lastly, Baugo Creek County Park has snow tubing hills as well. Admission is the parking gate fee plus $5 per person which includes the snow tube.
Learn about George Wilson Park here: https://mishawaka.in.gov/things-to-do/parks-and-recreation/parks/
For other sledding or tubing opportunities within St Joseph County Parks, check out: https://www.sjcparks.org/556/Public-Innertubing Or follow St. Joe County Parks on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjcparks/
The town of Middlebury took a chance to highlight their dedicated team on social media as they overcame obstacles to keep their town’s snow plows on the road.
Share by the Town of Middlebury on Facebook:
“Middlebury, we are so fortunate to have a great team of dedicated employees in our Public Works Department!!
Earlier this week during the snow storm, our large 2005 snow plow truck had mechanical issues. Middlebury has 3 large plow trucks, and it makes things more challenging when one truck is out of operation.
Our crew made several calls and got the needed parts ordered and the parts came in at noon today. A couple of the guys worked hard and got the truck back on the road this evening.
While many of us are in our warm homes, the Public Works Department is out in the cold getting our streets cleared. Our team will be working until around 9pm tonight, and then head home to get some rest.
They will be back at it again around 2:00-3:00am tomorrow morning. They are a great team and take pride in keeping our streets cleared. If you get the opportunity, please say ‘Thank you!’ to them.”
