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Corky Lorenz

Photographer based in Elkhart, Indiana, documenting parks, festivals, and everyday life across the Midwest.

 

See also: tutorials for tie dye, and sewing. ​

Sew a heavy pad

See how to sew your own heavy cloth pads.

Local Visits

Places in Indiana and Michigan worth traveling to for a day trip, from Elkhart, Indiana.

Yup's Dairyland ice cream stand in Middlebury, Indiana during a summer evening.

Middlebury

Yup's Dairyland

Yup's Dairyland is a seasonal ice cream stand in Middlebury, Indiana serving soft serve, hand-dipped ice cream, flurries, shakes, sundaes, slushes, and simple grill food like burgers, hot dogs, and sandwiches.

Visitor information sign at the entrance to Meyer Broadway County Park in Three Rivers, Michigan.

Three Rivers

Meyer Broadway County Park

Meyer Broadway Park has 2 popular disc golf courses, a large playground, trails for mountain biking and hiking, pickleball, and a dog park. It's located in Three Rivers, Michigan.

Wide view of David Rogers Memorial Park with wood buildings and green trees.

Wolcottville

David Rogers Memorial Park

David Rogers Memorial Park is a green space with buildings to explore and a places to gather for events.

Exterior view of the E Brewing Company with a garage door displaying their logo.

South Whitley

E Brewing Company

A brewery in South Whitley that has ample outdoor seating and farm animals to visit.

A view over the big lake at Fernwood botanical Gardens in Niles, Michigan during fall with orange leaves falling into the pond

Niles

Fernwood Botanical Garden

Fernwood Botanical Garden, in Niles Michigan, is huge piece of land with mix of trails, wildlife, and seasonal exhibits. It’s part garden, part forest, and part learning space for families and kids

Close-up macro photo of a white peony with bright yellow and red center at Wellfield Botanic Garden.

Elkhart

Wellfield Botanic Gardens

A flat loop-style walking garden with seasonal plant sections, a Japanese Garden, kids’ play areas, and event spaces. Easy to navigate and good for regular visits or quiet walks.

Zimmy's Tavern sign on the exterior of the restaurant in Union, Michigan, established in 1946.

Union

Zimmy's Tavern

Zimmy's Tavern is a Bar and Grill in Union Michigan, sitting between Baldwin Lake and Long Lake.

Glass conservatory at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, viewed across a pond with colorful glass sculptures.

Grand Rapids

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Frederik Meijer Gardens is massive botanical garden in Grand Rapids Michigan, with greenhouse and outdoor walking paths with sculptures.

Picnic shelters and walking path at Delt Church Park in Wolcottville, Indiana

Wolcottville

Delt Church Park Indiana

A large park in Indiana, with disc golf, playgrounds, trails, and open green space to play.

Exterior of the Elkhart County Historical Museum in Bristol, Indiana, showing the red brick museum building and entrance sign during winter.

Bristol

Elkhart County Historical Museum

County museum preserving and interpreting the history of Elkhart County through permanent and temporary exhibits, an archive, and a public research library.

A glass arched hallway leading to the cactus room at the Potawatomi Conservatories.

South Bend

Potawatomi Conservatories

Potawatomi Conservatories in South Bend is a greenhouse complex with three distinct indoor garden spaces. It’s a quiet place to walk, look at plants, and take a short break from normal Midwest winter weather.

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