Noble County offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities. The following is a listing of some of the activities available.

Animals/Zoos

Black Pine Animal Park
349 W. Albion Road, Albion
636-7383
Web site:
www.blackpineanimalpark.com

A home to rescued, rehabilitated and retired animals. Guided tours available. School field trips or groups of 20 or more can call the park to schedule an appointment. Regular season is May through October, Saturdays through December.

OUTDOOR/NATURE/FITNESS

Camp Lutherhaven
Tim Jank, executive director
1596S 150W, Albion
636-7101
Fax: 636-3032
E-mail: camp@lutherhaven.org
Web site: http://www.lutherhaven.org

A year-round outdoor ministry center including summer camps and retreats, lodge and cabin rentals and outdoor education programs.

Chain O’ Lakes State Park
2355E 75S, Albion
636-2654

Located off S.R. 9, south of Albion, the park offers camping, picnic grounds, hiking trails, fishing, cross-country skiing and nature center. Rentals for canoes, row boats and paddle boats are also available.

Cole Center Family YMCA
Jim Bowen, director
700 S. Garden St.
P.O. 233, Kendallville
347-9622

A 25,000-square-foot facility with a 42-by-75-foot heated pool, whirlpool, gymnasium, two racquetball courts, a preschool, and a fitness center. Youth activities offered throughout the year include: swim lessons, T-ball, soccer, flag football, basketball, softball, preschool gym and swim, summer day camp and a competitive swim team. Adult activities include: fitness classes, swim lessons, lap swim, gym and adult leagues in wallyball, basketball and volleyball. Family Fun Nights are held four times each year. Family and individual memberships available.

Kendallville Parks and Recreation
211 Iddings St.
P.O. Box 516, Kendallville
347-1064

Bixler Lake Park and Campground on Kendallville’s east side offers fishing piers, supervised beach with sand volleyball court, playground areas, ball field, duck pond, nature trails, birdwatching, nature programs, pavilions and basketball. On its west side are a boat launch and tennis courts.

Sunset Park can be accessed from Drake Road or Weston Avenue. It offers basketball courts, softball diamonds, soccer fields, playground, shuffleboard courts and pavilion.

Youth Center on Iddings St. offers activities throughout the year including teen dances, Second Time Around euchre club, basket and craft classes, preschool, aerobics, indoor walking and other events. The center is available for rental for receptions, reunions or other special events.

Ligonier Sports and Recreation Center
Kenny Park
520 Union St., Ligonier
894-7344 or 894-7395

The center in Kenney Park has a full gym and two fitness rooms, as well as a public meeting room with kitchen facilities. Youth and adult programs also available.

Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
Paul Steury, program coordinator
2388S 500W
P.O. Box 263, Wolf Lake
799-5869
E-mail: merrylea@goshen.edu
Web site: www.goshen.edu/merrylea

An environmental learning center of Goshen College, this 1,150-acre complex of fields, forests, bogs and meadows on the west side of High Lake offers hiking, birdwatching, plant studies, cross-country skiing, ice skating, group visits, class visits, programs and annual festivals.

Community Events
Noble County Community Fairgrounds
Carla Click
Fair Office: 347-0666 or 349-0114

Location of the annual 4-H Community Fair in July, Bluegrass Festival in May and September and the Apple Festival of Kendallville in October as well as other special events. Located on the corner of U.S. 6 and Fair Street, Kendallville.

Museums/Educational Opportunities

Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site
Martha Swartzlander, Pat Bolman
1205 Pleasant Point
P.O. 639, Rome City
854-3790

Located on the shore of Sylvan Lake, Rome City, the home of author and nature photographer Gene Stratton-Porter features beautiful gardens, the wild forest of Limberlost North and guided tours of a cabin.

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cabin tours on the hour, Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Indiana Historic Radio Museum/Ligonier Visitor and Convention Bureau
800 Lincolnway South, Ligonier
894-9000 or (888) 417-3562

This unique museum is home to several hundred radios and other equipment. It offers a look at American history using the development of radios as a timeline. Great for groups and school outings.

Mid-America Windmill Museum
732 S. Allen Chapel Road, Kendallville
347-2334

A 30-acre tourist development east of Bixler Lake Park off of Allen Chapel Road. Antique windmill display and workshop.

Old Jail Museum
Noble County Historical Society
P.O. 152, Albion

Erected in 1875, the museum is open for tours the first Sunday of each month from June through Labor Day .

Wayne Center One Room School House
Schoolhouse Road, Kendallville
Contact Deedra Atz, 347-0204

Programs available for first- through fifth-grade students who can take a step back in time to the late 1800s to learn reading, writing and arithmetic.

Theater/Arts

Albion Community Theatre
Sandi Lemish, president
636-2024

Central Noble Theatre Co.
Central Noble High School
302 Cougar Court
Albion
636-2117
Fax: 636-2791

East Noble Music and Drama Productions
Craig Munk
Cole Auditorium
East Noble High School
Kendallville
347-2032

Gaslight Playhouse
P.O. Box 84
Kendallville
854-2275

Strand Theatre (films)
221 S. Main St.
Kendallville
347-3558

Golf Courses

Augusta Hills Golf Course
2080W 300N, Albion
636-2778

18-hole championship golf course, clubhouse and practice range.

Bogeys to Birdies Driving Range
2004 W. North St.
U.S. 6 West, Kendallville
349-1005

Cobblestone Golf Course
2702 Cobblestone Lane
Located off West Drake Road
Kendallville
349-1550
Fax: 349-1556
Web site: www.cobblestonegc.com

18-hole championship golf course with practice greens, driving range, pro shop and banquet facility.

Kendallville Elks Country Club
120 S. Weston Ave., Kendallville
347-3440 for golf course or 347-0760 for the lodge

Nine-hole public golf course with bar, restaurant and banquet facility for members and guests on the city’s west side.

Limberlost Golf Club
3204E 900N, Rome City
854-4878

18-hole golf course, pro shop, lounge, food, leagues and outings.

Noble Hawk Golf Links
3005 Noble Hawk Drive, Kendallville
349-0900
888-465-3321
Fax: 349-1808
Web site: www.noblehawk.com

18-hole championship golf course with practice greens, driving range, pro shop, grill and picnic pavilion.

Bowling/Roller Skating

Albion Bowl
4010 N. S.R. 9, Albion
636-7418

Bowlway Lanes
300 W. U.S. 6, Ligonier
894-3732Shadow Bowl
876 N. Lima Road
Towne Center Shopping Plaza, Kendallville
347-4918

Skating Dimensions
810 Commerce Drive, Kendallville
349-1880