Things To Do

Arcadia Brewing Company was established in 1996 as a microbrewery specializing in handcrafted British-style ales. All of the beers are produced in small batches.

Bell's Brewery, Inc. formerly Kalamazoo Brewing Company, founded by Larry Bell as a home-brewing supply shop in 1983, sold its first beer in 1985. Over twenty years of brewing, Bell's Brewery has built a nationwide reputation as a creative and talented brewery, playing a significant role in changing the beerscape of the nation. The craft brewery produced 90,000 barrels in 2007 to rank No. 24 among U.S. brewing companies in terms of volume of sales. That's stacked up against giants such as Anheuser-Busch Inc. and Miller Brewing Co. On the back of its popular seasonal wheat ale, Oberon, and other brands like Two-Hearted Ale and Amber Ale, Bell's won the Readers' Choice Award for Best Locally-made Beer. It has been named best locally brewed beer in the Kalamazoo Gazette’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2009.

In addition to the pizza, you’ll find a selection of six homemade brews and between 16 and 18 other beers on tap.

Located in Battle Creek, the Binder Park Zoo is open through late fall with a special Zoo Boo Halloween event.

The Black Arts & Cultural Center develops an array of programming including a theatre program and playwriting contest.

Center Stage presents live family theatre at reasonable prices encouraging people of all ages and talent levels to be a part of its shows.

Just a short walk from the Inn, Comensoli's offers traditional Italian food at reasonable prices. Check out their fresh pasta dishes like the wild mushroom ravioli, or the build your own pasta dish. The Salmon Provencal gets good reviews, but we’re still working our way through the pasta dishes.

Located on the corner of Vine and Locust with an eclectic cuisine and a menu that changes almost daily. We’ve never had a bad meal – vegetarian, fresh fish, burgers – it’s all good. Open Tues - Saturday 5pm -10pm.

Founder/brewer Aaron Morse started Dark Horse in September 2000, brewing only about 400 barrels, or 12,400 gallons, of beer. In 2009, they brewed 10 times that, including a pale ale from Michigan grown hops! Dark Horse's flagship beer is the Crooked Tree IPA, the Reserve Special Black Bier Ale is reported to be something like a stout but with more hops, and rather malty with hints of dark chocolate. Other year-round beers include the Amber Ale and the Raspberry Ale.

Dark Horse also does a series of stouts in the fall. Beginning in October, the brewery releases one different stout each month from October through February. The first is the One Oatmeal Stout, followed by Too Cream Stout in November, Tres Blueberry Stout in December, Fore Smoked Stout and Plead the Fifth Imperial Stout.

Voted #1 for pizza in the Kalamazoo Gazette’s Reader’s Choice contest - and a good Italian restaurant to boot. Their pepperoni for adults pizza is especially tasty – and they deliver to the Inn!