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Camp Grounds Trading Post...cont. from previous page. Pla-Mor RV Park 2162 US Highway 6 Bremen, IN 46506 • 574-546-3665 • pla-mor.net Batting Cages, Driving Range, Wagon Rides, Family BINGO, Arcade Room Avg. per night $2650 Lake James Campground 3545 N Bay View Rd, Angola, IN • 260-833-9577 • lakejames-campground.com Outdoor Movies, Live Entertainment, Poker, Euchre, Bingo Cabins, tent & RV camping, call for pricing top-grade canoes and kayaks and improving the playground and campground area. When asked about the campground, John was quick to say, “You know, people like just a few things. They like the water (the river and our pond), they like shade and grass and they like a restroom facility (other than portable restrooms). We have a bathhouse facility that has a restrooms and showers in it. So, those things seem to make most people happy.” There are seventy campsites, along a quarter-mile stretch of the Pigeon River, available to rent on the Trading Post grounds. In addition to canoeing and kayaking, volleyball, horseshoe pitching and cornhole are activities available for the campers’ enjoyment. The smaller children may enjoy the campgrounds playground, offering swings, slides and climbing equipment. “Outdoor things that don’t require power, they just require your personal energy,” stated Jesslyn. The adjective used by the Senecals to describe their campground is “rustic.” There is no pool or mini golf course, some of the amenities offered at other campgrounds, but as Jesslyn said, “We have modern facilities, electric hook-ups, showers, things like that, but it (the “rustic-ness”) just seems to fit well, in the natural habitat area that we are in.” A major part of the Trading Post business is the renting of canoes and kayaks for customers to paddle down Continued on next page. pg 16 · The Hometown Treasure · July ‘12 14583 SR 120, Bristol, IN • 574-848-4583 • ebyspines.com Ebys Pines Skating Rink/Laser Tag Arena, Tennis, Shuffleboard Primitive cabins, camping cabins, avg. per night $38 9500 E 600S, Wolcottville, IN • 260-351-3383 • gordonscamping.com Gordon’s Campground Karaoke, Hayrids, Bingo, Golf Cart Rentals, Banana Bike Rentals, Ice-cream Socials, Dodgeball Camper & cabin rentals Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Camp 800-375-6063 • jellystonesbest.com Splash Park, Water Slide, Game Room, Kiddy Train Ride, Wagon Rides Tent & RV avg $50 night; Cabins avg. $80 night; Cottages also avail. Bill & Bev’s Hoffman Lake Camp 7638W 300N, Warsaw, IN • 574-858-9628 • campindiana.com Arcade, Splash park Avg. per night $2650 Cabins also avail. Buck Lake Ranch $ 2705 West Buck Lake Road, Angola, IN • 260-665-6699 • campingfriend.com Concerts, Arcade Games Tent & RV sites avg 25 night; cabin rental also avail. Mini Mountain Campground 32351 SR 2, New Carlisle, IN • 574-654-3307 • minimountaincampgrounds.com Hay rides, Bingo Tent & RV sites avg $ 2850 night Potato Creek State Park Tent & RV sites avg $12 night; Cabin rental also avail. 25601 SR 4 • North Liberty, IN • 574-656-8186 • in.gov/dnr/parklake/2972.htm Bicycle Trails