Lake Lodge's Best Local Guidebook

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Lake Lodge's Best Local Guidebook

Sightseeing

Giant City Lodge Road
Giant City Lodge Road

Lodge Lake's Cuisine Choices

Our recommendation for good local restaurants in the area for your best experience of Southern Illinois
Fine Dining
6 locals recommend
Tom's Place
17107 US-51
6 locals recommend
Fine Dining
Lovely vineyard with secluded look into the beautiful forest. Good local wine on Shawnee Wine Trail
20 locals recommend
Owl Creek Vineyard
1600 Cobden School Road
20 locals recommend
Lovely vineyard with secluded look into the beautiful forest. Good local wine on Shawnee Wine Trail
Well-known Winery of the area
50 locals recommend
Blue Sky Vineyard
3150 S Rocky Comfort Rd
50 locals recommend
Well-known Winery of the area
Long- time established orchards of the area providing good local seasonal fruits & green groceries If you are looking for an experience at a genuine farmer's grocery in this country area, this place is worth a visit. They also bake their own pies & zucchini or pumpkin breads.
13 locals recommend
Flamm Orchards
8760 Old Hwy 51 N
13 locals recommend
Long- time established orchards of the area providing good local seasonal fruits & green groceries If you are looking for an experience at a genuine farmer's grocery in this country area, this place is worth a visit. They also bake their own pies & zucchini or pumpkin breads.
Fine Dining experience with foods made out of local grown vegetables, mushrooms & meats. Nice hangout place with good conversations at their bar.
20 locals recommend
Global Gourmet
102 E Jackson St
20 locals recommend
Fine Dining experience with foods made out of local grown vegetables, mushrooms & meats. Nice hangout place with good conversations at their bar.
Old-time pizza place of Carbondale
24 locals recommend
Quatro's Deep Pan Pizza
218 W Freeman St
24 locals recommend
Old-time pizza place of Carbondale
Renown long history home style breakfast and lunch restaurant of Carbondale
16 locals recommend
Mary Lou's Grill
118 S Illinois Ave
16 locals recommend
Renown long history home style breakfast and lunch restaurant of Carbondale
Good local breakfast place in Carbondale looking at Southern Illinois University
23 locals recommend
Harbaugh's Cafe
901 S Illinois Ave
23 locals recommend
Good local breakfast place in Carbondale looking at Southern Illinois University
Consistently good pizza and pasta place for lunch & dinner at a reasonable price in Carbondale
Pagliai's Pizza & Pasta(Cape Girardeau)
1129 Broadway St
Consistently good pizza and pasta place for lunch & dinner at a reasonable price in Carbondale
Good Local Home-grown Dining. I recommend their steak. Interesting Farm & Barn Feeling with beautiful animals and Good Hangout
The W Restaurant & Lounge
Illinois 152
Good Local Home-grown Dining. I recommend their steak. Interesting Farm & Barn Feeling with beautiful animals and Good Hangout

Nature Observation & Outdoor Activities

Beautiful trails with magnificent nature & lovely wild animals of the Mid-America and Southern Illinois. Edible wild mushrooms can be spotted in certain time of the year. Splendid color change season in October & November.
37 locals recommend
Shawnee National Forest
37 locals recommend
Beautiful trails with magnificent nature & lovely wild animals of the Mid-America and Southern Illinois. Edible wild mushrooms can be spotted in certain time of the year. Splendid color change season in October & November.
Pristine lake with good lake fishing and beautiful nature. You can rent a boat to enjoy a trip around the lake
6 locals recommend
Devils Kitchen Lake
6 locals recommend
Pristine lake with good lake fishing and beautiful nature. You can rent a boat to enjoy a trip around the lake
Beautiful Lake, Good for Fishing and Camping
Little Grassy Lake
Beautiful Lake, Good for Fishing and Camping

Grocery & Local Choice

Great options of local traditionally grown meats, cold cuts & dairy products Interesting experience exploring Mennonite culture & traditions
Farmstead Market
5600 East Vienna Street
Great options of local traditionally grown meats, cold cuts & dairy products Interesting experience exploring Mennonite culture & traditions
Good local grown meats (chicken, beef, pork, lamb) Awesome bacon & summer sausages A good experience exploring Mennonite's culture and traditions
Triple C Meats
5565 Illinois 146
Good local grown meats (chicken, beef, pork, lamb) Awesome bacon & summer sausages A good experience exploring Mennonite's culture and traditions
Local Supermarket with good selection of local grown vegetables and meats.
6 locals recommend
Kroger
501 N Giant City Rd
6 locals recommend
Local Supermarket with good selection of local grown vegetables and meats.

Sightseeing

Interesting lovely experience of the local culture with little handcrafted product shops and good place to sit down for good ice-cream.
8 locals recommend
Makanda Trading Company
510 Makanda Rd
8 locals recommend
Interesting lovely experience of the local culture with little handcrafted product shops and good place to sit down for good ice-cream.