Welcome to Benton Harbor, Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan and the St. Joseph River; A waterfront community in the midst of its renaissance. If you like what you find in St. Joseph today, wait until you uncover some of Benton Harbor's really cool eateries, studios and shops; run by a collection of artists, entrepreneurs (even a few mavericks and misfits) who you would swear came right out of Central Casting!

From art, dance and glass blowing studios to dress shops, home and garden stores; your Benton Harbor Come As You Are shopping experience includes a vintage movie house, Tabor Hill wine tasting bar, highly regarded Michigan microbrew pub, one upscale eatery and several down-home cooking and BBQ joints. If you are afraid of having a good time with great music, shopping, movies and friends then stay away from Benton Harbor after hours, otherwise COME AS YOU ARE!

Benton Harbor, Michigan is located along the Lake Michigan Shoreline in Southwest Lower Michigan. Whether you are coming from Chicago, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland or Indianapolis, Benton Harbor, Michigan is an ideal day trip for shopping, wine tasting & dining. Whether touring the Southwest Michigan Wine Trail, enjoying the beaches in Benton Harbor, New Buffalo, St. Joseph or South Haven or spending a weekend shopping as a Southwest Michigan tourist, Benton Harbor is an ideal staging point for family and couples vacations alike. Located just across the St. Joseph River from St. Joseph, Michigan, the Benton Harbor Arts District is bustling with new shops, eateries and art galleries; even a Michigan Microbrewery has taken hold in the building that once housed Benton HarborÕs Palace Livery. Today the Livery Microbrewery serves award winning Michigan microbrew in an atmosphere loaded with history and live music. Let the knowledgeable brewmeister at The Livery be your Michigan beer guide. Benton HarborÕs Ideal Place Bar & Bistro lives up to its name with nightly food & drink specials guaranteed to appease the most discerning diner. New to the downtown Benton Harbor business scene is the Tabor Hill Wine Tasting room where you can sample the fruits of Southwest MichiganÕs burgeoning wine industry while shopping for art & furntiture at Richard's Restro Store located adjacent to the Tabor Hill Wine Tasting Room. Whether you are an artist seeking creative loft or studio space, an entrepreneur in search of an affordable shoreline business investment or a tourism-minded family, couple or single person, Benton HarborÕs downtown business development & Arts District has your Southwest Michigan shopping needs covered.

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