Name of event: South Bend Bog Book Basilica Apple Adventure SBBBBA


When:  5/23/25, Friday, 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

* * * EVENT HAS REACHED MAXIMUM CAPACITY on 5/17/25 * * * 

Text 1-219-370-9119 to reserve your spot(s)


Where:  The Indiana Dunes Visitor's Center

Meet at the Indiana Dunes Visitor's Center which is located at:

1215 N State Rd 49

Porter, IN 46304

(1/4 mile north of Interstate 94)


Be ready for your first step at 8:00 AM CST.


1) We will car pool to Lydick Bog Nature Preserve in South Bend. This is a Shirley Heinze nature preserve (HeinzeTrust.org/Lydick-Bog-nature-preserve/)


2) We will hike Lydick Big Nature Preserve and hear the word microbiome at least once. 


3) We will have the picnic lunch we have all brought with us at the Lydick Bog shelter.


4) We will drive to Notre Dame University and park and walk to the Hesburgh Library Library.ND.Edu 

HOURS OF OPERATION: Library.ND.Edu/Hours


5) Ron Seman will give a tour of the Hesburgh Libraries across the 14 stories!


6) We will then walk to and through the Basilica of the Sacred Heart finished in 1888. (Basilica.ND.Edu) 

     Basilica.nd.edu/about/visit-and-tours


7) We will then drive to the University Park Mall to it's food court and have something if desired. (Simon.com/mall/university-park-mall)