Hiking on a Race Track?
“Bendix Woods” is a Saint Joseph County Park located near South Bend. It was the home of the Studebaker Automotive Company’s test track, the world’s first controlled automotive testing grounds. In 1937 the company planted about 5,000 pine trees to spell “Studebaker” when viewed from the air. Today the park is available for hiking and […]
South Bend and the Performing Arts.
South Bend offers performances on the IUSB and Notre Dame campuses, but also has another venue with a colorful history. The Morris Performing Arts Center is a renovated theater originally constructed in 1922. It has hosted vaudeville acts, Sinatra, and the world premier of the Knute Rockne movie with Ronald Reagan and Bob Hope. This […]