Mishawaka Res

Good music, good company, and summer evenings done right 🎸☀️
Join us for a FREE family-friendly concert featuring Delayed Signal from 6–8 PM!
Bring a chair, a snack, and come enjoy a relaxing evening with friends, family, and live music in the amphitheater!

Exciting news! The Res family is growing!🍼🧸

Director Lynnea and her husband Eli will be welcoming their second child into the world any day! We’re excited to have this little guy grow and learn here at The Res! Lynnea will be on maternity leave until sometime later this summer; however, we don’t have an exact date of her return quite yet.

In addition to this, please help us welcome Carla Castro-Palomo! Carla will be leading all administrative correspondence and duties for the summer. She is a Mishawaka native and is excited to help lead The Res!☀️🗂️

Please be patient with us as we go through this exciting time of transition! Our contact info is the same!
[email protected] / 574-259-1850

We’re putting together a summer concert series! 🎸🎤🎺

Are you an up and coming band and want to get your name out there? Do you just want to perform? We’ve got the opportunity for you!

🗓️ For June 26th, July 25th, and August 21st we are looking for bands, chorales, or solo acts to serenade The Res for a fun, family friendly evening.

☎️ Please call or email The Res office to get signed up! 574-259-1850 or [email protected]

☀️ More details on the event itself coming soon!

*all band applicants will be screened and must be approved by Mishawaka Res personnel*

Director Lynnea had so much fun teaching the 1st-3rd graders! They asked great questions about native and non-native plants.

Enviro Day: LaVille 5th graders edition!

We hosted about 100 students from the LaVille Schools for a day of learning, exploring, and fun. We learned about pollinators and macro-invertebrates with theSt. Joseph County Soil & Water Conservation District, native plants with Wild Ones South Bend, and the teachers planned a fun game for the kids to pretend to be deer and find shelter and food! 🪱🌷🐝

We even found (but did not disturb) a beautiful Luna Moth. Once Luna moths reach adulthood they only live for about a week or so, since they do not have mouths to eat! It is a rare treat to find one. 🐛

The 2026 Summer months are booked for the Jernegan Lodge but we are taking bookings for this fall🍁 and winter ❄️ and the whole 2027 calendar is OPEN!🙌

What kind of events can you have here? Weddings, birthdays, grad parties, bridal showers, baby showers, family reunions… There is always a reason to celebrate at The Res! 🥳

The Jernegan Lodge has all of the amenities you need to have a perfect event. Standard kitchen, tables, chairs, yard space, and of course a beautiful view!

Call or email the office at (574) 259-1850 or [email protected] for availability and more info!

Quiet scenes at The Res today 🦆🦢

What a turnout for the inaugural Toddler Trail Trek! 🥾🌱

We made a big loop around the property, played with rocks and sticks, and then ended with frolicking in the meadow. A swan made an appearance as well!

Join us next month on June 3rd for another trail trek! ☀️

What a busy Saturday at The Res this past weekend! ☀️

Trinity Church packed a punch with this tiny but mighty crew! We pulled nothing but garlic mustard for 3 hours! This group pulled garlic mustard last year and it was encouraging to see how much less of the plant we had in the areas we worked!

Board member Mike and Vice President Janet worked to re-landscaping up by the lodge! It looks fantastic! 🌷🌱

And finally, after quite a few setbacks, the Tri-Kappa nature center has insulation! It will be much warmer this coming fall/winter for groups using the space! Shoutout to O’Neill Home Services for getting this done!❄️

This week! ☺️🥾🌳

Don’t miss the fun!

Another year, another amazing Enviro Days!

On Wednesday and Friday this week we welcomed a total of 172 students from 4 different schools to learn about beekeeping, macro-invertebrates, mosquitoes, recycling, wildlife conservation, and the history of The Res. 📚🐝🐒🦟♻️🪱

Ginormous thank you to the 7 volunteer chaperones who led the classes from place to place and especially to our presenters from St. Joseph County Soil & Water Conservation District, Solid Waste District of St Joseph County, Potowotami Zoo, St. Joseph County Department of Health, and board member Maggie (our beekeeper!) for spending your days with us and sharing your vast knowledge!

Until next year! 🌱