Travel Note
Lakeside Inn is around 1.5 hours from Chicago. We recommend flying into O'Hare or Midway airports in Chicago, renting a car to get to the venue, and spending the night in the area.
Travel Note
** Reminder ** Chicago's time zone (CST) is 1 hour earlier than Michigan (EST). Please keep this in mind while booking your flights. Eg: if you leave downtown Chicago at 12 PM CST, you will arrive at Lakeside around 2:30 PM EST.
Shuttle
October 31, 2026 3:30 pm - 12:00 am
There will be a shuttle service running between Gordon Beach Inn and Lakeside Inn, starting at 3:30 PM.
Travel Note
To reduce car rentals, we'd like to encourage carpooling - please use the below website to coordinate rides with other guests.
Travel Note
For those not staying onsite, we recommend looking at AirBnB and VRBO for housing options near the venue. Fall is off-peak season, so availability should not be an issue. New Buffalo also has several larger chain hotel options, which is about 15 minutes away by car.