Parks & Recreation

Both village parks are open to the public.  Laura Hughes, our Parks Administrator, can be reached at nell4nell@aol.com

Please follow the park rules while visiting!

Gunn Park, located in Village of Edwardsburg, South Side of Pleasant Lake on Lake street, covers 3.2 acres.(map) It is maintained by the village and is the site of the annual Memorial Day Festival.

Mrs. Gunn sold the property to the village for the purpose of providing a park on the shore of Pleasant Lake, where she and her husband raised their family.

Gunn Park Pavilion Rental Information

The pavilion at Gunn Park is an open-air pavilion, located on the north side of the park near Pleasant Lake. It contains 8 picnic tables that each seat approximately 8 adult guests.

For reservations, verify the date is available by viewing the events calendar, calling the Village Office at 269-663-8484, or sending an email to voe_clerk@comcast.net.

If the date is available, fill out the Rental contract/Holds Harmless form. (You can also collect or fill out a form at the Village office.) The form must be turned in to the Village office with the rental fee and security deposit paid in full.

Reservations are recommended, otherwise unreserved use of the pavilion is on a first come, first served basis.

Lindbergh Park, located by Pleasant Lake on Cass St. (Daily Rd.), north of the Village, was named for Mrs. Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh’s mother.

Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh’s plane was forced down in a snow storm near that location in a flight from Mexico City to Detroit in 1928. Charles Lindbergh is well-known for flying solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.
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