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How the app works

  1. Download the Visit Southwest Michigan app from the App Store or Google Play.
  2. Tap the "Sign Up" button to set up an account with your information and address. This is used to issue your prizes once you earn them.
  3. When you arrive at a Makers Trail location, enjoy your food and drinks. Make sure to ask your server for the location's access code. Open the passport challenge in the app, select then click "check-in". You'll be prompted to scan the QR code or enter the access code of letters and numbers your server gives you. Click "submit," and you've earned that location!
  4. Repeat step three until you have visited and collected at least 10 access codes to reach Level 1.
  5. You can either submit at Level 1 or keep playing to earn more prizes. If you submit, you WON'T be able to play any more levels.
  6. Repeat the same steps above to collect the next 10 or 20 stamps, depending on how much you want to complete.
  7. If you stay at a participating hotel, select "Submit for the bonus prize" on the main challenge page. In the partner section, select the hotel you stayed at. Add your check-in date. Upload a picture of your hotel receipt in the app and submit. The name on your receipt must match the name on your profile.
  8. When you are done playing, click "submit challenge".
  9. Complete all the levels you would like to by April 30, 2025. Answer any questions necessary when submitting the passport. All prizes must be picked up from the Tourist Council at 2300 Pipestone Road, Benton Harbor no later than July 15, 2025 (while supplies last). Have fun!
A person holding a phone that is displaying the Makers Trail app.