Wilde Oaks is an Albion bed and breakfast located in Southwest Michigan. Albion, Michigan is a small town charmed with a highly ranked private college, Albion College, and offers the visiting guest a multitude of attractions and entertainments. The Albion Community band gives "under-the-stars" Swingin' at the Shell concerts on balmy summer nights in the band shell in the local treasure, Victory Park--bring your own lawn chair and snack! Albion's Festival of the Forks in September is a kaleidoscopic event with food, music, and child-friendly fun, as is October's Corn Harvest Festival. Kids 'N Stuff provides interactive activities for kids 10 months to 10 years. The Whitehouse Nature Center is open from dusk 'til dawn and offers several different types of nature walks...all interesting and informative; definitely worth a trip and a hike! The Albion Bed and Breakfast innkeeper (Ed and Sue Kernish at "Wilde Oaks" and Dick Lewin/Mary Slater at "The Albion Heritage") has a history of high quality accommodation to visitors to Calhoun County, which is in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. This area has historically been known as "The Forks" (situated between the north/south branches of the Kalamazoo River) and no research of the area should overlook the notorious Purple Gang who had hideouts through out the city of Albion, or historic Riverside Cemetery. The Albion Michigan bed and breakfast innkeeper serves a small town population of 9,144 (2000 census), the local college (student population of approximately 1,950) and visitors to the several manufacturers/factories housed in Albion over the years. A notable resident who has graced Albion bed and breakfasts is Gary Lee Nelson, a composer and pioneer in electronic and computer music. He grew up in Albion. You can access more information about our little town of Albion, Michigan at www.albiondirectory.com or www.festivaloftheforks.com. Albion, Michigan is very near to Homer, Marshall, Jackson, Battle Creek, Lansing and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Visit us soon! The Albion bed and breakfasts welcome you!!