Join a park ranger for a guided two-hour boat tour on Lake Michigan on Saturdays during the summer from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The tour boats are operated by Harbor Country Adventures and feature a ranger as a guide on the Saturday morning tour.
There is a fee and reservations are required. Visit www.harborcountryadventures.com for details and reservations. The tour offers a unique perspective of Mount Baldy and the Indiana Dunes National Park shoreline.
Please meet at the Harbor Country Adventures dock, located at Millennium Plaza next to the Michigan City Yacht Club alongside Trail Creek in Michigan City. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNPS.
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