Category Archives: Indiana Dunes
Why is it Costing Millions to Clean up Burns Harbor, Calumet River, Lake Michigan?
As the phrase goes, “Don’t mess with Mother Nature,” well Cleveland – Cliffs learned this lesson the hard way, after an environmental disaster occurred in 2019. Active cleanup and environmental improvements at the Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor steel mill in Indiana focus on correcting long-term water and air violations. Following a 2019…
Indiana Dunes Succession Trail To Be Replaced
Indiana Dunes National Park is planning to replace the aging boardwalk along the West Beach Dune Succession Trail, with construction scheduled for fall 2026. The project will address the deteriorating 45-year-old wooden structure to enhance safety, and it may include removing the central staircase. The new boardwalk will still offer scenic views of…
Indiana Dunes Made the Top Five List of Places to See on Tripmemos
We all know how valuable in awesome the Indiana Dunes National park is to all of us that live here in Northwest Indiana. And now, so do a lot of other people. The Indiana Dunes was just listed on the Tripmemos Website as one of the Five Popular places to go this Summer…
Planet Palooza 2026 – Marquette Park – Gary
Join us for a day to celebrate the planet, practice self-care, and learn about the environmental initiatives taking place around the region – Saturday, April 11th beginning at 11am at Marquette Park in Gary. Planet Palooza 2026: ”One Planet. One People.” will focus on our diverse communities and our different experiences while sharing…
Logs To Lustrons Architectural Tour Coming to Indiana Dunes May 2nd
From rustic landmarks to Mid-Century Modern, experience a century of architecture at Indiana Dunes National Park on our May 2nd, 2026. Logs to Lustrons tour, featuring log structures of early settlement days, frame homes from the Victorian period, and mid-century homes of glass, stucco, and metal. On a 3.5-hour guided tour, participants will travel by…
National Park Announces Project 1966 – Hike Every Trail
Join a ranger and hike all the trails in Indiana Dunes National Park. This hiking challenge will take place over the course of the summer with each week featuring a ranger-led hike on a different trail. There will be a total of 19 hikes covering 66 miles to honor the year, 1966, when the park…
Indiana Dune’s Mount Baldy Closed Thru Mid – June
The Mount Baldy Access Site will be closed from late March to mid-June 2026 as the Indiana Dunes National Park Service undertakes a key project to manage sand movement and stabilize the shoreline. Over the years, windblown sand has covered parts of the parking area and sanitation facilities. This effort is designed to…
Sandhill Cranes Returning To Northwest Indiana
Habitat Restoration at Indiana Dunes National Park Sees Success as Sandhill Cranes Return Right now, thousands of sandhill cranes are gathered in the Great Marsh at Indiana Dunes National Park—and it’s an incredible reminder of what habitat restoration can achieve. For thousands of years, the Great Marsh was a place where…
Hobart Marsh Plan by the IDEM and Lake Michigan Costal Program
EDITOR’S NOTE: Most of this information is on the internet, but is very difficult to find, especially when using a cell phone so we are repeating some information for the benefit of the people that want to find more information. During our research on the effect of the Hobart Data Center on…
Farming While Black Film Festival – Jan 18th, 2026
Miller Beach Garden Club Presents Farming While Black Screening and Community Conversation Gary, IN — January 18, 2026 | 1:00 PM The Miller Beach Garden Club, in partnership with the Gary Food Council and the Gary International Black Film Festival, presents a special screening of the award-winning documentary Farming While Black…
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