Category Archives: Indiana Dunes
What Happens to the Indiana Dunes During A Government Shutdown?
At the time of printing, we don’t know if we have a government shut down or not. But, just in case . . . If the Indiana Dunes National Park closes on October 1, the Indiana Dunes State Park will remain open and fully staffed during the federal government shutdown (1600 N. 25…
RDA to Designate US 12 a National Scenic Byway
The RDA’s updated strategic plan proposes to build on the work of pursuing a National Scenic Byway designation for portions of U.S. 12. To be designated as a National Scenic Byway, a byway must meet the criteria for at least one of six intrinsic qualities: archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational,…
Catch a Roving Ranger on the Indiana Dunes Beach This Summer
Catch a ranger on the beach this summer! Find rangers throughout National Park beach areas talking to visitors about being national park smart and water safety. Ask for a Junior Ranger activity sheet and earn a Junior Ranger sticker. Our beach rangers will help visitors have a more meaningful experience while promoting national park stewardship…
Mount Baldy is No Longer Bald
Story by Friends of Indiana Dunes Mount Baldy is a 126-foot-tall sand dune located at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, lying near the eastern end of Indiana Dunes National Park and just west of Crescent Dune . This parabolic dune began forming some 4,000 years ago and is continually changing because of natural and…
Logs To Lustrons Tour, Sat. May 3rd, 2025
From rustic landmarks to Mid-Century Modern, experience a century of architecture at Indiana Dunes National Park (IDNP) on our May 3, 2025 Logs to Lustrons tour, including log structures of early settlement days, frame homes from the Victorian period, and mid-century homes of glass, stucco, and metal. Indiana Landmarks and IDNP partner to…
Free Admission to All Indiana State Parks, Sunday, May 4th
FREE ADMISSION to all Indiana State Parks on Sunday May 4 Celebrate the start of the outdoor recreation season with FREE ADMISSION to all Indiana State Parks properties on Sunday, May 4, the second day of Welcome Weekend and the opening day of Visit Indiana Week. Find an Indiana State Parks property and…
Indiana Dunes National Parks Celebrates 6 Year Anniversary
On November 5, 1966, Congress passed a bill that would add 8,330 acres of dunes, wetlands (including Pinhook Bog and Cowels Bog), climatic mixed forest lands, prairie remnants and beach fronts along the southern shore of Lake Michigan in northwest Indiana to be preserved as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, a unit of the U.S. National…
Rare Inside Photos of the World’s Fair Florida Home
The State of Florida sponsored the Florida Tropical House to entice Fair Visitors to the developing vacation paradise. Architect Rober Law Weed, a Muncie Indiana Native, used the Art Deco Style popular at the time and gave the house a Flamingo Pink exterior. Boaters on Lake Michigan have long used…
Indiana Landmarks Announces the Restoration of the “House of Tomorrow”
With the support of $4 million from the Great American Outdoors Act funded through the U.S. Department of the Interior, the future of the House of Tomorrow looks bright once again. In April 2024, Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Dunes National Park launched the first phase of the landmark’s rehabilitation—restoring the structure’s exterior and…
Maple Sugar Time at Indiana Dunes!
by Flo Lawnicki The National Park Service hosts the event at Chellberg Farm. Maple Sugar will be held March 1st and 2nd in 2025. Chellberg Farm once belonged to Swedish immigrants Anders and Johanna Chellberg, who arrived in Northwest Indiana in 1863. They purchased the 40 acres of land to establish the…
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