Category Archives: Recreation
Crown Point Opens New Skating Venue at Bulldog Park
The City of Crown Point, Parks and Special Events Departments are excited to announce that Bulldog Park will be opening to the public for ice skating! The ribbon cutting took place at Saturday, December 22nd prior to open skating at 6pm. Concessions will be available with plenty of hot chocolate and wintery treats. The…
Duneland Ski Club is Looking for Skiers & Snowboarders
Duneland Ski Club is looking for a few good skiers and snowboarders. Half-priced memberships for new members will be offered on November 20th and 21st, 2021 at Pines Ski Area, 674 N. Meridian (South of Hwy 6). Special half-price memberships will be offered to new members only on those dates; regular single membership…
Gabis Arboretum – Valparaiso
Gabis Arboretum (formerly Taltree,) is home to one of the most diverse oak collections in the nation, welcomes nearly 50,000 guests annually to its beautiful vistas, diverse landscape and six miles of hiking trails. Damien and Rita Gabis made an initial purchase of land on the site in 1990. With additional land purchases…
Indiana Dunes Mount Baldy
The National Park Service has announced that the trail to the beach at Mount Baldy was been reopened in 2017 after the tragic accident that happened in 2013. (see 2026 article below). The trail had been closed for several weeks after storm waves washed out a portion of it leaving a dangerous, 50-foot…
New Edge Adventure Park Opening Weekend
Edge Adventures NW Indiana – Deep River Park is our newest tree to tree adventure for the Edge Adventures family of aerial parks. It features over 50 challenging treetop obstacles and zip lines that provide thrills for everyone at every skill level. It also features our FIRST Kid’s Park, with elements closer to the ground design…
Whoa Zone at Whihala Beach
Experience Whiting’s new, inflatable water park and beach rentals opened June 23rd 2021! The City of Whiting is excited to introduce the return of Whoazone at Whihala, a new, state-of-the-art water attraction coming to Whihala Beach this summer. Whoazone, is a floating water park made up of slides, trampolines, loops, tunnels, and many…
Winter Lights Drive Thru – Sunset Hill Park
Don’t forget that the Winter Lights Drive renamed Holiday Lights Drive Thru is open nightly at Sunset Hill Park from dusk thru 9 pm Nov. 22nd, 2025 through January 1st, 2026– FREE! The drive thru features a lighting of a display of myriad, dazzling light displays throughout the park. Watch our Youtube Video…
Holiday Traditions at Indiana Dunes
Join staff and volunteers at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as we celebrate “Holiday Traditions in the Dunes.” The program takes place on Saturday, December 16th, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm at Bailly Homestead. It’s a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the region’s cultural history while enjoying a fun-filled afternoon with family and…
Uncommon Brant Goose Visits Hammond Indiana
by Carolyn A. Marsh Reprinted from the WRite Stuff News Magazine, November 2016 An uncommon Brant Goose was with Canada Geese in the north basin of George Lake in Hammond. Alan Bruner and Rusty McIntyre discovered the goose on Sept 16. Alan drives up from Marshall, Indiana to bird the lakefront every year…
Calumet Revisited Visits History of Calumet
This year’s series Calumet Revisited focuses on the cultural and environmental history of the Calumet Region. Series’ discussions are at 5p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month from Sept. through May 2020, in Room 265 at Calumet College of St. Joseph (CCSJ), 2400 New York Avenue, Whiting, Indiana. If you have missed any…
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