Category Archives: Tourism

Art And Craft Shows in Northwest Indiana
CLICK HERE FOR A LISTING OF AREA ART AND CRAFT SHOWS! (All on One Page!) Join the Northwest Indiana tradition of celebrating and supporting American handmade craft at these premier events in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties. Shop one-of-a-kind, finely crafted artwork directly from the juried and non-juried, award-winning artists. A unique feature of the…

Theatre at The Center
Theatre at the Center provides professional, live stage plays and musicals, combining Broadway-quality productions within an intimate playing space. In an effort to bring in new patrons of all ages, they offer an exceptionally entertaining Special Events series which presents concerts, comedy acts, behind the scenes events and children’s productions – making…

Porter County Fair
The Porter County Fair runs July 21st thru July 30th 2022 Lots of things have changed at the fair, and we have focused these changes below. The Grandstand features top-notch entertainment every evening of the Porter County Fair. Other than first-class concerts you can experience the Fireworks, demolition derbies, tractor pulls, Horse Shows and…

Northwest Indiana Celebrates Labor Day!
• Lowell Labor Day Festival, SEPT 2nd – 4TH, 2022, See Complete Schedule of Events HERE! • Rock ’N’ Rail Street Festival, Downtown Griffith, Indiana, Sept 1- 4th, 2022 Click here/. • Hesston Steam & Power Show SEPT. 2nd – 5TH, 2022 in LaPorte, click here. • Oktoberfest – Michigan City, (NEW)…

Memorial Day Weekend in NWI
There are lots of events and activities in Northwest Indiana for Memorial Weekend that are fun for the whole family with lots of free things to do. While here in Northwest Indiana you’ll also find lots of amusement parks and Family Friendly Fun centers with arcades, indoor play, laser tag, miniature golf, bowling,…

Wetlands Festival Expands – Hammond Indiana
More of the Wolf Lake watershed will be used at this year’s 16th annual Wolf Lake Bi-State Wetlands Wind & Water festival on May 28th, 2022 Sponsored by the Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative (AWLI), this year’s festival will include events at Powderhorn Lake and Prairie in Burnham, IL. Sponsored…

Winter Travel Tips
Most people don’t think about what items to put in your car when going on a winter road trip, or just simply traveling in the winter when the roads are hazardous. Below you will find what small items can save your life, and what to do when you find yourself in trouble on the road.…

Northwest Indiana Breweries
For Area Craft Beer Festivals, CLICK HERE! Northwest Indiana Craft Beer Spots to Check out by David Wichlinski Many of Northwest Indiana residents might be seeing a trend upwards in the micro-brewery output in the Region. This rise in business can be attributed to an influx of trendy microbreweries popping up all over Lake,…

Buckley Homestead
by Robin Black Settled in 1849 by Irish immigrants who developed their land into a 150-head dairy farm and sold milk to the Chicago market in the early 1900’s. The farm grew in size from 79 acres to 520 acres as it passed through four generations. In 1977, part of the homestead…