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 farm in 1869 and added forty additional acres five years later.
Traveling first by boat and then by train, the Chellbergs arrived here four months after their departure from Sweden. After their arrival in Northwest Indiana, the Chellbergs became part of a growing Swedish community. They often gave other immigrants a place to stay and helped them find work. In 1869, the Chellbergs purchased 40 acres of land and established their own farm. 40 additional acres had been added to the farm by 1874.
The brick farmhouse was built in 1885 as a replacement for an earlier wood-framed house that was destroyed by fire in December of 1884. The bricks for the new house came from a brickyard in nearby Porter. In the 1980s the National Park Service restored the farmhouse to its turn of the 20th century appearance, except for the dining room, which had been modified by the Chellbergs in the 1920s.
The farm stayed in the family until 1972 when Carl Chellberg sold the property to the National Park Service making the national lakeshore the only National Park Service unit that makes maple syrup.
One featured Festival that takes place every year at Chellberg is the Maple Sugar Time takes attendees on a visual tour of maple sugaring and gives a glimpse into how it’s evolved over the years. The property contains a sugar grove that the family began tapping in the 1930’s for maple syrup production. From the Native Americans to the pioneers, and on into modern methods. Did you know the world’s supply of maple syrup all come from Northeastern North America? Quebec and Vermont lead in production.
Chellberg Farm is open to the public during festivals, demonstrations, and ranger-guided tours. Check the Ranger Guided Program Schedule for days and times.
The Chellberg Farm parking lot is located on Mineral Springs Road between U.S. Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 12 in Porter, Indiana.
For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882. You can also visit our website atwww.nps.gov/indu, download the official National Park Service app, or view our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNPS.
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