Upcoming Events
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10/01/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Whiting Indiana Haunted Hayride Whihala Beach, Whiting IN |
| 10/05/2023 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Highland Main Street Farmers Market Downtown Highland, Highland IN |
| 10/06/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 10/06/2023 - 10/07/2023 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Oktoberfest - Crown Point (Octoberfest) Crown Point Farmers’ Market, Crown Point IN |
| 10/06/2023 - 10/08/2023 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Griffith Oktoberfest Central Park, Griffith IN |
| 10/06/2023 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Dinner, Drinks And Ghost Hunting - Crown Point carriage court pizza, crown point in |
| 10/07/2023 9:30 am - 2:30 pm | Barktoberfest Freedom Bark Park, Lowell IN |
| 10/07/2023 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Pumpkins Witches & Hayrides Centennial Park Amphitheater, Munster IN |
| 10/07/2023 7:00 pm - 10:15 pm | Crown Point Haunted Pub Crawl Hall of Justice, Crown Point IN |
| 10/08/2023 11:00 am - 2:00 pm | Crown Point Fire Rescue to Host Open House Crown Point Fire Station, Crown POint IN |
| 10/08/2023 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Chasing Dreams Trunk or Treat - Hobart Chasing Dreams, Hobart IN |
| 10/12/2023 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Highland Main Street Farmers Market Downtown Highland, Highland IN |
| 10/13/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 10/13/2023 - 10/14/2023 11:00 am - 11:00 pm | Wickedly Whiting Whiting Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce, Whting IN |
| 10/13/2023 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Halloween in the Park - Lake Station Riverside park, Lake Station IN |
| 10/13/2023 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Highland Fright Ride Main Square Park, Highland IN |
| 10/13/2023 - 10/14/2023 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Charity Haunted Attraction |
| 10/13/2023 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Lake County Chiller Bus Tours Crown Point Courthouse, Crown Point IN |
| 10/13/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | "The Real Sherlock Holmes" Hammond Beatniks On Conkey, Hammond In |
| 10/14/2023 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | Highland Fall Craft Show Lincoln Center, Highland IN |
| 10/14/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | Highland's Craft & Vendor Show Lincoln Center, Highland IN |
| 10/14/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | American Legion Auxiliary 66 Craft Show - Griffith american legion post 66, griffith in |
| 10/14/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Beer, Brats, Bulbs Aquatorium at Marquette Park, Gary IN |
| 10/14/2023 11:00 am - 2:00 pm | Monster March & Pumpkinfest - Lowell |
| 10/14/2023 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Charity Haunted Attraction |
| 10/14/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | "The Real Sherlock Holmes" Hammond Beatniks On Conkey, Hammond In |
| 10/15/2023 - 10/31/2023 12:00 am | Open - House for NWM |
| 10/15/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | NW Indiana’s Premier Collectible Toy and Music Show |
| 10/15/2023 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Charity Haunted Attraction for Kids MAAC First Responder Training Campus, Valparaiso IN |
| 10/15/2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | "The Real Sherlock Holmes" Hammond Beatniks On Conkey, Hammond In |
| 10/19/2023 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Highland Main Street Farmers Market Downtown Highland, Highland IN |
| 10/20/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 10/20/2023 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Trunk or Treat & Movie Night - Highland Ultimate Salon, Highland IN |
| 10/20/2023 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Charity Haunted Attraction MAAC First Responder Training Campus, Valparaiso IN |
| 10/20/2023 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Lake County Chiller Bus Tours Crown Point Courthouse, Crown Point IN |
| 10/20/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | "The Real Sherlock Holmes" Hammond Beatniks On Conkey, Hammond In |
| 10/21/2023 11:00 am - 2:15 pm | Pumpkin Decorating Event Tri-Creek Home Improvement Center, Lowell Indiana |
| 10/21/2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Trunk or Treat - Highland Wicker Park, Highland IN |
| 10/21/2023 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Trunk or Treat - Hammond Optimist Park Optimist Park, Munster IN |
| 10/21/2023 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Bieker Woods - Munster community Center, Munster IN |
| 10/21/2023 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Charity Haunted Attraction MAAC First Responder Training Campus, Valparaiso IN |
| 10/21/2023 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Devils Road Haunted Bus Tour - South Lake County Crown Point Courthouse, Crown Point IN |
| 10/21/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | "The Real Sherlock Holmes" Hammond Beatniks On Conkey, Hammond In |
| 10/22/2023 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Bunco Hosted by American Legion Auxiliary Club - Lowell |
| 10/22/2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | "The Real Sherlock Holmes" Hammond Beatniks On Conkey, Hammond In |
| 10/26/2023 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Highland Main Street Farmers Market Downtown Highland, Highland IN |
| 10/27/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 10/27/2023 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Miller Beach Halloween Bash marshall j gardner center, miller beach in |
| 10/28/2023 9:00 am - 3:30 pm | Highland Fall Boosters Craft Show Highland Middle School, Highland IN |
| 10/28/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Sparta Dome Craft Fair - Crown Point Sparta Dome, Crown Point IN |
| 10/28/2023 12:00 pm - 7:30 pm | "Howl"oween In The Dunes! Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton IN |
| 10/28/2023 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Halloween Parade Whiting City Hall, Whiting IN |
| 10/28/2023 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Super Spooky Golf Cart Parade Downtown Hobart, Hobart IN |
| 10/29/2023 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Crown Point Pumpkin Walk Crown Point Courtshouse, Crown Point IN |
| 10/30/2023 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Trunk or Treat - Hammond NW Indiana ER & Hospital, Hammond IN |
| 11/03/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 11/04/2023 9:30 am - 3:00 pm | St. James Craft & Vendor Market - Highland St. James Hall, Highland IN |
| 11/04/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | The Fantasticks At Marian Theatre Guild - Whiting St. John The Baptist Church, Whiting IN |
| 11/05/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | The Fantasticks At Marian Theatre Guild - Whiting St. John The Baptist Church, Whiting IN |
| 11/10/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 11/11/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | The Fantasticks At Marian Theatre Guild - Whiting St. John The Baptist Church, Whiting IN |
| 11/12/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | The Fantasticks At Marian Theatre Guild - Whiting St. John The Baptist Church, Whiting IN |
| 11/17/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 11/18/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | The Fantasticks At Marian Theatre Guild - Whiting St. John The Baptist Church, Whiting IN |
| 11/19/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | The Fantasticks At Marian Theatre Guild - Whiting St. John The Baptist Church, Whiting IN |
| 11/23/2023 9:00 am - 11:30 am | Pumpkin Plod - Highland Downtown Highland, Highland IN |
| 11/23/2023 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Community Thanksgiving Dinner - Hobart Jubilee Worship Center, Hobart, IN |
| 11/24/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 12/01/2023 - 12/02/2023 All Day | Whiting's Kris Kringle Market Whiting Elks, Whiting IN |
| 12/01/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Free Day Friday! at Mascot Hall of Fame- Whiting |
| 12/01/2023 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | East Chicago Tree Lighting Ceremony Veterans Park, East Chicago IN |
| 12/01/2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Illuminated Parade Whiting City Hall, Whiting IN |
| 12/08/2023 - 12/09/2023 All Day | Kris Kringle Market - Whiting 119th Street, Downtown Whiting, Whiting Indiana |
| 12/16/2023 9:00 am - 2:00 pm | Living Nativity Event - Lowell Indiana Tri-Creek Home Improvement Center, Lowell Indiana |
| 03/02/2024 12:00 am | Annual Easter Egg Hunt - Munster St paul lutheran Church Munster, Munster IN |
| 01/01/2025 12:00 am | Test |
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Indiana Welcome Center
Biographical Info
Stop by the Indiana Welcome Center if you are visiting the South Shore area or just passing through. While you stretch your legs, you can view the unique building structure, enjoy the different exhibits in the W.F. Wellman Exhibit Hall and browse the gift shop. You can also pick up a lot of information about all there is to see and do, not only in the South Shore area, but brochures from all over Indiana.
The building design encompasses some of the main, most memorable images of Northwest Indiana and uses them in the building language. The solution is as diverse as the community itself; its people, the natural environment, and man made developments.
The structure starts with the most dominant natural feature in our area, Lake Michigan. The large exhibition space is created with the form of stainless steel “waves” glistening in the sun. These waves crash into the undulating “sand dunes” which are juxtaposed to the industry; Steel denoted in the gray office form (second story) and the smoke stacks of the entry canopy. The natural terrain then rolls into the plains and farms, which is bordered to the south by the free flowing Kankakee river depicted in the south facade of the building.
From this, the composition has sculpted a structure that symbolically tells the story of the area, houses the necessary functions for the Welcome Center, and leaves one with an image unseen elsewhere.
Let us think of water, waves, sand dunes, industry, farming, rivers, and last of all, the people of our region. What we have is as unique and singular as the South Shore.
- Free Travel Brochures & Maps
- Restrooms with Baby Changing Tables
- Exhibit Hall
- Gift Shop
- Vending Machines
- Picnic Area
- Pet Exercise Area
Copies of PanoramaNOW Entertainment Magazines
Location:
Off of I-80/94 on Kennedy Ave. South
7770 Corinne Dr., Hammond, Indiana
Hours:
Labor Day up to Memorial Day
Everyday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Summer – Memorial Day up to Labor Day
Everyday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
(Building closes at 5:00 pm on July 4th)
Extended hours between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Call 800-ALL-LAKE or 219-989-7979 for exact times.
Days closed:
New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
Phone:
219-989-7979 or 800-ALL-LAKE
W. F. Wellman Exhibit Hall6500 sq. ft. of contemporary exhibit space fashioned after the rolling waves of Lake Michigan. Varying exhibits from Model A Fords to “A Christmas Story” window displays to a steel-framed house have all called the Exhibit Hall home. Admission is FREE. Call 219-989-7979 for a complete schedule of upcoming events.
South Shore Gift Shop – temporarily closed for renovationsThe gift shop includes vintage South Shore Line posters, “A Christmas Story” movie memorabilia, Region Rat T-shirts, Albanese gummies plus Indiana and Chicago postcards, mugs, and key chains.
The theater is available for corporate meetings and group rentals. Contact us at 219-989-7770 to reserve a space.There are also five films available in the theater for visitors to watch by request. Films include “Everglades of the North,” a 24-minute documentary on the history of the Grand Kankakee Marsh; “Indiana Dunes: Child of the Northwest Wind,” an orientation film to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; US Steel “Big Stuff: Earth,” a short film covering steel manufacturing; ArcelorMittal’s “Forging Ahead,” an exploration of the steelmaking process; and a unique view of The Pig Adventure at Fair Oaks Farms.
