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Come celebrate our numerous parks natural heritage and ecological diversity of northern Indiana. The wetlands provide for a multitude of waterfowl species, great blue and green herons, as well as seasonal sand hill cranes.
See how many you can find this Fall. Remember, the best color occurs following sunny days and cool, but not, freezing nights.
or the PanoramaNOW Fall Festivals to enjoy the vivid displays nature has to offer when the trees display their autumn colors while attending one of our many festivals.
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Indiana Dunes Adds “Centennial Challenge” in 2026
This adventure takes you throughout the park. You may complete the 10 Locations challenge in one or more visits. Show your photos to the interpretive naturalist to earn a sticker. If the Nature Center is closed upon your completion, email your photos and mailing address to SPContests@dnr.IN.gov, and your sticker will be mailed…
Indiana Dune’s Mount Baldy Closed Thru Mid – June 2026
The Mount Baldy Access Site will be closed from late March to mid-June 2026 as the Indiana Dunes National Park Service undertakes a key project to manage sand movement and stabilize the shoreline. Over the years, windblown sand has covered parts of the parking area and sanitation facilities. This effort is designed to…
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…
EPA to Spend 200 Million Dollars to Clean Up Grand Calumet River
While long-term dredging in the Indiana Harbor Canal (Phase 2) began in 2021, new major cleanup projects for both the Indiana Harbor and the Grand Calumet River are set to begin in late 2026, following a 2026 EPA announcement of over $200 million for sediment remediation and restoration to remove pollutants. (More info…
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Susie Young Baxter, CEO, has published PanoramaNOW Magazine for 31 years. Her hobbies are Camping, Boating, Hiking, Nature, Gardening and Outdoor Activities. She is an Artist, Graphic Designer, an Avid Seamstress, Dabbles in Homemade Crafts and Landscaping. Since her Father was a Health Teacher, she also likes homeopathic Health Solutions. Since blogging started over 10 years ago, PanoramaNow has been added to Newsbreak – a national news affiliate.
