Step into the past at LaPorte County Parks’ 30th annual Pioneer Days! Bring your family out to Creek Ridge County Park on Sept 26 & 27th, 2026. Experience wagon rides, outdoor cooking, crafts, food, and more. Visit with historically clad vendors, and enjoy hands-on activities that are both fun and educational! This family fun affair is sure to be a family pleaser.
As visitors enter this 96 acre park they will encounter a taste of pioneer history, food, and lifestyles. Visitors will smell the aroma of kettle corn, ham and beans, and apple butter brewing. Enjoy the many pioneer demonstrations such as wood working and quilting.
Visitors can try their hands at some crafts like ceramics, candle dipping, or pick a favorite pattern and make a tin punch design. Enjoy activities like a horse-drawn wagon ride and delve into pioneer history. Take home new, shared memories with the whole family.
Pioneer Days will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. An admission fee is paid at the gate–$2 for adults, $1 for children or seniors. Cash or check is accepted at the gate. Pioneer Days is held at Creek Ridge County Parks, 7943 W. 400 North, Michigan City, IN 46360 (two miles east of US Hwy 421.)
For more information, call 219- 325-8315, check out our Facebook page @LaPorte County Parks, or check out our website www.laportecountyparks.org
For more information, call 219- 325-8315 or check out www.laportecountyparks.org
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