Parks

On Wednesday, January 13, 2016, Porter County Parks & Recreation was honored with the Excellence in Resource Improvement Award at the Indiana Parks and Recreation Association Annual Conference. Superintendent, Walter Lenckos, accepted the award...

On December 16, 2015, Save the Dunes acquired a significant property totaling nearly 100 acres in Hobart, Indiana. The organization has had this property on their “wish list” for years, as has the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. That is because...

On Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at its Annual Meeting, Save the Dunes proudly announced the recipient of the 2015 Paul H. Douglas Award – the organization’s highest honor. The Douglas Award is named for the inestimable Senator Paul Douglas...

Sunset Hill Farm was filled with snowflakes falling, lights twinkling, Christmas songs playing and families walking around this evening. It was their Winter Lights Night Festival which kicks-off their Winter Lights drive through season. You can drive...

As part of an ongoing partnership development effort with the National Park Service and Indiana Dunes Learning Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana (BGCNWI) recently received a $50,000 grant to support the development of its Junior...

The picturesque and diverse landscape of the Indiana Dunes has inspired artists, scientists, educators and visitors for more than a century—providing opportunities for individuals to discover themselves in nature. None more so than Dunes Learning...

WHAM IS BACK! Registration for this year's WHAM (Whiting, Hammond, Highland, and Munster) Ride is live. Search WHAM on Active.com to register. In the area? Register in person at the Hammond Marina or Aquatic Play Center at Wolf Lake. We're back with...

On Saturday, June 20th, the City of Portage, the Portage Parks and Recreation Department, and the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of Founders Square Park in downtown Portage with a ribbon cutting ceremony. City officials...

Miller Beach Arts & Creative District (MBACD) and Save the Dunes will present “Saving the Dunes: Artists’ Paths,” an exhibition of prints, paintings, and sculpture on the subject of the Indiana dunes from Friday, July 10 to Sunday, August...

Dunes Learning Center invites the public to celebrate National Get Outdoors Day at their national lakeshore campus on Saturday, June 13. The annual nationwide event aims to connect people with the great outdoors. As one of three Indiana sites...