Parks

Proceeds from the 2014 City by the Lake Triathlon, a Northwest Athletic Club event that included numerous sponsors, were contributed to the United Way of La Porte County. A check for $2,500 was presented on Wednesday from the NAC and Franciscan St....

If you thought Porter’s Perfect Pint was the only event happening at Hawthorne Park this October, have we got news for you! Three more events will be taking place over the next two weeks for the area’s goblins, ghouls, and amateur artists. If you...

Dyer Parks & Recreation is having their 13th Annual Holiday Shopping Spree & Craft Show on Saturday, November 22nd from 10am-3pm at Kahler Middle School (600 Joliet St., Dyer, IN). Over 100 crafters and home based businesses will be on hand...

East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School 6th grader, Brianna, had never been in a canoe before today. “It was amazing!” she said afterward. “It was more difficult to paddle and keep the boat steady than I thought it would be, but so much fun....

What lies beneath the prairie? Join us for an educational hike on Saturday, September 13, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m at Cressmoor Prairie and Gordon & Faith Greiner Nature Preserves in Hobart, Indiana. Jonathan Bauer, PhD candidate at...

Time is Running Out. Get Your Tickets Today!Join us for River Rendezvous on September 13 Live music, two full hours to mix and mingle with cocktails, sumptuous hors d'ouevres, interpretive activities and a silent auction featuring one-of-a-kind...

Rescuing and nurturing abandoned or hurt animals is nothing new to Joe Michalik, a volunteer at the Indiana Welcome Center. On Friday, Aug. 22, Michalik and a group of visitors watched as the four 8-week-old Mallards Michalik and his son rescued were...

In July 2013, when Nathan Woessner, then 6, of Sterling, Ill. explored a depression in the sand at Mount Baldy, a favorite tourist spot at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and suddenly found himself trapped beneath 11 feet of sand, his rescue...

Big thanks to Portage Township Trustees and Parks Department for allowing us to design and create their new parks and wayfinding signage. We installed these beautiful custom sandblasted faux wood grain and stone foam monument signs as you enter the...

The city of Whiting celebrated renovations at Lakefront Park with an open house there on Wednesday. The open house was part of the city of Whiting’s 125th anniversary celebration. “We wanted to celebrate and showcase the renovations to the park....