Parks

For many older adults, finding time to experience nature can be one of the greatest pleasures in retirement. And what better place to take in America's splendor than one of our over 400 National Park Service sites? For over a century, generations of...

TCAD residents visit Black Pine Animal Sanctuary in Albion, Indiana.  Maria Center coworker Christine Lehiy aptly summed up the residents and Catherine Cottage Sisters recent visit to Black Pine Animal Sanctuary. “It’s like a zoo except every...

Deep River County Park & Wood’s Historic Grist Mill is known and loved for its water wheel. Ensuring the wheel is here for years to come, Lake County Parks and a group of dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly to maintain this landmark....

Dirt bike riders of all levels are wheelin' it to Medaryville to experience the new over-under bridge at the Leisure Time Motocross (LTMX) track. According to Track Owner Bill Ricard, there is only one other motocross track with an over-under bridge...

The Lakefront Festival in Hobart was the host to the 14th annual Dam Duct Tape and Cardboard boat race. For the last six years, the winner of the race was a father and son duo, Michael Bates and John Holland, who were invincible with their “Corn...

Crown Point’s Bulldog Park was the place to be Thursday night as thousands gathered to celebrate the National Softball Association (NSA)’s Even & Odd Age North World Series Opening Ceremony. The Northwest Indiana leg of the tournament, hosted...

When most people think about a park, they picture a playground full of swings and slides. Encompassing more than a dozen sites, the Lake County Parks and Recreation Department offers playgrounds and so much more.  Including a 100-year-old working...

South Suburban College (SSC) dedicated Frank M. Zuccarelli Park on Wednesday to honor its former board chairman. The park is located on the northside of SSC’s campus, and sports a renovated gazebo and picnic benches donated by the Village of South...

Valpo Parks has initiated bids for work on the city’s newest and largest park, the Valpo Sports &  Recreation Campus. Bids for Phase I are due in July for work to begin later this summer on the park,  located on the city’s east...

Former South Suburban College (SSC) Board Chairman Frank M. Zuccarelli will be honored with a new park in his name. The Park dedication event will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 11 a.m. on the north end of the Main Campus. The public is...