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YES DAY in NWI - Kids Plan a Fun Adventure

“YES DAY” in NWI … Can Kids Actually Plan a Fun Adventure?

By Kara Mackey, South Shore Ambassador on June 15, 2021

The moment we finished watching “Yes Day” as a family, the boys were revved up about the idea of doing one themselves. We agreed to do it on the first available day of summer. A nice end to the school year and celebration of the long, play-filled days ahead. My husband still teaches a week after the kids get out + working mom + life = June 9th as the date circled on the calendar the kids had been counting down to for months…

A Trip to Miller Woods at the Indiana Dunes National Park

By Martin Behnke, Communications Intern on June 11, 2021

Indiana Dunes National Park, located along the shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, is an unbelievable oasis some would consider a diamond in the rough. With the third largest city in the nation, Chicago, less than an hour away and many other large cities surrounding Miller Woods, you will be shocked by the biodiversity and beauty of this park…

Couple’s Weekend in the Miller Beach Community

By Dani Vasquez, Social Media Strategist on June 11, 2021

We want to inspire you to getaway for a weekend in the Miller Beach community of Gary, right off Lake Michigan. Read on to see some of our suggestions for a couples retreat where the Indiana Dunes begins…

Octave Chanute - Aviation Along the South Shore

By Martin Behnke, Communications Intern on May 28, 2021

When we think of the activities at the dunes along the lakeshore, we think of hiking, chasing your…

Farmer’s Market Season is Here in Northwest Indiana

By Dani Vasquez, Social Media Strategist on May 21, 2021

The sun has begun peeking through the clouds, the smell of freshly cut grass is in our noses, and…

Preservation Ride through Gary, Indiana

By Marianne Lee, South Shore Ambassador on May 17, 2021

I recently had the opportunity to join the Decay Devils on a preservation ride through downtown Gary, Indiana. This group's mission is to help restore unoccupied historic buildings and landmarks, saving these gems from demolition. Our extremely knowledgeable tour guide and founder of Decay Devils, Tyrell Anderson, shared the back stories on many of the old buildings we pedaled past…

Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana Opens Its Doors

By Jennifer Rush, Manager of Digital Marketing on May 13, 2021

Celebrating Music Icons. The new Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary brings 200,000-square feet of entertainment including a massive gaming space, five food venues, an on-site sportsbook, a retail shop and a 1,954-seat Hard Rock Live performance venue…

Nature Notes: Chatty Little Grasshopper Sparrows at Kankakee Sands

By Alyssa Nyberg, Kankakee Sands Efroymson Restoration on May 07, 2021

Header photo byKathy Malone Nature isn’t always what it seems – a chatty little grasshopper sparrow taught me that. For the first ten or so years that I worked at the Kankakee Sands Nursery, I was always looking down, either at the native plants that I was planting into the soil, or at the seeds that I was harvesting for our prairie plantings. Yet all around me was a magical, buzzing symphony of insect life – bees, dragonflies, grasshoppers, mosquitoes, crickets, katydids – or so I thought…

Mother's Day Brunches & Things to Do in Northwest Indiana

Mother's Day Brunches and Events in Northwest Indiana

By Dani Vasquez, Social Media Strategist on April 26, 2021

Mother’s Day is just around the corner! For all the moms, grandmas, stepmoms and anyone else who…

Earth Day Along the South Shore

By Erika Dahl, Director of Communications on April 21, 2021

Celebrated on April 22nd each year is Earth Day. Although we should be mindful of our environment every day of the year, April 22nd is more of a movement to help inspire, challenge ideas, ignite passion and motivate people to action. Here are my top places in Northwest Indiana to be inspired by nature…

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“YES DAY” in NWI … Can Kids Actually Plan a Fun Adventure?

A Trip to Miller Woods at the Indiana Dunes National Park

Couple’s Weekend in the Miller Beach Community

Octave Chanute - Aviation Along the South Shore

Farmer’s Market Season is Here in Northwest Indiana

Preservation Ride through Gary, Indiana

Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana Opens Its Doors

Nature Notes: Chatty Little Grasshopper Sparrows at Kankakee Sands

Mother's Day Brunches and Events in Northwest Indiana

Earth Day Along the South Shore

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