Activities for your Zodiac Sign, Along the South Shore
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Category: Great Outdoors
Nature Notes: The Smell of Spring - Skunk Cabbage at Kankakee Sands
After a long gray Indiana winter, it’s a real joy to smell skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), one of Indiana’s native, fascinating flowers. The name says it all – it does not smell like roses! But seeing and smelling skunk cabbage is a sure-fire, sweet sign that spring weather is near…
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Get Outside This Spring in Northwest Indiana
The snow is melting, the flowers are blooming outside, and the sun is peeking out from the chilly…
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Exploring the South Shore's Beach Towns
So you’ve decided to wander away from the beachesalong Lake Michigan to explore the South Shore’s beach communities. This short list of our picks of things to do and where to eat when you leave the beach should get you started…
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Nature Notes: Growing the Fancy Plants at Kankakee Sands
Trudging through the cold north winds on an early March morning, icy rains slashing my face, I make my way from the parking lot to the Kankakee Sands greenhouse. Clomp-clomp, clomp-clomp. I slide open the greenhouse door and am instantly transported to a state of bliss – the warmth, the fresh moist smell of dirt and seedlings that tickles my nose, and the gentle whir of the fan that makes the seedlings dance in the breeze. I take an enormous deep breath, and then it’s time to get to work…
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Lake Michigan Provides “Unnaturally” Good Fishing Every Year
As a lifelong fisherman, I’ve seen lakes cycle from boom to bust or bust to boom many times. Fish populations naturally go through cycles in almost all lakes for many reasons. Among these reasons is the reproductive or spawning success of native fish. A few years after a couple of good spawns, the lakes may team with catchable fish. A few years after a poor spawn, often due to weather issues, the number of fish can decline. It’s nature’s way.... It’s natural. I’ve been fishing for Lake Michigan salmon for most of my adult life and operating a charter fishing business on Lake Michigan for half my adult life. Why is it the fishing on Lake Michigan, season after season, remains consistently good? Is it unnatural…
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8 of our Favorite Sledding and Cross-Country Skiing Spots in Northwest Indiana
The snow is here! Will you be building a snowman, holiday shopping, or curling up on the couch to binge-watch Netflix? If you’re feeling adventurous take a look at these great spots to enjoy sleddingand cross-country skiing this season. These are great activities you can do while on holiday break with the kids, too. Too cold outside? We have some indoor things to do at the end of this blog…
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Nature Notes: I Love Winter at Kankakee Sands
Photoby Jessica Gomez TNC With its short days, grey skies and cold temperatures, February in Indiana can be trying even for the ruggedest soul among us. But, I love winter. Without winter, our Kankakee Sands prairies would not be the amazing, life-filled, flower-flowing, insect-buzzing places that they are. …
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Nature Notes: Crossing Those Lines - Migrating Monarchs
Photos by Trevor Edmonson This past September, upwards of 2,000 monarchs congregated on the oak trees growing atop the dunes at the Bison Viewing Area! The monarchs roosted in the trees for several days before they continued on their long journey to their overwintering location in Michoacan, Mexico…
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A to Z List of Things to Do this Winter in Northwest Indiana
Don’t let the chilly air hold you hostage in your home! Get out and explore the South Shore’s outdoor adventures, culinary treats and winter activities. We’ve put together an A to Z list of things to do this winter. Header photo from Indiana Dunes National Park…
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