History Comes Alive Weekend - Beaver Trading
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September 8, 2018 - September 9, 2018
1600 N 25 E
Chesterton, IN 46304
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Phone: 219-926-1390
- Time: 10:00 AM

This event is a part of our History Comes Alive Weekend. Meet the naturalist at the Campground Shelter for a trek through the dunes and a meeting with the early French fur traders that inhabited this area nearly 200 years ago! Bring your beaver pelt or borrow one of ours!
This a free event after paying our State Park gate fee of $7 in-state/ $12 out-of state vehicles.
Call the Nature Center 219-926-1390 for additional questions.
Thanks to the Ouiatenon Brigade for helping lead this fun event! You can also visit the on the beach east of the pavilion as they re-enact the fur-trading era during the following hours Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. & Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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