Dunes fold into the water like they’ve never been touched. And no one is in a rush here. You won’t find noise, signs, or ...

Within sight of Chicago, a beachy getaway is just a drive away. Best of all, this beach is a protected national park. Indiana ...

The J.D. Marshall needed a better publicity agent, someone like Gordon Lightfoot to write a song about it. The sunken vessel ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana Dunes National Park has lost five employees in the wake of federal cuts hitting national parks, which has raised concerns about park safety and maintenance.

Indiana Dunes National Park An urban oasis just 35 miles outside of Chicago, this park includes more than 15,000 acres of sensitive dune lands, bird-filled marshes, oak and maple forests, and remnants ...

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Demonstrators gather for a rally to protest ongoing National Park Service cuts outside the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Porter, Indiana. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) ...

Posted: Jun 20, 2025 / 11:04 AM CDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 11:26 AM CDT PORTER, Ind. — Lifeguards at a national park in northwest Indiana pulled three people to safety on Thursday.

The southern tip of Lake Michigan was proposed as the Sand Dunes National Park in 1916 by the first director of the National Park Service, Stephen Mather. The proposal was abandoned at the onset ...