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Traditional farm Christmas features St. Lucia's Day
A local old-timer gave this year's St. Lucia's Day celebration at the Chellberg Farm in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore an extra touch of authenticity.
Porter Beach rules adopted; building moratorium over
It's official: a temporary building moratorium there was lifted Tuesday and Porter Beach now has new zoning regulations to guide more orderly future development.
Dunes Christmas show features St. Lucia Day, French traditions
O * the morning of Dec. 13, Naomi Chellberg Studebaker would wear a wreath of fresh greenery on her head, balancing several lit candles as the young girl awakened her parents with coffee and special pastries.
Event encourages students' interests in technical careers
C alumet High School students Shelby Jerome and Jasmine Jones visited Purdue University Calumet's recent simulated job fair expecting to get information on potential careers.
Homeowners face uncertain future
George Bagnall has known for decades that his time in his beach-front home was limited.
"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" was the creation of Costa Dillon, who happens to be superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Waste piles dumped at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor are raising eyebrows at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
Dunes residents have last Thanksgiving in homes
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Dunes residents have last Thanksgiving in homes
BEVERLY SHORES, Ind. - Dozens of people who live within the boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore celebrated their final Thanksgiving in their homes Thursday, months before the government is set to take possession of their properties.
Mel talks turkey facts to kids
Sure, Mel was full of stuffing. He was a turkey, after all. Perhaps more importantly, though, Mel was a turkey puppet, leading a program Sunday afternoon at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center on the native bird, which will be the centerpiece of countless tables across the country come Thursday.
This aerial photo shows the waste pile known as 'Easterly's pile' at the ArcelorMittal mill in Burns Harbor.
Environment - Gary Post-Tribune alleges steel company gets special...
Sunday, November 15, 2009 Environment - Gary Post-Tribune alleges steel company gets special treatment because of IDEM commissioner "Fate of 'Easterly's pile' at ArcelorMittal remains unknown" is the headline to this story by Gitte Laasby of the Gary Post-Tribune , the first of two parts.
Herb and Charlotte Read recognized by HEC for lifetime of conservation work
Herb and Charlotte Read will be recognized by the Hoosier Environmental Council with the Robert Klawitter Lifetime Achievement Award at HEC's annual green policy forum on Saturday in Indianapolis.
Watery invaders pose danger to waterways, speaker warns
The alewife, the sea lamprey, zebra and quagga mussels, the round goby, spiny water fleas, rusty crayfish, bloody red shrimp, and the silver and bighead carp.
Portage volunteers team up to restore recreation areas
Keep off the grass and stay on the trails! That's the urgent request of the National Park Service for regular visitors at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk until next summer.
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Final stretch of Lake Michigan trail connecting Ill., Ind., Mich. planned
A northwest Indiana development official says he hopes a 10-mile stretch of recreation trail along Lake Michigan can be built within five years to complete a series of trails connecting Illinois to Michigan.
The route for a 9.65-mile trail that will join the east and west halves of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore was unveiled with an array of dignitaries at the Lakefront and Riverwalk Thursday afternoon.
National Lakeshore struts its breathtaking foliage
The sun arrived two hours late for the Fall Fanfare hike Saturday afternoon, so interpretive ranger Julie Weller left without it.
Park service planning to set 4 fires this fall
The National Park Service will conduct four prescribed fires this fall at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
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