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Indiana Dunes National LakeshoreDorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Plan Your Visit
 
Enjoy the national lakeshore every season of the year.
  • Walk along the beach.
  • Hike up Mount Baldy on marked trails. 
  • Explore the moraines left behind by the Wisconsin glacier.
  • Discover the wonders of Pinhook Bog with a ranger.
  • Learn about the Chellberg Family, an early 20th century immigrant family.
  • Stroll along the Little Calumet River.
  • See the Heron Rookery wildflowers.
  • Walk through the tall grasses of Mnoké Prairie.
 

Plan your visit with these three easy steps:

 
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Paw Paw flowers at the Heron Rookery
The Paw Paw is just one of several flowers that bloom along the Little Calumet River in the spring
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Sister Park since 1997
Park staff visited Poland to renew efforts of support
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two horses pulling a machine use to rake hay with a farmer riding on the rake  

Did You Know?
In 1972, Chellberg Farm became part of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. In the mid-1800s many Swedes settled in Porter County. Three generations of Chellbergs farmed this land.

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Last Updated: September 12, 2006 at 16:10 EST