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Special Event
Event
Winter Maritime Wanderers
Fee:
National Park passes are required. Visit the Fees & Passes page.Location: LAT/LONG: 41.630939, -87.178667
Portage Lakefront Parking Lot, 100 Riverwalk Road, Portage, IN 46368 — Directions starting from the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Indiana State Route 249: Follow State Road 249 north and take the bridge over U.S. Highway 12 towards the U.S. Steel and Precoat Metals businesses. Turn left at the stop sign and cross over Burns Waterway. Once over the waterway, immediately turn right and head north, towards the lake, passing the entrance sign. Park only in public designated parking spots to help protect the fragile dune ecosystem along the roadside.
Repeating Event
Days:
Monthly on the first Saturday
Dates:
January 03, 2026 to March 07, 2026
Time:
8:30 AM
Duration:
2 hours
Type of Event
Exhibition/Show
Guided Tour
Partner Program
Performance
Talk
Walk
Description
Join Dunes-Calment Audubon expert birders to look for and identify water birds visiting Lake Michigan. Bring your binoculars and chairs to view numerous bird species in the water or over the lake. Be prepared for a variety of winter weather.*
*If there is significant snowfall the program will be cancelled.
Passes are required. For more information, visit the Fees & Passes page.
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