Event

Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing at National Lakeshore

• 08/21/2017 Location: Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk, 100 Riverwalk Road, Portage, IN 46368, | Map Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Fee Information: Free Contact Name: Kim Swift Contact Phone Number: 219-395-1622
  Solar eclipse fever has hit Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as the region will experience an 89% eclipse of the sun! Please join National Park Service staff, astronomy experts, and volunteers as we host an informal viewing party from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Monday, August 21 at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk pavilion. The eclipse will take place from 11:55 am to 2:44 pm, peaking at 1:21 pm.
  
  The last time a solar eclipse crossed North America from coast to coast was in 1918, and we won’t see another one like this until 2024. Visitors can enjoy the eclipse safely with special glasses that will be distributed and also watch it from a projector that will be set up in the building. Other eclipse facts and activities will be on hand for visitors to learn more about this historic event.
  
  The Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk pavilion is located at 100 Riverwalk Drive in Portage, Indiana, approximately one mile north of U.S. Highway 12 at the terminus of State Road 249. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNL.