Lawmaker wants to continue Indiana Dunes national park plan
PORTER, Ind. (AP) — A congressman from Gary wants to continue the push to turn Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore into America’s 61st national park. The...
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Erosion closes Portage beach access at Indiana Dunes
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore says it has closed beach access at one of its most popular sites because recent storm waves...
Controlled grass burning at Indiana Dunes this week
If you see a fire at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore this week, don’t be alarmed. Experienced burn units are purposely setting grass fires at...
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore receives 17 acres of donated land
PORTER, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana land trust has donated more than 17 acres of protected natural lands to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore....
Lake Michigan tests coming up clear after chemical spill in April
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Chemical tests at Lake Michigan are coming up clear following a spill of a potentially carcinogenic chemical earlier this year. The...
Mount Baldy beach at Indiana Dunes to re-open on Friday
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — The National Park Service says the beach at Mount Baldy in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will reopen at noon Friday...
Beaches reopened at Indiana Dunes Lakeshore following spill
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The National Park Service has reopened three beaches at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore after tests showed no significant traces of a...
No significant chemical discharge from US Steel spill
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says water sampling in Lake Michigan and a tributary shows no significant discharge of a potentially carcinogenic...
US Steel spill closes 2 Indiana beaches on Lake Michigan
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on a wastewater spill at a U.S. Steel plant along Lake Michigan in northern Indiana (all times local): 4:30...