Beach season has returned to Northwest Indiana, where the allure of sand and surf along Lake Michigan draws millions of visitors a year.

As a lifelong resident of Northwest Indiana and the President & CEO of Indiana Dunes Tourism, I've had the privilege of witnessing our region's remarkable evolution. From our industrial roots to ...

"This designation is long overdue and will be a significant benefit to northwest Indiana and a benefit the entire Midwest region," said Dustin Ritchea, promotions director for Indiana Dunes Tourism.

Paul Labovitz, superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park ... part of a planned regional trail that is to extend across Northwest Indiana, from Illinois to Michigan. Another is a website ...

Due to the vast biological diversity and geological features of the Northwest Indiana lakeshore ... economic opportunities in our region.” “The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a treasured ...

One of the concerns in Northwest Indiana is preserving the region’s wide variety of plant species. Though it’s one of the nation’s smaller national parks, the Indiana Dunes National ...

a non-profit founded in 1952 to protect the remaining untouched dunes of Northwest Indiana. Known as the “Crossroads of America,” Northwest Indiana has long been a region where things come together: ...

(WNDU) - The Northwest Indiana community foundations ... and LaPorte County region – Indiana Dunes National Park, expansion of the South Shore Line double tracking project, and the Marquette ...

“Northwest Indiana has a new feather in its cap, and we all have an opportunity to use the Indiana Dunes to increase our ... invigorated people in the region here who are proud of the place ...

The region extends from Chicago’s Far South Side, through the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana ... The J.D. Marshall Nature Preserve in Indiana Dunes State Park is based around a shipwreck ...

Centuries mean less to dunes. As glaciers retreated north some 20,000 years ago, they cut deep scars into the earth and filled the crevasses with their own meltwater.