Articles tagged as: Indiana Dunes State Park
August 16, 2018
White House Opposes Indiana Dunes National Park Plan
National Park Service acting director P. Daniel Smith says the administration wants to limit that designation to certain types of sites.
Read MoreJuly 26, 2018
Indiana Dunes Privatization Deal Hits Another Speed Bump
National parks officials said in a July 12 letter that updates to the plans made last August appear to improperly reduce public access throughout the building.
Read MoreMay 3, 2018
Special Prosecutor Probing Dunes Pavilion Construction Claim
The Porter County prosecutor requested the special prosecutor because his senior staff members are acquaintances with the developer.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2017
US House Backs National Park Designation For Indiana Dunes
The area was first suggested as a national park in 1916 because of its biological diversity and geological features.
Read MoreApril 18, 2017
Beaches Reopened At Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Following Spill
The park service says water and beach sand samples taken last week came back below laboratory reporting limits for hexavalent chromium, so it reopened the beaches Monday afternoon.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2016
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Beach To Close For A Week
The National Park Service says the lakeshore's West Beach area along the Lake-Porter county line in northwestern Indiana will be closed from Thursday through Nov. 9.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2016
Indiana Panel To Vote On Liquor License For Dunes Pavilion
The state Alcohol & Tobacco Commission is scheduled to consider Pavilion Partners' license request during its Tuesday meeting in Indianapolis.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2016
Dunes Pavilion Work Stoppage Not Expected To Delay Opening
National Park Service and DNR officials say the issue is how the pavilion will be classified.
Read MoreApril 11, 2016
Mount Baldy Sand Dune To Remain Closed This Summer
The National Park Service restricted the public's access to Mount Baldy after a section of the dune collapsed in 2013, trapping a 6-year-old boy under 11 feet of sand.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2016
Contentious Indiana Dunes Bill Headed To Governor's Desk For Signature
The measure would allow Valparaiso developer Chuck Williams to sell alcohol at the planned beachfront development. It would circumvent a local board and the state's Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, which both denied Williams a permit.
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