Articles tagged as: Lake Michigan
October 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 MoreOctober 14, 2016
States To Reduce Salmon, Trout Stocking In Lake Michigan
The reductions are necessary because of a decline in fish that salmon and trout eat, such as alewife and rainbow smelt.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2016
East Chicago Receives EPA Grant To Help Beach Water
The EPA says the projects are expected to stop or capture 13 million gallons of untreated stormwater from contaminating swimming beaches.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2016
NIPSCO To Raze Closed Gary Plant, Clean Site For Development
The Merrillville-based utility says the demolition of its Dean H. Mitchell power plant and the site's environmental cleanup will cost an estimated $18 million.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2016
Indiana Awards $1.3M For 33 Projects To Enhance Waterways
The DNR grants will fund 33 projects in 25 counties and encompass the watersheds of 36 lakes and streams.
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 20, 2016
Battle Over Lakeshore Property Rights In LaPorte County Continues With A New Twist
A property rights battle over public access to Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is likely to go before the state Supreme Court.
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 MoreFebruary 16, 2016
Indiana Ports Handled Record Amount Of Cargo In 2015
It was the first year in the Ports of Indiana's history that the state's three ports handled more than 12 million tons.
Read MoreDecember 18, 2015
Conservation Group Acquires 100 Acres Along Lake Michigan
Save the Dunes announced Thursday that it's acquired tracts of land totaling nearly 100 acres in Hobart, about five miles southeast of Gary.
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