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.

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.

In Nevada, 81 percent of the land is owned by the federal government. It's a number that's hugely controversial - and one that may not get much attention in the final presidential debate Wednesday.

National Park Service and DNR officials say the issue is how the pavilion will be classified.