The Indiana Dunes contain sand dunes, prairies, wetlands, and forests. Its over 15,000 acres is also home to a wide variety of plants and animals. Today, the dunes are threatened by pollution and ...

Indiana Dunes Tourism, Porter County's tourism agency, is launching a new Sand + Steel regional branding campaign highlighting heavy industry and Northwest Indiana's unique nature settings. It's ...

On February 15, 2019, a modest change of name became law. Buried deep within the lengthy appropriations bill that ended the longest federal government shutdown in United States history, Indiana ...

July 13, 2013— -- A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition today at a Chicago hospital after he was trapped for more than three hours beneath a massive sand dune that collapsed on top of him ...

Indiana Dunes Tourism CEO Christine Livingston addresses the crowd at the 2025 State of the Indiana Dunes program Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Shelley Jones/for Post-Tribune) By Shelley Jones ...

At Indiana Dunes Tourism, our mission is to champion the Indiana Dunes area as a world-class destination, attracting visitors, supporting businesses, and enhancing the quality of life for residents.

Fittingly, park advocates and proponents of industry came together to establish Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore — now Indiana Dunes National Park — in 1966 after decades of disagreement. In a ...

When Ogden Dunes began hardening the shoreline against Lake Michigan’s attacks, Save the Dunes drew a line in the sand. So did the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

It wouldn’t be a complete summer for me if I didn’t write about Indiana’s only national park, Indiana Dunes. I made the trip up to northern Indiana this summer to visit this beautiful park ...

Here’s what we know about the local impact of President Trump’s aim to slash 5% to 10% of the federal workforce, including at national parks across the U.S.

The Indiana Dunes in northern Indiana tower almost 200 feet above Lake Michigan and have formed over thousands of years. It's also a spot to enjoy miles of sandy beaches and nature preserves.

The annual Outdoor Adventure Festival brings more than 75 free activities to the Indiana Dunes area from Sept. 6 through 15. They include hiking, biking, photography, yoga, birding, geocaching ...