With a stroke of a pen on a multi-hundred page appropriations bill, President Donald Trump designated the Indiana Dunes as a national park. Here's what you need to know about the change.

Get a taste of wilderness remarkably close to Chicago and other urban centers at Indiana Dunes National Park ... The national park now encompasses that area. 1933 Chicago World’s Fair poster The Park ...

Andres Quintero quietly takes pictures of the animal inhabitants of Indiana Dunes National ... exploring the park, and the resulting photos, Quintero has already sketched a poster design in ...

In February, the Indiana Dunes became the country’s 61st national park, joining a small group of destinations east of the Mississippi River that hold the elite title. Since then, it has seen a ...

A lakeshore no more, Indiana Dunes National Park made its debut Friday after U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Gary, added into appropriations legislation a provision renaming the park, making it the ...

At the southernmost point of Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes National Park — the country’s newest national park — is a world of contrasts. That was on full display as I stood on a beach ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana Dunes National Park has lost five employees in the wake of federal cuts hitting national parks, which has raised concerns about park safety and maintenance.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore no more: It's now a national park. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore no more: It's now a national park. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore no more: It's now a ...

GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the official renaming of the Indiana Dunes National Park Tuesday. Dunes advocate Herbert Read, 92, calls the Indiana Dunes his spiritual home.

The fight to save the Indiana Dunes began in the early 20th century. When the National Park Service (NPS) was established in 1916, its first director made the protection of the dunes a priority.

A contractor doing work at Indiana Dunes National Park made an “unexpected find” dating back to 1941, park officials said. While doing rehabilitation work at the Good Fellow Lodge on Sept.