News from around Wisconsin at 6:28 a.m. CDT Oct 22, 2008
Rimson says her daughter went to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore with a friend and her mother on Sept. 21. It's believed the girl was underwater for about 25 minutes before she was found by rescue workers. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Police find 5,000 marijuana plants in dunes park Aug 23, 2008
(AP) Police found about 5,000 marijuana plants growing wild on property owned by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Portage. Officers from several northwest Indiana police agencies spent Thursday in the thick brush, pulling up the plants and carting them away to be burned. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
First Humans To Settle Americas Came From Europe, Not From Asia Over Bering Strait Land-ice Bridge, New Research Suggests Jul 18, 2008
Landowners have donated a handful of islands to the trust for preservation, and Dr. Janke is hopeful that others will follow their lead and perhaps eventually build enough support for some of the islands to be incorporated into Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore or their own state park. The Kankakee Sand Islands are archaeologically significant, with numerous Native American artifacts and burial grounds still present in the surviving islands, and they provide crucial habitat for native wildlife... (Science Daily)
Indiana Dunes Search continues at Indiana Dunes lakefront for ... Jul 16, 2008
An aunt (left) of DaVante Jackson, 14, of , sits at Kemil Beach in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Monday as the search continues for the teen who vanished while swimming with friends at the beach Sunday afternoon ... On Monday, divers extensively searched underwater along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. (Chicago Tribune)
Lake search to resume for missing teen Jul 15, 2008
(AP) Authorities plan to resume the search for a 14-year-old Illinois boy who vanished while swimming with friends at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. DaVante Jackson of Chicago Heights, Ill. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Lake Michigan search fails to find missing teen Jul 15, 2008
A relative of DaVante Jackson's walks with EMS workers and a park ranger Monday at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as the search continues for the boy ... A scenic slice of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore was nearly empty Monday while dive teams searched for a 14-year-old Chicago Heights boy who disappeared while swimming there Sunday afternoon. (Chicago Tribune)
Magazine names 50 ways to love the U.S. Jun 24, 2008
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, where you'll find sandy beaches, hiking, wildflowers and more on the shores of Lake Michigan. Associated Press reports. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Records: Man used 2-year-old son as human shield Jun 12, 2008
According to court documents, Young refused to pour out a six-pack of beer on May 3 after U.S. Park Service Rangers Anthony Papesh and Jennifer Jackson caught him with alcohol in the Dunewood Campground in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Alcohol is prohibited in the campground. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Local firm has hand in 'Seven Wonders' May 7, 2008
Somerset Group has developed interactive products for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as well as commercial clients, including the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs, U.S. Space & Rocket Center and the Smithsonian Institution. Other media work for the National Park Service includes projects for the Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site, the Dayton Aviation Trail National Historic Site, Badlands National Park, Stones River National Cemetery and Arches National Park. (AL.com)
Eco Mania is all around Mar 20, 2008
One of the most well-known attractions of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is in trouble ... According to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore website, longer-term solutions are under construction and they ve requested project funding from the National Park Service to develop a more permanent fix to the problem. (Munster Times, IN)
Travel briefs Nov 18, 2007
(AP) -- The new superintendent of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore hopes more people in the region will consider visiting the 15,000-acre park along Lake Michigan's southern shore. "When people think of national parks they're probably going to say the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone," Constantine Dillon told the Post-Tribune. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Report cites decay in Great Lakes parks Oct 11, 2007
This view of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan shows a neighboring power plant ... The newly issued Great Lakes version deals with Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in Wisconsin and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan, plus four parks in Michigan: Isle Royale National Park and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, both on Lake Superior; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan; and Keweenaw National Historical Park near Lake... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Group: Problems plague Great Lakes parks Oct 10, 2007
The newly issued Great Lakes version deals with Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in Wisconsin and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan, plus four parks in Michigan: Isle Royale National Park and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, both on Lake Superior; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan; and Keweenaw National Historical Park near Lake Superior. Each report uses data supplied by park managers and is supplemented by findings of researchers with... (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Microbes in water putting more beachgoers at risk, group finds Aug 7, 2007
A 2003 EPA study found that 10% to 14% of swimmers surveyed at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan and a beach on Lake Erie near Cleveland reported getting a gastrointestinal illness. Both beaches were affected by discharges from nearby waste treatment plants. (USA Today)
Cleanup Begins After Storms Flood Indiana Jul 27, 2007
Workers couldn't believe how close the tree came to destroying the home the Bailly Homestead at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Staff with heavy equipment started the cleanup process immediately to restore the landmark that's been there for the past 70 years. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
Wind, sun ward off bacteria at beaches Jul 11, 2007
Beach closings due to high E. coli levels have been virtually nonexistent, and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore officials have found little to worry about when they test the lake's water ... Beaches in LaPorte County show low levels of bacteria too, according to Scott Hicks, supervisory biologist with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
First grade visits Indiana Dunes May 27, 2007
The first grade children at Lincoln Elementary enjoyed a field trip to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. They took a West Beach Walk. (Kentland Newton County Enterprise, IN)
A Great Lake in our backyard Apr 19, 2007
For the rest of us: "Everybody's looking for something different," says Ryan Koepke, information clerk at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, near Michigan City ... " Serious naturalists will appreciate the unusual ridges and the mix of trees--hemlock, balsam fir, red pine--more typical to the North Woods but happy here in this shoreline microclimate. Good parking and a lighthouse that's off-limits but photogenic. NORTH AVENUE BEACH Chicago Most of Chicago's beaches, north and south of Buckingham... (Chicago Tribune)
