Indiana Dunes Book
Join me in an adventure
Join me in discovery
Impossible to remain the same
Ron Seman
Founder
VERY ROUGH DRAFT
12.17.2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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QUICK PARK LINKS:
Indiana Dunes National Park Trails
Indiana Dunes State Park Trails
Shirley Heinze Land Trust Nature Preserves Trails
COUNTY PARKS:
Lake County, Indiana Parks and Recreation
LaPorte County, Indiana Parks and Recreation
Porter County, Indiana Parks and Recreation
Parks in Towns and Cities:
Chesterton
Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve
Westchester Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Indiana Dunes Locations
VISITOR CENTERS
Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education
PARK LOCATIONS AND TRAIL HUBS (West to EAST)
Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education
Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk
Bailly Homestead, Chellberg Farm, Little Calumet River and Mnoké Prairie Trails
Mount Tuthill, Mt. Tuthill, TALLEST dune in Indiana
Indiana Dunes State Park Trail Map pdf
Trail 3
Trail 4
Trail 7
Trail 8
Trail 9
Trail 10
ALL Dune Challenge (Facebook )
Bird Observation Platform
Devil's Slide
Three Dune Challenge (website)
Three Dune Challenge (Facebook)
Wetland Observation Platform
Continuing Indiana Dunes National Park:
No Dune Challenge
Bicycle Trails of Indiana Dunes National Park:
Bicycle information from the National Park
Horse Trail of Indiana Dunes National Park:
Glenwood Dunes Equestrian Trail
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A A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Airplanes
Airports
Gary/Chicago International Airport
Porter County Regional Airport
Alice Mabel Gray (Diana of the Dunes)
Attendance, Indiana Dunes National Park
B A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Bailly Beach (@Cowles Bog, a.k.a. Boaters Beach)
Bailly Cemetery
Indiana Dunes National Park Link:
NPS.gov/INDU/PlanYourVisit/bc16.htm
Bailly Homestead
Indiana Dunes National Park Link:
NPS.gov/INDU/PlanYourVisit/bc16.htm
Beach House Blowout
Birds
Bicycle trails
Bicycling
Boats
Blowout
C A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Calumet Bike Trail
Calumet Dunes
Canoe
Cattails
Central Blag Slough (@Cowles Bog)
Chanute Trail (In Marquette Park near the Lake Street entrance.)
Chellberg Farm
Compass
Congestion Monitor for beach parking
Cowles, Henry Chandler in Library of Congress, Chronicling America Newspapers
Cowles, Henry Chandler in University of Chicago Library
Cowles, Henry Chandler in Wikipedia
Crescent Beach (@Mt. Baldy)
F A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Facebook (Hundreds of pages - a treasure trove of information):
Indiana Dunes Biodiversity Density
Indiana Dunes Microbiome Research
Indiana Dunes Ron Seman Photography
Field Trip, World's Largest attempt by Chesterton High School
Foredune
Full Moon Hikes
H A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Heenan (Social Trail @Dune Acres/Cowles Bog)
Heron Rookery Trail
Hiking Polls (aka trekking polls)
HikerVETS (Organization for veterans especially but also family, friends, and ALL Lovers of Freedom!):
Hill
Hobart Prairie Grove
Hoosier Slide, Michigan City, IN
M A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Marquette Bike Trail
Marquette Park
ADA Canoe / Kayak Launch
Chanute Aquatorium
Chanute Trail (In Marquette Park near the Lake Street entrance.)
Disc Golf Course
Park Pavilion
Patterson Island
Playground
Picnic Pavilion
Southernmost Point of Lake Michigan
Statue Garden
Marsh Madness hike
Michigan City Beach Communities (Sheridan, Long Beach, Duneland, Michiana Shores)
Michigan City Lighthouse Museum
Mnoke Prairie Trail
Monarch butterfly
Monarch butterfly rescue story: Sites.Google.com/view/MonarchButterflyRescue
Organizations:
Mount Baldy
Mount Bentley (@Cowles Bog)
Mount Tim (@Dune Acres @Cowles Bog)
Mount Tuthill, Mt. Tuthill, TALLEST dune in Indiana
Mushrooms - Lion's Mane
W A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Water (Most of the MAJOR types):
Found in the Indiana Dunes? Yes / No
Aquifer (Wiki)
Bay (Wiki)
Bog (Wiki) Yes
Brook (Wiki) Yes
Costal Ecosystems (Definition) Yes
Creek (Stream - Wiki) Yes
Distributary (Wiki)
Estuary (Wiki)
Headwater /River Source (Wiki)
Fen (Wiki) Yes
Geology of the Indiana Dunes National Park (USGS - U.S. Geological Survey)
Lake (Wiki) Yes
Lake Ecosystem / Lentic Ecosystem (Wiki) Yes
Lake Michigan (Wiki) Yes
Marsh (Wiki) Yes
Ocean (Wiki) No
Pond (Wiki) Yes
Rip Current (Wiki) Yes
River (Wiki) Yes
River Ecosystem / Lotic Ecosystem (Wiki) Yes
River Source (Wiki) Yes
Runnel (Swale - Wiki) Yes
Spring (Wiki) Yes
Stream (Wiki) Yes
Swale (Wiki) Yes
Swamp (Wiki) Yes
Tributary (Wiki)
Undertow (Wiki) Yes
Waterfall (Wiki)
Watershed (Wiki) Yes
Wetland / Wetland Ecosystem (Wiki) Yes
World's Largest field trip attempt by Chesterton High School
Y A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Youth campground
Youth camps
YouTube Channels:
Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana Dunes State(?) Park
Save the Dunes
News Media:
PanoramaNow - Magazine
Chesterton Tribune - newspaper
NWI.Life - Online only newspaper
WBBM - =radio - 780 AM and 105.9 FM
WLPR - LakeShore NPR public radio - 89.1 FM
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