Lying along the southern tip of Lake Michigan, west of Michigan City, Indiana, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore was established in 1966 after efforts by local activists that began in 1899. The first photos were taken at Central Beach, accessed off US 12 via a drive marked by two stone pylons.
The weather during my brief stopover was chilly and extremely windy, and the sky was typically overcast for this time of year.
The NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Company) coal-fired power plant at Michigan City
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There was once a station where the South Shore rail line crosses this road. South Shore trains provide frequent service between South Bend / Michigan City and Chicago.
Indiana Dunes State Park offers good beaches, camping and picnic facilities and a nature center where Dune Creek flows into Lake Michigan, just west of Central Beach. Dune Park Station on the South Shore line is about a mile from the beach and campground via a trail and park roads.
The beach house at the state park was built in 1923 and is well maintained. It has a cafeteria and concessions that are open during the summer season.
Northwest Indiana's steel mills are visible west of the state park beaches.
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Last edited by Robert Pence; Apr 26, 2007 at 9:20 PM.
So post-apocalyptic industrial. So surreal. So disturbing. So cool. Great find rob_1412.
My guess is a shrine to lost virginity.
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That is such an interesting place. Can't you see the Chicago skyline from there as well? Beautiful pictures, the clouds, the water, factories and the steam is interesting.
That is such an interesting place. Can't you see the Chicago skyline from there as well? Beautiful pictures, the clouds, the water, factories and the steam is interesting.
When the air over the lake is fairly clear, you can see the Chicago skyline from the Indiana Dunes. It would be a little farther to the right than the area covered in the last photo. It's pretty neat to watch from up in the dunes at dusk and see the lights begin to come on.
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