We have the good fortune to be among the Park partners in the restoration of this charming Swedish Farmstead property in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The Indiana Dunes is known for its vast sand dunes and lakeshore, but it is also the home to incredible bogs, forests, wetlands and historic settlements. This house started its life as a hewn oak log cabin in the early settlement of the dunes. The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is just 35 miles from Chicago’s city limits and accessible by road, rail, bike and water. We love it – you will too!
Sincerely,
Indiana Dunes National Park
An urban oasis just 35 miles outside of Chicago, this park includes more than 15,000 acres of sensitive dune lands, bird-filled marshes, oak and maple forests, and remnants of once-vast prairies.
State(s): Indiana
Established: 1966
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Greetings from Indiana Dunes National Park
Before it was a national park, it was my personal playground. I grew up exploring the dunes and interdunal ponds adjacent to my home town on Lake Michigan’s south shore. Thanks to the involvement of my mother and others, especially our neighbor Save the Dunes Council Founder Dorothy Buell, these…
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Greetings from Indiana Dunes National Park
My son was recently rescued by the Dunes Rangers. He was running down the Dunes and fell. He fractured his leg in 3 places. I was not with him but my parents were. They said they were great. My mom said it felt like a long time as they waited…
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Greetings from Indiana Dunes National Park
Brittany Mathis was the park ranger who took us on a walking tour of the Bailly Homestead. It was a very rainy day in June 2023 and we had a private walk in the woods because we were the only ones who showed up for the ranger lead tour. She…
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