A night at the casino. A lazy day at the beach. And everything in between.

Michigan City

Experience Indiana’s Cool North from the dunes to downtown

Your Michigan City experience wouldn’t be complete without visiting the Uptown Arts District with its studios, galleries and unique shopping and dining. Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets are sure to satisfy any shopaholic with 100 outlet stores. Feeling lucky? Try your luck at Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa and stay for a relaxing spa escape. Take the kids to Washington Park Zoo for a walk on the wild side and beat the heat with a dip in Lake Michigan.  See the power of the racing boats at the Great Lakes Grand Prix in August.

Be sure to pay a visit to Indiana Dunes National Park. Catch some rays on the shore of Lake Michigan, see the only working lighthouse in the state, and listen for the iconic sound of the “singing sands”.

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LaPorte

Explore the Maple City

LaPorte (“the door” in French) is your gateway to a great time in Indiana’s Cool North. The historic district around Indiana and Michigan Avenues is home to exceptionally well-preserved examples of American architectural styles. At the LaPorte County Historical Society Museum, you’ll find awesome exhibits on weapons from around the world, cool vintage cars, and the Civil War.

Enjoy the Lake Life at Stone, Pine or Clear Lakes.  Get your fresh air fix at one of the city’s many parks. Held every September, the Sunflower Fair celebrates the beauty of fall, the vibrancy of the local community and of course sunflowers! If you’re craving a little culture, take in a show with the LaPorte Little Theatre Club—one of America’s longest running community theatre groups.

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Westville

Explore outdoor art in Westville.

This welcoming community has a lot to offer visitors, with a lively fall festival, an excellent outdoor art display, and good home-style food. Westville is the home of Purdue University Northwest, which features the largest outdoor sculpture park in the state, set amid acres on this pleasant shady campus. Walk among larger-than-life sculptures created by world-renowned artists on a self-guided tour where you’ll discover an incredible variety, from colorful works to stark modern creations to light-hearted figures.

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Wanatah

Your small town escape in Indiana’s Cool North.

Drive less than an hour from LaPorte, and you’ll be in the heartland of Northern Indiana. The town of Wanatah numbers just 1,000 residents, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to do! Discover the impact of America’s railroads on the community at the Wanatah Historical Society Museum and visit the site where Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Train stopped in 1865.

Fall is festival time in Indiana’s Cool North, and Wanatah delivers with the annual Scarecrow Festival held every September. Enjoy scarecrow sculpting, fun runs for kids and adults, arts and crafts, rides, a fish fry and pancake breakfast, and a whole lot more. At Blue Sky Berry Farm, pick blueberries as big as quarters, have a picnic on the grounds, and soak in that sweet country life.

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