Tag Archives: Indiana

Bailly/Chellberg Trail (Indiana Dunes National Park, IN)

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

A prominent French Canadian fur trader, Joseph Bailly settled in the Indiana Dunes area in the early 19th century, establishing a trading post in 1822 near present-day Porter, Indiana. Decades later, Swedish immigrants Anders and Johanna Kjellberg purchased 80 acres … Continue reading →

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Dune Succession Trail (Indiana Dunes National Park, IN)

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Arguably the most impressive sight in Indiana Dunes National Park, the moderately tall sand dunes at West Beach can be explored on this short, 0.9-mile loop. The Dune Succession Trail—one of three loops in the West Beach area—traverses coniferous and … Continue reading →

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Dune Ridge Trail (Indiana Dunes National Park, IN)

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Wedged between a railroad, two steel mills, a power plant, and several junkyards, Indiana Dunes National Park looks and feels world’s apart from other iconic settings that also bear the national park name: the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, etc. The draw … Continue reading →

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Abraham Lincoln Driving Tour

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

– Civil War Series – Before becoming the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln spent most of his life in what was then considered the “Northwest Territory” of the United States: the relatively unpopulated states north of the Ohio River Valley. From … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Boyhood Loop (Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, IN)

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

– Civil War Series – Well before he rose to prominence as an Illinois politician and 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln spent much of his boyhood on a modest farmstead at Little Pigeon Creek in southern Indiana. … Continue reading →

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