Indiana Dunes Lakeshore

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

Your guess is as good as mine.

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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