Parks

This Saturday, November 22 will mark Northwest Indiana’s largest holiday festival, Winter Lights Night. This festival hosted by Porter County Parks & Recreation, has been a tradition in Porter County, featuring a myriad of dazzling light...

Winter Lights Night FestivalSaturday, November 22, 3-8pm, Sunset Hill Farm, Only $5 per car Join us for the most anticipated night in holiday entertainment at Winter Lights Night! Visit with Santa, enjoy a wagon ride, decorate cookies, sing a carol,...

Porter County Master Gardener Linda Mapes, Valparaiso, received the "2014 Outstanding Tree Steward of the Year" award at the 24th Annual Indiana Urban Forest Council (IUFC) fall conference in Indianapolis. IUFC’s mission is to expand and improve...

Brendan Clancy, Portage Township Trustee, invites the public to a Dedication Ceremony in honor of some of Portage Township’s earliest settlers on Thursday, October 30 at McCool Cemetery, 2700 McCool Road at 3 p.m. A beautiful, new memorial has...

With their capes wiping behind them, around 400 people ran “the Midwest’s Most Beautiful Half Marathon Course” in the HERO 10k and Half Marathon that traveled through the Indiana Dunes State Park. This is the second year running for the unique...

Porter County Master Gardeners will gather to prepare seeds for the Seed & Bulb Exchange portion of their 12th Annual Gardening Show. You’re invited to join them and learn how to clean and preserve seeds. Tools and packaging materials provided,...

Your contributions will help us build a playground that is the first of its kind in Northwest Indiana! Every cent donated makes a difference in building this facility that harnesses the power play has in education for our region's children! The...

Proceeds from the 2014 City by the Lake Triathlon, a Northwest Athletic Club event that included numerous sponsors, were contributed to the United Way of La Porte County. A check for $2,500 was presented on Wednesday from the NAC and Franciscan St....

If you thought Porter’s Perfect Pint was the only event happening at Hawthorne Park this October, have we got news for you! Three more events will be taking place over the next two weeks for the area’s goblins, ghouls, and amateur artists. If you...

Fund Your Park! Now through October 23rd, we encourage community members to join us in raising funds for our “Fund Your Park” campaign! All money donated throughout this 45 day campaign will go towards building the Native American Play Area of...