Parks

Lake County Parks and Recreation (Rec) manages facilities across the county for families and groups to enjoy. If you love to golf, or want to take your child somewhere fun, yet enriching, Lake County Parks and Rec has the perfect place no matter the...

Friday, June 3, bicyclists gathered at Panhandle Pathway for Moonlight Over the Tippy, an annual evening bike ride. The leisure ride began at the Winamac Train Depot, had a ‘sag stop’ at Thornhope, and ended back at the Winamac Train Depot....

Despite the rain, the Founders Square ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on May 26th at the northeast corner of the park. The existing park has undergone further renovations to make the space more family-friendly. “This project has been an...

A more than quarter-mile boardwalk now winds through the forested wetlands on the west side of Franciscan Health Michigan City, providing a healing habitat for strolls outside of the hospital. A group of hospital officials and community members...

The La Porte Park and Recreation Department is taking registrations for Pottery Classes. Local Artist, Alayna Bublitz, will lead class participants to make functional pottery while learning the proper techniques in throwing clay forms on a pottery...

The City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department is excited to announce the return of the YogaKids® program! This 4-week session has options for mobile toddlers (up to 3 years) preschool (ages 3-5) and children from grades K-5. Certified...

We now have a new way to explore NWI over the holiday season. Parks departments formed an “NWI PARKnership” to provide a holiday experience for the Region. They worked with One Region and a Purdue Northwest data analysis class to create an online...

The City of Portage is in the midst of maintaining current parks, beginning new construction in Founders Square, and hosting multiple community events to support the town and community. Residents have many new developments and gatherings to look...

The Portage Parks Department is turning bottlecaps into benches. The parks office, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage, is a drop off place for used bottlecaps. They can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Caps must be cleaned....

Golfing at Michigan City Municipal Golf Course on any given weekend is a great way to enjoy a timeless sport in the great outdoors, but if the typical golfing experience was not enough on its own to lure people onto the course, the 91st Annual Golf...