Parks

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...

Indiana has more than 140 trails located within the state. That’s more than 4,439 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails that wind through forests, cross meadows and skirt marshes teeming with wildlife. That number continues to...

The door to a healthier lifestyle is opening in La Porte as projects by the La Porte Parks and Recreation department are being planned and completed across the area. Park Superintendent Mark Schreiber is glad to be bringing a fresh look to its...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the City of Hammond are excited to announce the first canvas painting party happening this June 12th at the Hammond Sportsplex! The Summer Canvas Social will feature a hands-on teaching format where guests learn...

Occasionally, there has been enough snow to see tracks: deer, raccoon, birds, squirrels, and the variety of patterns on the soles of boot and shoes. I am especially intrigued by tracks on the frozen lake. As of this writing, Jan. 23, the ice seems to...

In a normal time, the Whiting Parks & Recreation Department hosts events for the community, something Superintendent Adi Cruz and her team are looking forward to bringing back as well as highlighting the beauty the city has to offer. For Cruz, a...