Upcoming Events
October
Amhurst Asylum Haunted Attraction
Dates: October 01 - October 31, 2018 7-10pm Thursday & Sunday; 7-11pm Friday & Saturday (CT)
Beverly Shores Then and Now
Dates: May 04 - October 28, 2018 11am-3pm (CT)Learn about the history of Beverly Shores, which began as a planned resort community in 1927. The exhibit will include town landmarks and the former Beverly Shores School. Held on Friday, Saturday...Read More
Douglas Center Open House at National Lakeshore
Dates: May 05 - December 16, 2018 9am-4pm (CT)Enjoy hands-on family activities in the park's west end Visitor Center, especially the new Nature Play Zone where unstructured play in nature is the tradition. Help feed the center's resident turtles...Read More
Espionage Escape Rooms
Dates: January 02 - December 31, 2018 11am-8:30pm Monday-Thursday; 11am-10pm Friday & Saturday; 11am-8pm SundayEscape rooms are an interactive adventure game where you and your team are locked in a themed room. You have 60 minutes to find a series of clues, solve puzzles, and crack coes to escape...Read More
Fall Friends of the Library Sale
Dates: October 20 - October 21, 2018 9am-4pm (CT)There will be thousands of books of all sorted and spread throughout a number of rooms and hallways on the second floor of the library. Prices for newer and special books will be individually marked....Read More
Feeding at the Farm - Sundays
Dates: October 07 - October 28, 2018 4:30-5pm (CT)help feed the farm animals at the historic Chellberg Farm.
Indiana Dunes Scavenger Hunt
Dates: January 02 - December 31, 2018 Self guided, can be done any day the Visitor Center and park are openReady for an adventure? Then do the Indiana Dunes Scavenger Hunt. Pick up the form and map at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. You'll be guided to nine great sites in the Indiana Dunes National...Read More
Krista Steinke: Good Luck With The Sun and Other Works
Dates: August 21 - December 09, 2018 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT)The Bauer Museum of Art is delighted to present the exhibition, Krista Steinke: Good Lauck with the Sun and other works. Steinke, a 190 alumni of Valparaiso University, has enjoyed a successful...Read More
Miller Woods Hike - Sundays
Dates: October 14 - October 28, 2018 1:30-3:30pm (CT)Join a ranger for a hike through Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's beautiful Miller Woods. The hike starts at the National Lakeshore's Paul H. Douglas Center. The hike is spectacular in its varied...Read More
Mission Escape
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2018 3-11pm Monday- Friday; 11am-11pm Saturday; Noon-1pm SundayYou will be tasked with tackling logical problems and puzzles. You will put out little physical effort and your wit and observation will be the key to your success. Everything you need to be...Read More
Paradox Escape Rooms
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2018 1-7pm Monday, Wednesday, & Sunday; Noon-9pm Thursday & Friday (CT)Room 1: House in the Woods - Everyone in town knows the creepy old house in the woods. No one, however, wants to talk about it or even find themselves nearby. Your friend, Tim the journalist, wanted...Read More
Shuttle Bus Tours
Date: Sunday, October 21 1-3pm (CT)Join a ranger for a two-hour tour of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in one of the park's heated, 15-passenger shuttle buses. This is a great way to see the park's amazing winter landscapes without...Read More
Taltree Railway Garden
Dates: April 01 - October 31, 2018 10am-7pm (CT)Featuring dwarf plants and model steam engine trains, the exhibit showcases the impact steam engine trains had on early 19th century US railroads. Check the website for special...Read More
The Photography of David Robert Austen: We Ended Up Australian
Dates: August 21 - December 09, 2018 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT)The Bauer Museum of Art is proud to present a major exhibition of photographs by David Robert Austen - his first of this new century. While the focus of the exhibition is the Australians...Read More
