Upcoming Events
February
Douglas Center Open House at National Lakeshore
Dates: January 05 - December 28, 2019 9am-3pm (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...Read More
Embrace by Lynn Olson
Dates: January 08 - March 31, 2019 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT))Steel, steel fibers, and cement. This exhibit is free and open to the public.
Espionage Escape Rooms
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 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
Line/ Force/ Burn Rubber: Sarah Krepp & Olivia Petrides
Dates: January 08 - March 31, 2019 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT)Explosive energy dominates the work of Sarah Krepp. Krepp locates a powerful gesture in found materials, in blown-out shredded tires which are gathered from highway debris. Blow-outs force the...Read More
Miller Woods Hike
Dates: February 10 - February 24, 2019 1:30-3:30pm (CT)The hike starts at the National Lakeshore's Paul H. Douglas Center and travels through varied habitats including rare and beautiful black oak savanna and offers incredible views of Lake Michigan and...Read More
Mission Escape
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 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
Movie Screening - Douglas Center
Dates: February 03 - February 24, 2019 2-3pm (CT)Join a ranger in the Visitor Center's theatre for a screening of a national park or outdoor-related documentary. Held every Sunday in February.
Movie Screening - Indiana Dunes Visitor Center
Dates: February 03 - February 24, 2019 2-3pm (CT)Join a ranger in the Visitor Center's theatre for a screening of a national park or outdoor-related documentary. Held every Sunday in February.
Paradox Escape Rooms
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 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
Polar Nights/ and Polar Night II by Olivia Petrides
Dates: January 08 - March 31, 2019 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT)Petrides' drawings are immersive, large-scale abstractions based on her direct observation of the aurora borealis, or northern lights. Petrides utilizes simple tools and the basic element of drawing...Read More
Shrek, The Musical
Dates: February 15 - March 03, 2019 8pm Friday & Saturday; 2pm Sunday (CT)Join Shrek, an unlikely hero, and his loyal steed Donkey as they set off on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess Fiona from her tower, guarded by a fire breathing...Read More
Snowshoe Hike
Date: Sunday, February 17 8:30-9:30am (CT)Meet a ranger at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center for a quick lesson on using snowshoes and then take a guided snowshoe walk to enjoy the beauty of winter. A limited number of snowshoes are available...Read More
The Icons of Ammo Boxes: Art by Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko
Dates: January 08 - March 31, 2019 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT)An artist visiting Edmonton from Ukraine is attempting the magnificent - transfiguring symbols of death back towards the light of life. "The main idea is transfiguration -...Read More
Survival Escape Rooms
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 Call of times
The 3 Dune Challenge
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 Self guided, can be done any day that the Visitor Center and park are open (CT)Hike the three tallest sand dunes on the southern shore of Lake Michigan: Mt. Holden, Mt. Jackson and Mt. Tom. This is a self guided, signed challenge that can be done any time of the year. There is...Read More
