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Posts From: June 2020

The owners of the Valparaiso Inn sit outside drinking tea.

Valparaiso Inn Bed & Breakfast

By Michelle Senderhauf on Jun. 10, 2020

After marrying in 1989, Lizbeth Bryant and James Berman honeymooned in Maine, staying in several Victorian bed and breakfasts along the coast. This started a habit of weekend getaways, and they fell in love with B&Bs, dreaming of opening their own one day. While visiting Valparaiso for a Mother's…

Dung Beetles and Bison!

By Alyssa Nyberg on Jun. 05, 2020

Dung Beetles and Bison! By Alyssa Nyberg We often talk about the types of plants that our Kankakee Sands bison are eating, and how that will affect the prairies. What we rarely talk about is what is happening at the other end of the bison. Bison poop, bison patties, dung, feces, meadow…

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