Hiking up the three tallest sand dunes isn’t easy, but it can still be fun for all ages. Go solo or grab your friends and family to hike the 1.5-mile trail at your own pace. Just be sure to…
If your idea of fun is running up the stairs of a skyscraper or doing a marathon, try climbing 552 vertical feet of sand and stairs. The 3 Dune Challenge is Indiana’s best test of physical…
Start Here
Your adventure begins at the Indiana Dune State Park Nature Center.
How to Complete the Dare
- Go to the Indiana Dunes State Park
Visit Indiana Dunes State Park, located at the end of State Rd. 49 at 1600 N. 25 East, Chesterton, IN 46304. - Hike the Trail
With 552 vertical feet, this is the toughest trail in the State Park. Take the challenge and conquer the dunes. - Share the Challenge
Take a selfie at the top of one of the dunes and post it using #3DuneChallenge. - Get Your Badge of Honor
Visit the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center for a free bumper sticker and to buy a commemorative T-shirt or hoodie.
Celebrate Your Accomplishment
Stop by the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center to get your free 3 Dune Challenge sticker.
You can also buy a T-shirt or hoodie—you’ve earned it!
Brauer Museum of Art - Permanent Collection
- Valparaiso University Brauer Museum of Art
- Recurring daily
The Brauer Museum boasts a collection of more than 5,000 works of art from the mid-19th century to the present. Also…
Chesterton Art Center Presents the Chesterton Woman's Annual Club Art Show
- Chesterton Art Center
- Recurring daily
The works are diverse and cover a wide spectrum of media: oil, acrylic, watercolor paintings, sculpture, pastels…
Connections at the Porter County Museum
- Recurring daily
Connections is currently on display in the Eunice Slagle Gallery of the PoCo Muse. Presenting our discoveries with a…
Gabis Arboretum Railway Garden Train
- Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Featuring dwarf plants and model steam engine trains, the exhibit showcases the impact steam engine trains had on…
Lake Michigan Boat Tours
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
Join a ranger for a guided 90-minute boat tour on Lake Michigan with Harbor Country Adventures. There is a fee and…
Lowenstine WWII Roll of Honor
- Porter County Museum (PoCo Muse)
- Recurring daily
In 1943, the American Legion had an idea to erect a Roll of Honor on the east lawn of the courthouse square to…
Market on the Square
- Recurring weekly on Friday
Market on the Square will be held every Friday from May through August. They will have fresh produce, unique crafts…
Meet the Animals - Sunset Hill Farm
- Sunset Hill Farm County Park
- Recurring weekly on Friday, Saturday
One of our most popular programs. Come meet our farm animals and their caregivers. Our animals include sheep, goats…
Mount Baldy Summit Hike
- Mount Baldy & Beach
- Recurring weekly on Friday
Meet at the Mount Baldy parking lot for a ranger-led hike to the top of the beautiful and famous Mount Baldy. Since…
Photography by Norman Turner @ The Art Barn School of Art
- Art Barn School of Art. Inc.
- Recurring daily
It is his passion and vision that turns your special moments into a lifetime of captured memories. More information…
Pop-up Biergarten and Food Truck Rally at Sunset Hill
- Sunset Hill Farm County Park
- Recurring daily
A traveling, traditional German-style Biergarten featuring beer from Munchen. The entire family is welcome…
Summer Tunes - Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band
Get out and enjoy summer with live music! Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and enjoy free popcorn from the…
The Revolutionists
- 4th Street Theater
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
A comedy, a quartet, a revolutionary dream fugue, a true story. The Revolutionist is a new play about four very real…
Welcome to Camp @ Duneland Family YMCA
- Duneland Family YMCA
- Recurring daily
Unplug and connect! Make new friends but keep the old, reconnect with old friends this week as well as make new…
Zao Island Summer Music Series
- Zao Island Amusement Center
- Recurring weekly on Friday
Zao Island in Valparaiso is not only a top destination for family fun but they now also presents: Live Music on…
Diana of the Dunes Dare
In honor of the daring and free spirit of Alice Mabel Gray, also know as Diana, a nearby sand hill has been named “Diana’s Dune.” You can now hike in Alice’s footsteps and explore the natural wonders of her beloved Dunes terrain.
