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  1. ‘Never seen so much destruction’: Portage, Indiana, chief of police – NBC Chicago

    Intense storms that ravaged the Chicago area and northwest Indiana on Tuesday left behind more damage than a…
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  2. Hype for the Future 218V: Town of Winamac, Indiana

    Introduction The Town of Winamac is a notable smaller community within and the county seat of Pulaski County in the northwestern portion of the State of Indiana and is located at the junction of Route 35 and State Road 14 within the region associated with the outer southeastern edge of the media market of the City of Chicago as well as the Eastern Time Zone. Though the community has traditionally been associated with the Central Time Zone, as with much of the State of Indiana, the […]

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  3. Hype for the Future 218U: City of Knox, Indiana

    Overview The City of Knox is a notable small city located within Starke County, Indiana, and the seat of the associated county within the northwestern portion of the State of Indiana. Today, the community is notable for containing notable local heritage amenities such as the Starke County History Center, the Country Kettle Restaurant, and Christos Family Dining, with Bass Lake largely located to the southeast of the core community.

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  4. Hype for the Future 218R: Town of Wheatfield, Indiana

    Overview The Town of Wheatfield is a notable small community located in the northeastern portion of Jasper County, Indiana, and is associated with a traditional central community and surrounding developments of higher acreage, including modern residential areas largely to the west. Within the general area is the intersection of the corridors of State Roads 10 (east-west) and 49 (north-south). Apart from the inner Wheatfield area, the community is also associated with the Stoutsburg community […]

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  5. Hype for the Future 218N: Newton County, Indiana

    Introduction Newton County is a notable rural county within the State of Indiana and is a notable county south of the Kankakee River in the northwestern portion of the State of Indiana and the Central Time Zone. Today, the notable communities of the county include the Towns of Morocco, Mount Ayr, Brook, Kentland, and Goodland, with the community of Kentland serving as the county seat. Today, the communities are largely associated with the corridors of Interstate 65; Routes 24, 41, and 52; […]

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  6. Hype for the Future 218M: Town of La Crosse, Indiana

    Overview The Town of La Crosse is a small community located in the southwestern portion of LaPorte County, Indiana, along Route 421 and State Road 8 within the northwestern portion of the State and home to the historic “Tiger Den” gymnasium of the area.

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  7. Hype for the Future 218L: City of LaPorte, Indiana

    Introduction The City of LaPorte is a notable city within the central portion of LaPorte County and the county seat of the eponymous county within the State of Indiana, home to the Lincolnway Café, Trattoria Enzo 🇮🇹, the LaPorte County Historical Society, and the Rumely Allis-Chalmers LaPorte Heritage Center of the area, just to name a few of the notable community amenities and attractions of the area. While the community is physically located modestly east of Chicago—even […]

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  8. Hype for the Future 218K: Michigan City, Indiana

    Overview Michigan City is a notable city located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan within LaPorte County, Indiana, home to the three-star Bridge Inn hotel, the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, the Old Lighthouse Museum, the historic Barker Mansion (and included museum), and the Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse in the northwestern portion of the State. Overall, the community is associated with the corridors of Interstate 94 and Routes 12, 20, 35, and 421 within the area. While […]

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  9. Hype for the Future 218J: Central Porter County, Indiana

    Introduction Porter County is a notable county located within the northwestern portion of the State of Indiana and is culturally and geographically related to Chicago to the west. The entirety of the county is located within the Central Time Zone to match the overall Chicagoland media market in which the community is located, including the suburban areas in and around Portage as well as exurban and more rural areas such as Valparaiso, Shorewood Forest, and surrounding areas. City of […]

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  10. Hype for the Future 218I: Indiana Dunes

    Overview Northern Porter County in the State of Indiana is a notable portion of the northwestern portion of the State home to notable community amenities and attractions such as Burns Harbor and Chesterton, the latter largely residential and the former largely industrial. Today, the Towns of Burns Harbor, Porter, and Chesterton are largely associated with gateways to Indiana Dunes State Park and Indiana Dunes National Park on the southern side of Lake Michigan within the State, with Indiana […]

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  11. Hype for the Future 218H: Town of Wanatah, Indiana

    Overview The Town of Wanatah is a notable smaller community associated with the Wanatah Scarecrow Festival each fall and located along Routes 30 and 421. Today, the community is generally associated with the southwestern portion of the county, only slightly north of the Kankakee River within the area at a modest distance east of the City of Valparaiso in Northwest Indiana.

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  12. Hype for the Future 218F: City of Portage, Indiana

    Overview The City of Portage is a notable community located in the northwestern portion of Porter County within Portage and Westchester Townships in the northwestern portion of the State of Indiana and is associated with the Lake Michigan shoreline to the north, with the nearby Ogden Dunes and South Haven communities intentionally excluded from the incorporated city limits since incorporation in 1959. Today, the community serves as home to the Blueberry Hill Pancake House in Portage, the […]

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  13. Hype for the Future 209Q: Chicagoland Defined

    Introduction The Chicagoland definition can vary dramatically by associated source(s); however, the most commonly accepted definition is generally the regional definition including Cook County along with the surrounding “collar counties” of Lake to the north; DuPage and Kane to the west; McHenry to the northwest; and Will to the south. Many sources will also include Lake County, Indiana, in the definition; however, as the area is often associated with a lesser socioeconomic status than […]

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  14. Hype for the Future 206IND: Starke and Pulaski Counties, Indiana

    Overview Located in the northwestern portion of the State of Indiana are the notable Starke and Pulaski Counties near the region colloquially known as “Chicagoland,” though both counties are rural areas well to the southeast. Today, the City of Knox serves as the county seat of Starke County, Indiana, while the Town of Winamac serves as the county seat of Pulaski County, Indiana, to the south. While Starke County is today located in the Central Time Zone, Pulaski County to the south is […]

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  15. Hype for the Future 131B: City of Valparaiso, Indiana

    Introduction The City of Valparaiso, Indiana, is located within the boundaries of Porter County in the northwestern portion of the State and serves as the county seat. Located within relative proximity to the City of Chicago, the community, along with a number of surrounding communities, is positioned in the Central Time Zone. Interestingly, the name of the city in the region is actually borrowed from the major city of Valparaíso in Chile 🇨🇱. Amenities The City of Valparaiso is most […]

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  16. Trail Creek Fun Float sponsored by NWIPA, Northwest Indiana Paddling Association.
    Beautiful day to be on the water. #paddling #northwestIndiana #getoutdoors #MichiganCity #HoosierMast

  17. Spent a beautiful day yesterday assisting NWIPA ( Northwest Indiana Paddling Association) with clearing logjams on Trail Creek. In addition to the paddlers, there is an active, local watershed group working hard to preserve this rare cold-water fishery stream that passes through farmland and urban settings. #watershed #paddling #NorthwestIndiana #Hoosiermast

  18. Last post on this year's Indiana Dunes Birding Festival: It was organized, engaging and entertaining! Saw many lifers- my favorite was a close look at an American Bittern. No (phone) bird pics from me; I have enough trouble finding them in my binoculars!
    My photo: birders in the wild.

    #birding #NorthwestIndiana #INDU #migration #IndianaAudubon #IndianaDunesBirdingFestival​

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