Parks

The 42nd Annual Powers-Purdue Northwest Golf Invitational was an all-around successful event, hosted Monday at the Briar Ridge Country Club. The outing featured a record-breaking turnout with an all-time high of 182 golfers! The highlight of the day …

Friday, June 3, bicyclists gathered at Panhandle Pathway for Moonlight Over the Tippy, an annual evening bike ride. The leisure ride began at the Winamac Train Depot, had a ‘sag stop’ at Thornhope, and ended back at the Winamac Train Depot. Participants …

A more than quarter-mile boardwalk now winds through the forested wetlands on the west side of Franciscan Health Michigan City, providing a healing habitat for strolls outside of the hospital. A group of hospital officials and community members gathered on …

The City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department is excited to announce the return of the YogaKids® program! This 4-week session has options for mobile toddlers (up to 3 years) preschool (ages 3-5) and children from grades K-5. Certified Instructor …

The La Porte Park and Recreation Department is taking registrations for Pottery Classes. Local Artist, Alayna Bublitz, will lead class participants to make functional pottery while learning the proper techniques in throwing clay forms on a pottery wheel or by …

We now have a new way to explore NWI over the holiday season. Parks departments formed an “NWI PARKnership” to provide a holiday experience for the Region. They worked with One Region and a Purdue Northwest data analysis class to create an online map that …

A Purdue University Northwest (PNW) project that fluttered its wings in spring has come full circle with its first ever collection of honey harvested from beehives. The introduction of eight honeybee apiaries collectively to PNW’s Hammond and …

Golfing at Michigan City Municipal Golf Course on any given weekend is a great way to enjoy a timeless sport in the great outdoors, but if the typical golfing experience was not enough on its own to lure people onto the course, the 91st Annual Golf Tournament …

Indiana has more than 140 trails located within the state. That’s more than 4,439 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails that wind through forests, cross meadows and skirt marshes teeming with wildlife. That number continues to grow as …

The door to a healthier lifestyle is opening in La Porte as projects by the La Porte Parks and Recreation department are being planned and completed across the area. Park Superintendent Mark Schreiber is glad to be bringing a fresh look to its …