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The Region is Indiana's northwest corner, where the state meets Lake Michigan and the Chicago line. The Indiana Dunes give you real beach and trail country, while Valparaiso, Crown Point, and Chesterton add walkable downtowns. It is a region that pairs a lakefront day with a classic Indiana main street.
The region covers Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. Indiana Dunes National Park anchors it with beaches and trails along the Lake Michigan shoreline, and it draws more visitors than most national parks people can name. The Crown Point courthouse square, Valparaiso's downtown, Whiting's lakefront main street, the Michigan City lighthouse and the boardwalks through Cowles Bog carry the rest of a day.
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Indiana Dunes beaches and trails, the Crown Point courthouse, and the Michigan City lighthouse can each carry part of a day.
Valparaiso and Crown Point hold the most walkable food scenes. The dune towns add casual stops best paired with a beach or trail day.
Local stops, like the West Beach succession trail, the Albanese candy factory in Merrillville, and the boardwalks through Cowles Bog.
Chesterton, Crown Point, and Michigan City each pair well with a dunes day, adding shops, squares, and lakefront character.
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Lake Michigan shoreline, steel towns, and an hour to Chicago. The Dunes get the national park attention, but Whiting, Crown Point, and Michigan City each hold their own.
Counties: Lake, Porter and LaPorte.
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