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Sand dunes along Lake Michigan in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana

Lake Michigan coastline at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana (Craig A.Berg/courtesy, IndianaDunes.com)

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AROUND 1955 WE WENT TO A CAMP IN INDIANA THAT WAS CALLED CAMP LUMBER LOST WHERE WAS THIS AND DOES IT STILL OPERATE TODAY
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ever year we go to indiana dune in august and the last 2 years we we're lucky because there was a fair going on. we stayed in chesterton. what is the name of it and when is it going on?
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Going to Bryant, Indiana - are there any Omish restaurants or shopping areas in that vicinity?
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Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
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He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Playing It Safe
Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.

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Squishy Bowls
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Winter Camping Gear Essentials
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It’s a winter wonderland. Get out there and enjoy it.
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He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
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Attractions

Columbus Center for Visual Communications

Ivy Tech State College
4475 Central Ave.
Columbus, Indiana IN 47203-1868

Description: A variety of fun and educational art items are on display at the Columbus Center for Visual Communications. Posters, photos, comics, and baseball cards are just a few of the creative exhibits.... Read More

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Cathedral Gardens

1314 Hebron Church Rd.
Henryville, Indiana 47126

Description: Tour wagons, golf carts, and vans transport visitors through 15 acres of expertly landscaped grounds and gardens.... Read More

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Hesston Steam Museum

I-94 to Exit 1, south to County Rd. 1000 North
1201 County Rd. 1000 N.
La Porte, Indiana 46350

Description: Travel back in time at the Hesston Steam Museum, where bona fide steam trains chug along a... Read More

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