The new amenities at the pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park are scheduled to open in some fashion for Memorial Day weekend as the most controversial part of the project, an adjacent banquet center, has been dropped.
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It all started out as a fun summer day out at the lake with some friends. On Saturday, July 2, 1966, 21-year-old Ann Miller picked up her buddies Patricia Blough (19) and Renee Bruhl (19) in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, and the three headed out to Indiana Dunes State Park, on the shore of Lake Michigan, for a day of fun in the sun at the beach. They arrived at around 10 AM to a packed beach, the pleasant summer weather bringing people out in droves to go swimming, sunbathing, and boating. Among these lake visitors was a young couple by the names of Mike Yankalasa and Frances Cicero, who had a spot at the beach right near the young women. At around noon, they saw Miller, Blough and Bruhl talking to a tanned, dark-haired young man in his 20s who was aboard a 14 to 16-foot-long white boat with an outboard motor, and after laughing and chatting with the young man on board they got on, leaving all of their belongings on the beach. It would have been a totally normal sight at the time, a
Ah, the great outdoors. The sun on your face, the wind at your back, and (hopefully) a space to explore with your furry pal. While a walk in the park might seem like the most obvious place in the world to bring a dog, most U.S. national parks have strict rules regarding if and where pets are allowed. Guidelines can vary greatly, so we’ve compiled a list of each one, ranking them from most to least dog-friendly, to help you plan where to take your next parks adventure with your canine companion.
First, a few universal guidelines: keep your pet on a six-foot (or shorter) leash at all times, always bag and throw away your dog’s waste, and never leave an animal unattended in a locked vehicle.