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An Adventure Beginsby Connie Kuzydym

Erin Argyilan, Indiana University Northwest associate professor of geosciences, begins her presentation on the changing face of Mount Baldy. All photos by James Conlin

Participants in the Pinhook Bog excursion travel across the boardwalk to view the site in all its glory.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a phenomenal recreational and educational resource right in our backyard. Throughout the year, it hosts a wide variety of programs, the majority of which are free. Participation is merely a com-mitment of time.

How many of us actually take the time to do so?

While writing about a previ-ous IDNL event for The Beach-er, several park rangers en-thusiastically mentioned the inaugural Outdoor Adventure Festival set for the fi rst week-end of October, which piqued my curiosity.

Surveying the impressive scope of the events as listed

online, how they were structured and the fact that they were free, my marketing side imme-diately took over. My instantaneous reaction: brilliant.

Why?Park rangers Rafi

Wilkinson and Jean-Pierre Anderson took regular park programs and secured individuals foremost in their fi eld to lead them. They sprin-kled in a few new activi-ties, or added a twist to existing ones, and show-cased them in the three-day weekend event.

Limiting the inaugu-ral effort to 40 events, they quickly realized,

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with early response so favorable, that they could have scheduled 80.

The festival’s epicenter was Indiana Dunes Visi-tor Center on Indiana 49 in Porter. Events would take place in Lake, Porter and La Porte counties.

Perusing the schedule, the vast array of hikes ac-counted for all age groups and levels. There was a full moon hike at Mount Baldy, a birding hike in Indiana Dunes State Park, an all-abilities hike through Calumet Dunes, a family hike around Mill-er Woods wetlands, a prairie hike of Mnoke Prairie, a geocaching hike at Coffee Creek Watershed Pre-serve and a Cowles Bog hike, to name a few. There also was biking, paddling, photography outings, yoga, bike rides, building a geo-birdhouse and more.

Nathanael Pilla, Save the Dunes project coordinator, highlights vegetation during the journey through Pinhook Bog.

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My enthusiasm spilled over while speaking with my editor, Drew Tallackson. My initial reaction was to experience as many programs as possible, but Drew wisely pulled my feet back to earth, suggest-ing we choose four events to cover.

With that said, the options were easy: Pinhook Bog, Geology Hike of Mount Baldy, the marquee event, Paddle the Little Calumet River, and David Larson Photography Outing. All were scheduled for Saturday, with little if any time in between.

As the weekend approached, the forecast called for thunderstorms Saturday afternoon. Instead of canceling the paddle and Larson photography out-ings, they were rescheduled to the same time Sun-day. It was the right call: Storms hit the area with a vengeance that afternoon.

Saturday morning, however, greeted us with mild temperatures and blue skies dotted with puffy clouds. One could have not asked for a better start to the day. Excitement brewed within me. Pinhook Bog was something I always wanted to see, but nev-er took the time to experience. Having driven the stretch of Wozniak Road between Johnson Road to Indiana 2 several times, I was baffl ed as to the exact

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the woods. It is nature untouched with downed trees, fallen leaves, dying plants and spots where the un-dergrowth is thick. Soaking in the surroundings, one could get lost in thought as the birds chirped, the sound of leaves blowing through the trees. The only distraction was the amount of road noise that could be heard. According to Pilla, the woods are a wonderful buffer around the bog. The Bog Trail is open to the public during guided tours due to the fragility of the area and the danger that lies within.

“We’ll see when we get in there...it is dangerous,” Pilla said. “As a bota-nist, I always go with somebody. The reason is you walk in, underneath this bog is a pile of mucky water, it’s really deep in some areas...you could walk and fall and disappear.

“The nice thing is,” he continued, “10,000 years from now they come and fi nd this preserved body, then you become this specimen of hu-mans. But I don’t know if that’s how I want to go.”

The group laughed, but the thought was sobering. I made a men-tal note to remain aware of where the edge of the boardwalk was once we arrived there.

The true beauty surrounding the woods and bog are during spring and summer, when everything is bloom-ing and alive. Fall presents an op-

portunity to see a different type of beauty as the area prepares itself for winter.

We were cautioned to pay attention where we stepped due to the overabundance of black walnuts on the ground. When

Having done a minor bit of online research, I learned the bog is part of a two-trail system. The Upland Trail is a forest rich in beech and maple trees that has grown on top of the glacial moraine. The Bog Trail leads to a bog in a depression in the moraine created when a large piece of ice broke off the melting glacier.

The group that gathered on that brilliant Saturday morning was small, but eager to begin the hike led by Nathanael Pilla, one of the re-gion’s foremost botanists. Formerly with the National Park Service, he is now project coordinator for Save the Dunes.

We were only a few feet into our trek when Pilla stopped, pointed to a bush and asked if anyone knew what type it was. He warned us through-out our journey that we would be asked such questions. The species we encountered at the start of the trail-head was an aggressive one called the “asiatic honeysuckle.” It would be the fi rst of many invasive species we would encounter along the way.

The walk to the bog is a narrow, winding, gently sloping path through

location, having never seen a sign. Wisely, I Google Mapped Pinhook Bog. Imagine my surprise when that familiar voice announced “you have arrived”...and nothing was there. I turned around and, with-out maps, slowly made the trek back until a paved lot came into view, then a banner and fi nally the sign that, to my eyes, was invisible, set back from the road and blending into the fall landscape.

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A participant in the Pinhook Bog trip checks out one of the black walnuts —green when it fi rst lands — along the way.

Nathanael Pilla offers insight in the rare sights visible within the bog.


particular moat is surrounded by but-tonbush, which bears white fl owers in the spring. In the fall, what remains looks like a round pincush-ion.

Before entering, one interesting fact Pilla shared with us is that the bog has no water coming from streams or under-ground sources, only from rain and evapo-ration.

Standing in front of that closed gate, the excitement grew inside of me, as did a tinge of fear. There was a plastic board-walk in front of us. Its width was not narrow, but felt so because the plants were right there on both sides. After only a few steps, I began hearing the plop of water underneath my feet, visible through a small hole in each slat of the boardwalk. Water was visible, yet it felt like we were still on solid ground. It was eerie, hearing the splash of water with every step.

they initially land, which could lead to a bop on the head, they are green, which makes them easy to spot. As they decom-pose and turn brown, they are harder to see. Their round, sol-id shape could result in a rolled ankle.

Stopping numer-ous times along the way, Pilla pointed out various trees such as maples and beeches. We passed native plants such as roses, a spice bush and the evasive native sassafras.

The bog’s previous owners, before Save the Dunes purchased the homestead in the late 1960s, were blueberry farmers, so there are numerous such bushes. There also are plants we would see in our backyards, such as vinca and peonies.

As we wound our way down the path, listening and learning, we came to a fenced-in area.

We had fi nally reached the bog.Surrounding the bog was a moat. It almost felt

as if we were crossing into medieval times. This

Erin Argyilan briefs the group before the Mount Baldy hike begins.

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As we slowly made our way to the center of the bog, Pilla highlighted things along the way, partic-ipants asking a few questions. At some point, the boardwalk began to look as if it was fl oating on top. The farther out we walked, the more it felt as if there was a slight rocking motion.

Any fear of stepping off the boardwalk disap-peared as the bog’s magnifi cence enveloped us. Sur-rounding it is a variety of plants such as orange fringed orchids, lizard tales, sedges, rushes, grass-es, carnivorous plants, tamarack trees, blueberry bushes and poison sumac.

The bog, itself, re-sembles a large sphag-num moss mat. Various shades of green with a variety of textures, cov-ered by a shallow layer of water, are visible throughout the bog.

I’m sure there were other sounds besides birds chirping and leaves rustling, but in that moment I heard nothing. I was lost amid the breathtaking uniqueness of the bog and the beauty of what the eye was seeing...until Beacher photographer James Conlin quietly said it’s time for us to go.

Our bog experience came to a close too quickly. I took one last look, pledging to return in all the bog’s spring glory.

Back in the car, racing towards Mount Baldy for the geology hike, a different excitement overtook me. It felt like I was coming home.

In the early ’80s, I spent a signifi cant amount

of time on Mount Baldy. Sometimes, it was sitting at the top enjoying the lake breeze, taking in the view of Lake Michigan and catching a glimpse of Chicago. Other times, it was debating whether to head down to the beach, knowing how hot the sand was and how strenuous the climb back up would be. Occasionally, it was a quick up and down hike as the wind whipped the blowing sand to the point of stinging.

In those days, most of us hiked up the dune’s west side and came down the south side. Coming down the back of Mount Baldy was a pure adrena-line rush. One had to control the speed of his/her descent to remain upright.

When our daughters were old enough, we took them to Mount Baldy, giving them the same experience my husband and I had in our younger years.

Slowly, things began to change. Like many, we were saddened when designated path-ways were erected to the top of the dune. Then, running down the backside was no

longer allowed. Mount Baldy was no longer the friend we knew, the one that gave us countless hours of fun. It seemed more often than not, the dune was closed. Slowly, we bid our friend goodbye.

For many years, we passed Mount Baldy, but nev-er stopped by. Then, the unthinkable happened. A 6-year-old boy fell into a sinkhole in the dune, which then covered itself up. Like many who had a min-ute understanding of sand, it was inconceivable to

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The group heads with Erin Argyilan across the top of the dune.

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believe there was a hole or holes in Mount Baldy, as sand typically fi lls in holes. Mount Baldy was closed indefi nitely until more could be learned.

Cresting the hill, which I found out later is part of an arm of a dune, to the parking lot of Mount Baldy, I could feel the goose-bumps. As always, the magnifi cence of the towering sand dune left me holding my breath. I was home. I could not get out of my car fast enough to take a few steps closer to the dune.

Looking upwards towards the blue sky at the top of the dune, I saw the past fl ash before me. I saw the younger me running down the backside of the dune, my beloved husband watching our girls as they laughingly made their way down, my cous-ins from Europe in awe of heading down that side.

Coming out of my reverie, I was taken aback by how far south the dune has moved. Burying a side-walk and almost gobbling up the handicap parking spots at its base.

Making my way to the pavilion, Conlin and I joined up with a nice-sized group of participants who hailed from different areas, such as Vincennes, Demotte, Angola and Burr Ridge, Ill.

A different awe overtook me as I met Erin Argy-ilan, Indiana University Northwest associate pro-fessor of geosciences. She was at Mount Baldy when the boy fell into the hole. She was studying the dune prior to the accident and continues to do so.

The hike began with Argyilan providing a brief, easy to understand overview of how the surround-ing area was formed. She explained how shorelines

prefer to be straight, but are in constant change due to lake levels, winds and man-made structures. A handout showed once the peer at Michigan City

was built, the face of the shoreline began to change as the natural east-to-west move-ment of sand was in-terrupted, causing de-privation and erosion to the shoreline and dune.

For years, Mount Baldy was a popular destination for beach-goers, hang gliders and dune climbers. Little did we know, by walking on the dune, what we were doing to the integrity of it.

Today, Mount Baldy poses an interesting challenge for the Na-tional Lakeshore.

“NPS has to preserve natural landscape,” Argy-ilan said. “This dune is really a historical feature on top of a natural landscape.”

After a brief overview, we left for our hike. We went up the stairs and made our way toward the dune. The walk was beautiful, similar to venturing through a forest.

We came upon a fork in the trail. One sign pointed to the beach. Another led hikers to an informational sign about Mount Baldy. Additional signs warned of unstable ground and areas closed off to visitors.

Being a guided tour, we were allowed into the closed-off area. We began our steep upward climb on loose sand to the top of Mount Baldy. I was glad to see the ascent was still challenging.

Stepping on to the crest, absorbing the beauty of the dune, the lake and blue sky, I was breathless. A feeling of peace rushed over me. I was glad to be back visiting an old friend. Staying on the side of

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the dune where we came up, but moving us closer to the lake, Argyilan began telling us about what is now occurring here.

Mount Baldy, she said, is called a parabolic dune because of its U-shape. The southside near the park-ing lot is called the slip face. Argyilan explained that grains of sands are blown up on the windward side and cascade on the back slope. As it moves, it buries whatever is in its way, including parking lots, stair structures, buildings. If Mount Baldy was complete-ly vegetative, it wouldn’t move.

Much has been learned since the young boy fell into a sinkhole in Mount Baldy’s midsection. Ac-cording to Argyilan, they know the landscape be-neath Mount Baldy is 3,500 years old and not fl at at all. Rather, it is covering up dunes, trees, build-ings and is undulating. There is a younger dune, 20 to 100 years old that sits on top and is migrating up and over the 3,500-year-old dune, thus causing Mount Baldy to look as if it is fl attening out.

Before we headed down to the beach, I stood look-ing at my friend that has changed in ways that brought sadness to my heart. On the lake side, veg-etation is starting to take hold at the base, and with the younger sand moving southward and the older dune being exposed, it gives the dune an entirely different look. The slip face still looks the same, but pristine without the traces of humans running down that side.

For a brief moment, I mourned the loss of days gone by when you could visit and sit at the top of the dune whenever you wanted, when sunbathers were part of the landscape, when you could hear squeals of laughter as people ran down the back. Gone are those days, and the ability to share it with the next generation.

Absorbing everything Argyilan told us and what they have learned since the accident left me viewing Mount Baldy in a different light. For the fi rst time, I saw what those who study it see: a natural resource that is fragile, yet resilient. I understood better why we must respect the choices being made for the dune, whether we agree with them or not. Instead of becoming upset, let us become engaged and ask

the “why” questions to better inform ourselves and help preserve such a beautiful dune.

Taking the trail to the beach, the day had warmed signifi cantly and the fl ies were biting, so it was not a long stay. In the past, my biggest enjoyment had always been turning around on the beach and look-ing up at the top of the dune. Although Argyilan had forewarned us how much erosion had taken place, it was still diffi cult to see. There was at least a 14’ drop from the base of the dune to the beach. Natu-rally, there was no way to see the top of the dune.

Instead of hiking back up with everyone else, the dune beckoned me to stay a bit longer, for what rea-son I do not know. In those few moments, I gave thanks to our old friend for the hours of enjoyment it provided, and acknowledged we still can enjoy the dune, but in a different way.

Driving away having fi nished the fi rst leg of my outdoor experience, and looking forward to the next, I said a silent thank you to all those who, indeed, made the Outdoor Adventure Festival a wonderful adventure.

Fencing remains around Mount Baldy that protects rare vegetation.

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Beach Glass Jewelry ClassBeach Bum Jewels and Shady Creek Winery will

present a Beach Glass Jewelry Class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at Shady Creek Win-ery, 2030 Tryon Road.

Participants will create a wire-wrapped beach glass pendant or wire beach glass earrings, all while learning how to use basic jewelry tools and tech-niques. The $50 cost includes supplies, two glasses of wine and charcuterie place to share.

Seating is limited. Call or text Linda at (219) 743-9595 for reservations.

Michigan City Public LibraryThe following programs are available at Michi-

gan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St.:• Ghost Hunting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26,

in the library meeting room.Amateur ghost hunter Jayde McAloon sheds

light on what it’s like to hunt for the paranormal. She will discuss equipment used, and share photos of actual ghost investigations and Electronic Voice Phenomena (sound potentially caused by ghosts).

• Halloween Movie: “Frankenweenie” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27.

The movie is Rated PG. Children 18 and younger who arrive by 4 p.m. have a chance to win a copy of the movie. Light refreshments will be provided.

• Library Costume Contest at 3:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 28.

Three age groups may enter with two winners per age group (birth-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-17 years). Categories include “Scariest Costume” or “Most Original Costume.” Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. The contest and judging begin at 4 p.m.

• Intermediate Spanish Language Course at 9:10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, in the meeting room.

Previous study of the language is needed. There is no cost, but a $5 textbook is required. Registra-tion is limited. Call Al Tieken at (219) 878-8519 for more information.

• National Candy Corn Day Craft at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, in the meeting room.

Children 5-10 will make a Candy Corn necklace (not edible). All materials are provided.

• Story Time at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, and 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Children birth to age 5 and adults will enjoy sto-ries, songs and crafts. Arrive a few minutes early to receive a name tag.

• Halloween Craft at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, in the meeting room.

Children 4 and older accompanied by an adult can make a spooky craft. All materials are provided.

Contact Robin Kohn at (219) 873-3049 for more information on library programming.

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The Expected and the UnexpectedSometimes, we see what we expect to see.Other times, the unexpected surprises us.Several exhibits this month achieve both. “Nouvelle Femme” at Southern Shore Art Associa-

tion has its quota of portraits and dream-like wom-en fl oating in reverie. However, some touch on the human condition — something for which we might not have been prepared — while using good tech-nique and composition.

There is a cubist-style woman with her heart in a yellow rectangle by Ed Levitan. There are lovely nude photographs by Larry Brechner that reference Edward Weston — one of the foremost champions of modern photography — and concentrating on form in highly detailed images. Most contemporary is “Solitude,” where the relationship of shapes has overtones of abstraction.

Dana Dabagia introduces drama with the painting “It Started Out as a Good Day,” where the viewer is introduced to a scene more per-sonal than cliché. Another unusual representation is Kei Constantinov’s c o n t e n t - c r o w d -ed, medieval-like painting, “The In-quisitor’s Daugh-ter: Brugges.” The excellent composi-tion keeps your eye moving through

this complex, beautifully detailed work. The unexpected also pops out in the SFC Gallery

exhibit by pet photographer Angie Januschowski. Besides the typical animal portraits, she uses light-ing and composition creatively to bring out the

Dana Dabagia’s “It Started Out as a Good Day.”

animal’s spirit, or goes full creative to produce unexpected views. It is good to see an artist who can use her skills to do work ranging from popular to abstract, and do it well, keep-ing the content and form together.

At The Depot Gallery in Beverly Shores, the 18 Art-ists group presents a widely varied exhib-it. The corner of the gallery shown here

is an example. From the beautiful to-be-expected sunfl ower to a yellow mask-sculpture, the viewer experiences a near-complete range of art types.

18 Artists (18artists.com) is a cooperative “en-gaged in furthering the careers of emerging and es-tablished artists in the Northwest Indiana and Chi-cagoland area.” Among the fi ne works in this exhibit is a richer-than-representational painting by Dawn Fetty, “Barcelona Blooming,” whose colors and thick paint are bursting with the juices of nature. There’s a sampling of excellent abstract art, including Judy Pamplona’s “Visual Harmony,” that shows the simi-larity between music and art at a basic level.

The other exhibiting artists are Rebecca Gro-chowski, Amy Miller Hill, June Krsek, Helen Mis-ner, Sherrill Newman, Alice Nebelsiek-Piorkowski (watercolor), Joanne Rayter, Lenore Senovic, Jan Stewart, Bridget Hunt, Susy Vance and May Ann Gradisher. These artists give the viewer a wide range of experiences, practically a mini-museum.

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Just down the road, at the Ellen Firme Art Gal-lery, Lee Ligocki plunges a traditional way of mak-ing color woodcuts into a new medium.

Ligocki layers the basic colors of red, yellow, blue and black, each hand-painted in oils onto transpar-ent plastic. The viewer sees through each layer, and colors combine to make new colors.

As with most good art, the use of the media re-inforces the idea or emotions of the artist. Ligocki states, “Art is the connection to life. It is fl uid, color-ful, has soft and hard edges, and contains infi nite…angles…emotional experiences.” The artworks are beautiful from many viewpoints, adding to the idea that we live in fl ux.

By visiting some or all of these spaces, viewers can experience the sense of delight in things they know, and the sense of excitement in the unexpected. A corner display in The Depot Gallery.

A Lee Ligocki piece at The Ellen Firme Art Gallery.

If You Go

• Southern Shore Art Association, 724 Franklin St., Michigan City. Info: (219) 879-4980.

• SFC Gallery, 607 Franklin St., Michi-gan City. Info: (219) 877-4420, [email protected]

• The Depot Art Gallery, 525 Broadway, Beverly Shores. Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fri-day through Sun-day.

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In business, in life, in fi tness, our jobs, we are obsessed with num-bers. We look at ups and downs, gains and losses. We look at aver-ages, percentages, charts. It is in-grained in our head that, depend-

ing on what we’re measuring, if numbers go up or down, then the results are good or bad.

But what if the “norm” changes? What if your boss said, if your numbers don’t improve, that’s OK. In fact, it may be better.

Weird.Well, lately, a lot of people are challenging the

norm. The book and fi lm version of “Mon-eyball” introduce base-ball minds focusing on numbers never around before. They were track-ing such in-depth projec-tions and stats, it start-ed changing how others look at players’ perfor-mance.

Numbers in health and fi tness typically center around one main number: the number on the scale or your weight. This tends to be the focus when someone comes into a gym to make a change. “I want to lose weight.” Just as with baseball, those in the fi tness industry understand that the number on the scale isn’t the most important number.

There are plenty of numbers out there to mea-sure, and important numbers we should consider. However, the number on the scale is not one of them. And yeah, I know, I am crazy for saying that, but it’s true. The number on the scale is going to give you more anxiety, more worry, more stress than needed. That number is going to cause your weight to yo-yo up and down. Now, I am going to contradict myself by saying it is still relevant. Obviously, we can look at weight and use this as a motivator for change. But checking the scale every day. hoping to see it go down, is literally insane.

While relevant, check once a week on your prog-ress, at the same time, wearing the same thing. More important is how you feel, how your clothes fi t, how much energy you have and how your body is changing. These are immeasurable, but extremely important.

My face cringes and heart hurts every time I hear someone mention a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat. That is like saying a pound of bricks weighs more than a pound of feathers. Guess what? A pound is a pound! They weigh the same.

BUT, they have different densities. Let’s introduce the potato. Take a 1 pound baked

potato, for example. It is compact, dense, solid. Put that baked potato in a Ziplock bag. This is our mus-cle. Now, if we take that same 1 pound baked potato and mash it, the density is going to change. Put that mashed potato in a Ziplock bag, and it is going to take up a lot more space. This is our fat.

When we look at numbers like body fat percent-age and muscle mass, we can see that body composi-tion really is where it’s at. We can have two people who are the same height and weigh the same. How-ever, they have different body compositions because

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A Ghost Story — Beacher Style by William HalliarI

t was a dark and stormy Sunday afternoon. My task was to write an article for the Hallow-een issue. The mantle clock over my fi replace struck 3 p.m., slowly counting down the sec-onds, reminding me of my failure to come up

with any viable ideas. I sat with pen in hand, star-ing at a blank sheet of paper with no direction, no inspiration. A spirit of dread crept up my spine as I squirmed uneasily in my chair.

I needed a change of scenery. Something to get the creative juices fl owing. I needed to take a walk on the lakefront, to feel the wind on my face and be calmed by the quiet, rhythmic lapping of the waves.

I heard my mantle clock strike fi ve blows as I closed my front door and headed to Washington Park. Opening the car door once in the parking lot, I was struck in the face by a chill wind that car-ried the threat of continued storms. I could hear the waves hitting the beach with a force that disturbed the rocky shore. I knew there would be a stinging spray, but I needed the change of pace, this rush of inspiration from the breath of nature. I’d thought ahead, dressing in layers to keep the chill at bay for at least a little while.

My shoes hit the sand, and I heard the familiar sound of the singing sand swishing and shushing beneath my feet. The beach was deserted, save for one lonely forlorn fi gure strolling near the water’s edge. A solitary man walking slowly, face turned toward the waves and looming storm. He seemed to stop and listen, every few feet, then continue his stroll along the shore, shuffl ing in the sand, his feet barely out of the way of the frothing waves.

I paused to pick up a fl at rock in solitary repose among a pile of rounder fellows. I grasped it with my fi ngertips, as my grandfather taught me to do many years ago, then tossed it underhand into the waves. It skipped three times before disappearing beneath the murky surface. My heart mirrored the ticking of my mantle clock, and I was aware that time was passing, but I took a moment to turn to the stranger on the beach and bid him good evening.

I noticed his clothes, which appeared rather old-fashioned, but neat and warm, a little ragged and worn, but not overly so. His face was neither young nor old, more careworn than anything. His hands were large and hung loosely from frayed sleeves. They swayed gently as he walked.

“Do you hear ‘em”, he asked? “Huh?” I replied. “Do you hear ’um...the cries, the cries of a lost boy and his daddy?” I looked around. There was no one else in sight. “What boy, what do you mean?” I asked, a little concerned this guy was not playing with a full deck. I was standing on the beach in a cold drizzle, a little wary of my company, but anything was better than facing that blank piece of paper and damned clock. I pitched another fl at rock into the waves.

The old man began to spin a yarn as old folks are wont to do. As he did, his visage grew all the more

morose, his voice melancholy.“Once, many years ago, a happy family enjoyed

spending time on this very beach, every chance that they could get away from their hard knock lives. The papa was a hard worker, a millwright at the old Haskell & Barker plant, over yonder,” he pointed vaguely in the direction of where Lighthouse Place-Premium Outlets is today. “The mama took in iron-ing and did some mending for the rich folk in town to make a few extra pennies each week. They came here to the beach quite a lot. They had little spare money, and it was such a fun way to enjoy a day off together.”

A wave broke at our feet, and I raised my collar against the chill wind. It did not seem to bother the storyteller as he continued his tale. “The papa was Collin and his wife Katie, a proper Irish family. Their little son, apple of the papa’s eye, was Johnny. Johnny O’Shay was his name, and tonight, I can hear him crying in the wind.”

I stopped in my search for another fl at rock and asked, “Hear him in the wind, what are you saying?”

“I can hear him,” he said, “and his papa, too, sure as I can hear you, what’s standing in front of me

this very minute.”Alright, now I wanted, no, needed to hear the rest

of the story, even though it meant I would have to work late into the night to get anything, no matter how lame, to my editor by Tuesday morning.

My storyteller fi xed his watery gray eyes upon me and began to relate a story that took place so many years ago on a Halloween evening, just before sun-set: an evening much like this very one.

It was a Friday. The work week was over. For much of the day, the town and especially the lake-front were enveloped in a thick, murky fog. It was a dense blanket of whiteness that hushed and muf-fl ed the sounds of the city. Visibility was just a few feet in any direction. A person walking alone could feel he had walked away from all civilization, that he was the only living creature on a dead planet. The only sounds following him would be the scrap-ing of his shoes on wet pavement and the beating of his own heart.

Collin O’Shay, tired after a long week of laboring in the company woodshop, thought he would take his little boy, Johnny, to their beloved beach for a romp in the strange twilight of the foggy evening before sup-

per. Father and son bundled up against the cold mist that penetrated even the thickest of clothes, chilling them to the bone. They left mama behind to prepare a meal at the cast-iron wood stove that dominated the warm kitchen of their home and headed to the beach, holding hands and talking excitedly.

The fog was thicker now than it had been all day. As they made their way across the beach, papa and Johnny could hear their heels squeaking across the singing sand. The sounds of the factory town behind them faded into the distance. Soon, all they could hear was the sound of their own excited breathing and the crunching of the waves on the beach. The thick fog clung to their clothes and wetted their fac-es as they walked towards the water’s edge, follow-ing the sound of the waves that became ever louder as they approached.

Johnny dropped his father’s hand and ran, im-pulsively forward into the fog. “Johnny,” Papa cried, suddenly afraid because he had lost sight of his son. But there he was, waving and laughing, scrambling through the rocks at the water’s edge, snatching up a rock now and then and tossing it into the waves. Again, the mist covered Johnny, and he was hidden from his father’s view. Again, Papa cried out, but this time the laughing reply was fainter.

Collin O’Shay ran forward, catching glimpses of his son as a gust of wind parted the fog before losing him again in thick mist, now and then hearing his voice above the sound of the waves. Then, he was gone again.

Papa ran forward, shouting for Johnny to stop and take his hand, but the wind and surf muffl ed his voice and the fog obscured his view. The min-utes passed, then, it was quiet and Johnny was gone. Collin ran, stumbling through the surf from one side of the beach to the other, but Johnny was nowhere to be found.

The lighthouse and lifesaving station were near-by. Finally, exhausted from the search, voice hoarse from crying, he pounded on the door of the light-house. An elderly, but sturdy woman with a bun at the back of her head answered his desperate cries and summoned the men from the lifesaving station to help in the search.

They scoured the beach, but to no avail. Into the water and across the sand dunes, they ran. Day after day, for many weeks that fall, the people in town looked for the little boy. There were rumors and whispered stories, but Johnny was never seen or heard from again.

Johnny had stepped into the fog and walked out of his world of hard lines and ridged structures into a world of hazy fog, half-light and mist. Johnny O’Shay was gone.

“The mama and the papa never gave up,” the old storyteller said, continuing his tale. “For as long as they lived, they wandered the beach every day, look-

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A Ghost Story Continued from

ing for clues, anything that might tell them what had become of their boy.” They lived out their sad lives longing for Johnny, never giving up hope, each passing to the next world, but revisiting

this one on foggy overcast nights to continue searching for their son.

“On a day like this one, especially on foggy Halloween evenings,

you can hear them as they cry out in the mist. You can see

them: Papa’s coattails fl y-ing and Mama’s apron

blowing in the wind. They can be seen

and their voic-es heard as

they scurry to and fro,

calling out for their lost son.”The old man had fi nished his story. He wheezed and

spat in the sand, signifying he had no more to tell.I turned to pick up another fl at stone, intending

to fl ing it after its fellows into the frothy waves. I was excited. “This is a great story, I need to write this down,” I said “Who told you all of this, what is your name?”

“Johnny. Johnny O’Shay,” was his haunting reply.I tuned quickly around to fi nd, to my astonish-

ment, my only company on that lonely stretch of beach was a quirky seagull strutting across the sand. My friend, the storyteller, disappeared, and I knew in an instant I would not miss my deadline. I would tell the story of lost Johnny O’Shay.

Was the strange old man’s story true? Who can tell? I would swear Johnny O’Shay seemed real to me as we stood together on that stormy beach.

Our great lake holds many secrets tightly in its chilly depths. The wind and waves have heard the cries of many a lost soul who wandered the sandy beaches over time, in the misty fog, the tossing waves and moaning wind. Perhaps their specters will wander forever on foggy, stormy evenings seek-ing a peace they will never fi nd.

About the Cover PhotoThank Janet Baines for discovering the in-

credible photo on this week’s cover.Janet, our inside sales and customer service

representative, is a wonderful photographer in her own right. It is her images of a fog-strewn Washington Park beach, in fact, that serve as the photo illustrations for Bill Halliar’s ghost story.

Janet also admires photographer Ted Soller and his knack for capturing Michigan City’s lakefront in all its unpredictable glory. It was her suggestion that prompted us to use Ted’s jawdropper, that of a rainbow arched over the Lighthouse Pier, for last year’s St. Patrick’s Day edition cover.

Soller is a “regular” along the lakefront, join-ing the likes of Robb Quinn and Pat Landers in the wee hours of morning as storm fronts roll across Lake Michigan.

True to form, Ted captured this week’s cover photo at 2:43 a.m. on May 18.

“Looks like this storm was tracking just out over the lake, and we just missed most of the rain,” he said. “Was out there hoping for the ‘big’ shot with fellow lightning photographer Pat Landers. I guess we would rather shoot storms than sleep!”

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• AARP Driver Safety Program from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Thomas Library Bertha Wood Meeting, 200 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.

The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Registration is necessary. Visit www.aarp.org/drive or call instructor Jeanette Pike at (219) 949-6307 for more information or to register.

• Bits & Bytes, Tech Questions with Dan, from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Thom-as Library Serials/Automation Department.

Registration is required by visiting or calling the IT Department at (219) 926-7696, or registering at www.wpl.lib.in.us. Click on the Bits & Bytes link.

• Comic Con 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 28.

The third annual event features comic and graph-ic novel artists, authors and vendors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Thomas Centennial Park. A cosplay/cos-tume contest is at noon.

Activities move to The Baugher Center, 100 W. Indiana Ave., from 2 to 4 p.m. with the panel dis-cussion, “The Educational Value of Graphic Nov-els.” Events also include a trivia contest, activities for kids, a game table with roleplaying and other tabletop games. Closing the day is a screening of “Wonder Woman” at 5 p.m.

• Children’s Movie: “Rock Dog” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Thomas Library.

The movie is Rated PG. Attendees can take a pil-low or stuffed animal. Children 8 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

• The Unnamed Guild of Gamers from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Thomas Library’s Bertha Wood Meeting Room.

Events include a fi fth edition Dungeons & Drag-ons campaign, as well as “Munchkin,” “Ultimate Werewolf,” “Settlers of Catan” and “Pandemic.”

• Intro to the Ukulele from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 at Thomas Library’s Bertha Wood Meeting Room.

No experience is necessary. The hands-on in-troduction to the ukulele involves learning basic chords, rhythm and ukulele history. The library will provide instruments; however, those who have one can take it to class and should indicate so when reg-istering. Space is limited, so register at the library’s children’s department or call (219) 926-7696.

• Serial Killer Trivia Night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Westchester Town-ship History Museum, 700 W. Porter Ave., Chesterton.

Questions will focus on serial killings from his-tory, as well as those portrayed in movies, TV and books. Teams of 1-4 people can vie for a prize.

• Crochet Club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednes-days through Nov. 28 at Thomas Library.

Attendees learn beginning crochet from instruc-tor Sadie Steciuch. Children are asked to take a size G crochet hook and skein of medium-weight yarn to each session. Class size is limited, so registration is required by calling (219) 926-7696.

• Teen Nail Art from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Nov. 1, at Thomas Library’s Bertha Wood Meeting Room.

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• Minecraft Meet-up from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Nov. 1 and 15, at Thomas Library.

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Mocky Horror Open Mic NightFootlight Players will host its Halloween-themed

Mocky Horror Open Mic Night on Friday, Oct. 27, at Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin St.

Local talent is invited to perform. Halloween dec-orations and treats will be provided. A surprise per-formance is planned, and costumes and Halloween songs are welcome.

Doors open at 6:45 p.m. The performances are from 7 to 10 p.m. The cost to perform is $2 at the door. A 10-15 minute performance is requested, but not required. A piano, four microphones and a sound tech will be available.

Visit footlightplayers.org or call (219) 874-4035 to register or more details.

Halloween HootenanyThe second old-fashioned Halloween Hootenan-

ny is from 2:30 to 4 p.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 29, in New Buffalo Public Library’s Pokagon Room, 33 N. Thompson St.

“Monster Mash” and “Woolly Bully” will comple-ment other seasonal songs, such as “Turn, Turn, Turn” and “California Dreaming.” All ages and skill levels are encouraged to take acoustical instru-ments and play, sing or “percussion along” during the informal get-together that also includes folk, blues, Motown and show tunes.

Garth Taylor, School of American Music execu-tive director, will serve as conductor, player and singer. While refusing to reveal the song’s name, he promised a grand fi nale featuring a world famous Rugby drinking song “which has been redacted for Sunday-at-the-Library use.”

Other upcoming programs in the free FOL Com-munity Forums series are: “Charles A. Lindbergh: An American First” on Nov. 7; a program marking the sesquicentennial of the Protestant reformation on Nov. 17; and “The Evolution of Local Ecosystem” on Dec. 4. The series is sponsored by Friends of New Buffalo Library and underwritten in part by The Pokagon Fund.

Call New Buffalo Township Library at (269) 469-2933, follow the facebook link at newbuffalotown-shiplibrary.org or email [email protected] for more details.

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Haunted Trails & Ghost StoriesFriendship Botanic Gardens, 2055 E. U.S. 12, will

present “Haunted Trails and Ghost Stories” from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

The event includes face painting, trick or treat-ing, a bonfi re and the Up n’ Smoke barbecue food truck. Children can wear Halloween costumes, and families can experience the gardens in the glow of the “Trail of Lights” — an illuminated pathway of lampposts. Children also can check out Phases 1 and 2 of the children’s garden, a newly installed arena for interactive natural play experiences.

The cost for visitors 12 and older is $5, or $2 for 12 and younger. Call (219) 878-9885 or email [email protected] for details.

Indiana Dunes State ParkA weekend of “Howl”oween programs and events

are planned at Indiana Dunes State Park.The schedule is:

Saturday, Oct. 28• 10 a.m. — Critters with Costumes.Meet at the Nature Center to learn how Dunes

critters have built-in “costumes” as camoufl age. • 2 p.m. — Creepy Campground Crafts.Meet at the campground shelter by campsite 113

for Halloween crafts.• 4 to 5:30 p.m. — Trick-or-treating.The annual tradition is held in the campgrounds.• 5:30 to 7 p.m. — Hay rides.Tickets, which are $2 per person (3 and younger

are free), can be purchased at the campground gate. • 6 p.m. — Owl Prowl.Hikers will venture from the campground gate to

search for owls.• 7 p.m. — Saw-whet owl banding. The Indiana Audubon Society leads the weather-

dependent program.Sunday, Oct. 29

• 10 a.m. — Boo-tiful Birds.Meet a naturalist in the Nature Center’s bird-

feeding observation room to learn about the birds that frequent feeders there.

• 2:30 p.m. — Spooktakular Spiders.Learn fascinating facts during the program that

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Lend a Hand DayLend a Hand Day is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednes-

day, Nov. 1, at the La Porte County Fairgrounds Community Building, 2581 W. Indiana 2.

Sponsored by La Porte County Extension Home-makers, volunteers who can sew, cut, stitch, tie, sort, iron, knit, crochet, pack, stack and cart are invited. They can help make items such as quilts, bags, backpacks, dog mats, pillowcases and lap robes for county service organizations to distribute to their clients.

Those interested can come for a few hours or the entire day. Contact the Purdue Extension offi ce at (219) 324-9407 for more information.

Shirley Heinze Partnership LuncheonShirley Heinze Land Trust will host its annual

Partnership Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 3, at Long Beach Country Club.

The event unites the local conservation commu-nity and representatives from business and civic organizations to learn about Shirley Heinze and its plans for the coming year.

Arthur Pearson, Gay-lord and Dorothy Donnel-ley Foundation director of Chicago programs, is the keynote speaker. He will discuss the foundation’s funding priorities, with a fo-cus on its support for land-conservation efforts in the Calumet Region. The Gay-lord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation has partnered with Shirley Heinze since 2005.

Also on the agenda is the “Bringing Nature Home” Awards. Sponsored by the Friends of Shirley Heinze, they recognize local landscaping projects that incor-porate native plants. These plants provide a critical source of food, shelter and migration “waystations” for insects, birds and other wildlife, and are impor-tant to the region’s natural ecosystems.

ArcelorMittal’s Global Research and Develop-ment Facility in East Chicago, The Gary Redevelop-ment Commission and Town of Munster will be rec-ognized for their landscape projects. Visit tinyurl.com/qarccqo for more information.

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Worthy Recovery Banquet/AuctionThe Ninth Annual Worthy Recovery Inc. Banquet

and Auction is from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Heston Hills Banquet Center, 1933 E. County Road 800 North, Galena Township.

The group’s mission is to reduce drug and alcohol addiction among recently incarcerated and/or at-risk women.

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JROTC Competes in Raider CompetitionMichigan City High School’s Marine Corps Ju-

nior Reserve Offi cer Training Corps competed in a Raider Competition on Oct. 14.

Hosted by Hobart High School Army JROTC, 11 other teams participated, all of them Army except for Portage High School, which also is Marine.

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The events were: a fi tness challenge that involved dragging a tire, carrying a football tackling dummy and carrying water cans in a 100-meter course; moving tires more than 100 meters; a stretcher car-ry combined with negotiating obstacles over a mile course; a buddy carry for 35 yards that was repeat-ed for 10 minutes; and a 2.5-mile run.

Final scoring results were not immediately avail-able. The team — seven males and three females — were fatigued by the end of the competition. They also had to deal with two big downpours, the second of which came during the 2.5-mile run.

“These 10 cadets showed much grit and deter-mination,” the senior Marine instructor, Maj. Tom McGrath, said. “Additionally, they are some of the most involved students in our school. They are all on our military drill team. Four of them shoot on

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The Wolves’ next competition is Oct. 28 at Por-tage. MCHS will host a military skills competition involving 10 schools Nov. 18. Cadets also will sup-port the MCHS’s Veterans Day Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the school gym. The event honors all veterans and their respective service.

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Indiana Dunes National LakeshoreThe following programs are available:

• Volunteers needed for Miller Woods resto-ration work at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

Join Student Conservation Association interns for the program that lasts about 90 minutes. No ex-perience is needed. It begins with a brief history of the area and safety precautions. Participants then set out on the Miller Woods Trail to clip seed heads from two invasive plants: phragmites and cattails. The work will help restore the Miller Woods wet-lands. Wear comfortable clothes; tools and work gloves will be furnished.

• “Who’s Making Noise on Halloween Night” from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education.

The family event includes holiday-themed nature activities and hikes. Visitors can come dressed in costume and may win a small prize.

Kim Hoover of “Hoots to Howls” rehabilitation center will bring native owls under its care and share stories from 6 to 7 p.m. The non-profi t cen-ter cares for raptors and mammals, releasing them back into the wild when possible.

Jim Louderman of Chicago’s Field Museum will showcase the benefi ts and diversity of insects and spiders, and lead a night hike, weather permitting, to search for bats and bugs in Miller Woods.

• Halloween Campground Program from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Dunewood Campground.

Join a ranger for Halloween activities and trick or treating. The campground is located at 645 Broad-way Ave., Beverly Shores.

• Dune Buggy Bus Tours from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.

Join a ranger for a free two-hour tour in one of the park’s 15-passenger shuttle buses. Reservations are required because space is limited.

The Visitor Center is at 1215 N. Indiana 49, Por-ter. The Paul H. Douglas Center is at 100 N. Lake St. in Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood. Call (219) 395-1882 for more information.

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NPS Prescribed FiresThe National Park Service will conduct fi ve pre-

scribed fi res this fall at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Approximately 950 acres are expected to be burned as a tool for the park’s long-term restoration and hazard fuel reduction efforts.

In Gary, 178 acres of Oak-Savannah will be burned to restore Miller Woods immediately west of the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education. An additional 62 acres will be burned west of County Line Road and south of U.S. 12 near the Woodlake Dunes Apartments.

In Porter, the 191-acre Mnoke Prairie located north of Beam Street and west of U.S. 20 — one of the last natural prairie areas in Northwest Indiana — will be affected.

Near Beverly Shores, 77 acres at Dunewood Campground will be burned to reduce woody debris and leaf litter around the campsites.

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Clear management goals and objectives have been established for each burn unit. A designated set of conditions must exist, including ideal air tem-perature, wind speed and direction, and relative hu-midity. Conditions will be monitored to ensure the fi re is completed safely.

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Activities to Explore In the Area: Oct. 25 — Deli Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sinai Temple,

2800 Franklin St. Dine in welcomed. Call-in orders: (219) 874-4477, (219) 877-7541.

Oct. 26 — Ghost Hunting, 6 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049.

Oct. 27 — Halloween Movie: “Frankenweenie,” 3:30 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049.

Oct. 27 — Mocky Horror Open Mic Night, Foot-light Theatre, 1705 Franklin St. Doors open @ 6:45 p.m. Performances: 7-10 p.m. Cost to perform: $2. Info: footlightplayers.org, (219) 874-4035.

Oct. 27-30 — Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, Mich. Now showing: “Year by the Sea.” Not Rated. Times: 6 p.m. Fri.-Mon. Also: “Viceroy’s House.” Not Rated. Times: 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. All times Eastern. Info: vickerstheatre.com

Oct. 27, 30-31 — Blackout Tours,” Barker Man-sion, 631 Washington St. Times: 8 p.m./families, 10 p.m./adults only. Tickets: $15/adult, $10/youth. Info: www.facebook.com/barkermansion, Eventbrite.

Oct. 28 — Westchester Public Library Comic Con 2017, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. @ Thomas Centennial Park, 2-4 p.m. @ The Baugher Center, 100 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.

Oct. 28 — Children’s Movie: “Rock Dog,” 10:30 a.m., Westchester Public Library, 200 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.

Oct. 28 — “Haunted Trails and Ghost Stories,” 3-6 p.m., Friendship Botanic Gardens, 2055 E. U.S. 12. Cost: 12 & older/$5, 12 & younger/$2. Info: (219) 878-9885, [email protected]

Oct. 28 — Costume Contest, 3:30 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049.

Oct. 28 — Flame & Flair Uptown Halloween Fes-tival, 5-10 p.m., Uptown Arts District (downtown Michigan City).

Oct. 28 — La Porte County Symphony Orches-tra, “Tales from the Darkside,” La Porte Civic Au-ditorium, 1001 Ridge St. Doors open @ 6 p.m./show from 7-9:30 p.m. Tickets: www.lcso.net

Oct. 28 — Halloween Campground Program, 6-9 p.m., Dunewood Campground, 645 Broadway Ave., Beverly Shores. Info: (219) 395-1882.

Oct. 28 — The Cavalcade of Horrors, 7 p.m., The Nest, 803 Franklin St. Info: (219) 262-5200.

Oct. 28 — The 6th Annual HauseFest, 7:30 p.m. EDT, The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Drive, Three Oaks, Mich. Tickets: $50. Info: www.acorn-theater.com, (269) 756-3879.

Oct. 28-29 — “Howl”oween weekend, Indiana Dunes State Park, 1600 N. County Road 25 East, Chesterton. Info: (219) 926-1390.

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Oct. 29 — Purdue University Northwest Sinai Forum, presidential historian Jon Meacham, 4 p.m., James B. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex, 1401 S. U.S. 421. Tickets: www.pnw.edu/sinai-forum

Oct. 30 — National Candy Corn Day Craft, 3:30 p.m., Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049.

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City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St. Info: (219) 873-3049.

Saturdays — St. Stanislaus Catholic Church farmers market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., parking lot next to tennis courts. Info: [email protected], (219) 851-1785.

Saturdays — La Porte Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Lincolnway & Monroe. Info: www.facebook.com/laportefarmersmarket

Through December — World War I exhibit, La Porte County Historical Society Museum, 2405 Indiana Ave. Info: www.laportecountyhistory.org, (219) 324-6767.

In the RegionOct. 28 — Halloween Fun, 5-8 p.m., Paul H

Douglas Center for Environmental Education, 100 N. Lake St.,Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood. Info: (219) 395-1882.

Support GroupsMondays — Codependents Anonymous (CoDA),

6 p.m., Franciscan Alliance-St. Anthony Health. Info: (219) 879-3817.

Mondays, Fridays — Overeaters Anonymous, 7 p.m. Mon./Franciscan St. Anthony Health, 301 W. Homer St., 9 a.m. Fri./First United Method-ist Church, 121 E. Seventh St. Info: https://oa.org, (219) 879-0300.

Wednesdays — Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group for Caregivers, 2 p.m., third Wednesday of each month, Rittenhouse Senior Living, 4300 Cleve-land Ave. Info: (888) 303-0180.

Wednesdays — Al-Anon meetings, 6-7 p.m., Franciscan Alliance-St. Anthony Health. Info: (708) 927-5287.

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PERSONAL SERVICESSAVE YOUR PRECIOUS MEMORIES DIGITALLY ON CDs or DVDs

Home movies-slides-pictures transferred to CDs or DVDsWedding & Event Documentation.

Corporate and Industrial Video Productions Contact: Patrick Landers at Midwest Video Communications

219-879-8433 or [email protected]’S CLOCK REPAIR SHOP on Tilden Ave., Michigan City

is open. Call 219-221-1534. ENTERTAINMENT: Parties/dinners, voice and instrumentlessons for all ages. Ron Nagle Music. Call 219-872-1217.

THE LAUNDRY DROP. A wash-dry-fold service for your busy lifestyle. Dry cleaning accepted. Located at 16170 Red Arrow Highway, Suite C5,

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Very reasonable. Call 219-326-8651/219-575-1828.FIREWOOD: SEASONED, DELIVERED, STACKED.

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BUSINESS SERVICESReprographic Arts Inc. Signs, banners, posters, custom T-shirts, decals, presentation boards, lamination, vehicle graphics, vinyl lettering, embroi-

dery. Founded in 1970. Locally owned and operated. www.reprographicarts.com

ART SUPPLY GIFT SETS FOR BUDDING ARTISTS – FIRME’S (2 Stores) 11th & Franklin streets, Michigan City - 219/874-3455

U.S. 12, Beverly Shores - Just West of Traffic Light - 219/874-4003.8-10-12-15 & 20 yard dumpster rentals

Lakeshore Rolloff and Demolition • 269-426-3868

HOME HEALTH – CAREGIVERSCOMFORT KEEPERS

Providing Comforting Solutions For In-Home CareHomemakers, attendants, companions

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All of our compassionate caregivers are screened,bonded, insured, and supervised.

Call us at 877/711-9800Or visit www.comfortkeepers.com

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CLEANING - HOUSEKEEPINGPERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING -- Homes - Condos - Offices. Day and afternoons available. - Call Darla at 219/878-3347.

CLEANING SOLUTIONS. Home & office cleaning services, 20 yrs. exp. Insured, free estimates. Call 219-210-0580

HOME MATTERS CLEANING SERVICE INC. Email [email protected]

for the many services we offer. Call 219-898-2592.ESSENTIAL CLEANING

Specializing in New Construction/Remodeling Cleanup, Business and Home Maintenance Cleaning. Residential and Commercial. Insured and

references available.Call Rebecca at 219-617-7746 or email

[email protected] TOUCH: Residential/Commercial/Specialty Cleaning Service

Professional - Insured - Bonded – Uniformed#1 in Customer Satisfaction. Phone 219/872-8817.

SQUEAKY CLEAN: residential & commercial. Bonded/insured. Wkly, bi-wkly, monthly. 20+ yrs exp. Free estimates. Joelle • (219) 561-3527.

OLD FASHIONED WINDOW CLEANING • 219-281-0246Affordable window & gutter cleaning “the old fashioned way.” Call

Wyatt! I meet or beat competitor pricing. Free screen and sill cleaning!BOYD’S CLEANING SERVICE. Commerical-residential. Specialize in rentals. References available. Bonded-insured. Weekly, biweekly. Free

estimates. Call (219) 210-9123.

HANDYMAN-HOME REPAIR-PLUMBINGH & H HOME REPAIR • [email protected]

We specialize in: • Carpentry • Finished Basements • New Baths • Decks •• Electrical • Plumbing • Flooring • Ceramic Tile • Drywall/Painting

• Power Washing. Jeffery Human, owner -- 219/861-1990.•••••••••••••••••••••• HP ELECTRIC •••••••••••••••••••••

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BILL SMART NEEDS PROJECTS – Carpenter • Electrician • Plumber • Painting and Tile. Call (269) 469-4407.

HANDYMEN AT YOUR SERVICE. We can do most anything. Serving Northern Indiana since 1989. Call Finishing Touch, Inc. 219-872-8817.STANDRING ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION. Complete roof tear offs,

vinyl siding, soffits, fascia & gutters, vinyl replacement windows. Fully insured. 630-726-6466. Ask for Terry. 39 yrs. experience.

*** THE COUNTERTOP GUY, LLC ***Specializing in custom-made cabinetry and solid surface, or plastic lami-nate countertops. With 30+ years experience in fabricating and installing

in commercial or residential homes. Also offer general carpentry and remodeling. Call (219) 214-0545

MARVIN SIDING & ROOFING – 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE!Windows • Seamless Gutters • Soffits & Facia

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Done right, weather tight!DUNES ROOFING & MAINTENANCE.

All types of roofing: rubber, shingles. Siding repairs. All other house-hold repairs. Gutter cleaning & guards. 28+ yrs. exp. Locally owned. Guaranteed work. Licensed. Insured. Great ref. Reasonably priced.

219-229-9387

PAINTING-DRYWALL-WALLPAPERJEFFERY J. HUMAN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING

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Interior/Exterior • Deck washing/staining • Drywall Patch & RepairLocal. Exp. Insured. Reasonable Rates. Call Brian at 219-741-0481.

A & L PAINTING COMPANY -- INTERIOR & EXTERIORYEARS OF EXPERIENCE. Also Power Wash, Seal & Paint Decks.

Seniors (65+) 10% off labor. References. Reasonable. Phone 219/778-4145 • 219/363-9003

WAYNE’S PAINTING. All labor per square foot 35 cents, for two coats 50 cents. Interior/Exterior painting and staining. Power washing decks, siding

and more. Call 219-363-7877.ALL BRIGHT PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Fully insured.

Free estimates. Proudly serving the area for over 20 yrs. 219-861-7339.CAPPY PAINTING. Interior/exterior painting. 20+years experience.

Professional, quality work at reasonable prices. Call (219) 221-7909.C. MAJKOWSKI: Plastering & Drywall • Eifs • Stucco • Stone.

Commercial/residential. Chimney restoration. Licensed/bonded.Call (219) 229-2352.

LANDSCAPE-Lawns-Clean Up, Etc. HEALY’S LANDSCAPING

(219) 879-5150 • [email protected] Indiana 212, Michigan City, IN

Visit Healy’s Landscaping & Materials on Facebook RENT-A-MAN MAINTENANCE INC.

Power Washing (decks, houses, concrete) – gutters – yard work — mulching — trim bushes — deck staining — moving/hauling

Serving your community since 2003.Free estimates – insured, bonded, licensed

Call us at 219-229-4474ISAAC’S LAWN & LANDSCAPE SERVICE

Weekly lawn maintenance, spring/fall cleanups, power washing, weeding, mowing, trimming, mulching, edging, leaf cleanup. Insured. (219) 878-1985.


FALL CLEANING, lawn maintenance, mulching, weeding and odd jobs. Call ABE at 219-210-0064. Facebook.com/abeslawncare

THE CONSCIENTIOUS GARDENERA Garden Task Service for Homeowners Who Seek Help

in Sustaining the Beauty of Their Outdoor DesignSPRING CLEAN UP • WEEDING • PLANTING • CAREFOR INQUIRIES AND APPOINTMENTS / 219-229-4542

MOTA’S LAWN CARE LLC. Weedings, Clean-ups, Mowing, Mulch, Planting. Tree service. Insured. 219-871-9413.

DOWN TO EARTH INC.www.dtesprinklers.com • [email protected]

219-778-4642. Landscape Irrigation Systems • Full Service Irrigation CompanyBackflow/PVB Inspection/Certification-Water Saving Upgrades-

Repairs-Mid Season/Monthly Checks-New Installations-FreeEstimates. We Serve All Brands.

37 Years of Helping Beautify Your Lawn and Garden.Now scheduling winterizations!

EUSEBIO’S LANDSCAPING: Mowing, planting, mulch, small tree removal, leaf removal, gutter cleaning, flower beds, power wash, any

yardwork, inside home cleaning. Free estimates. Insured. (219) 229-2767RB’s SERVICES

Removals – trees, bushes, leaves (spring/fall cleanup). Lot clearings, haul away debris, landscaping needs. Handyman work. Power washing –

houses, drives, etc. In services since 1987. Roger at (219) 561-4008.LLOYD TREE SERVICE & BRUSH REMOVAL

Trimming • Cutting • Removal • Stump removal. Reasonably Priced. 219-229-5867

Savannah’s Flowers • Fall cleanups, weeding, mulching,trimming, storm cleanup & brush removal. Call (219) 778-9196

for appointments. Like us on facebook.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESMiller Pizza By the Beach, 1012 N. Karwick Road, is taking applica-

tions for employment. Apply within. No phone calls, please.Marquette Catholic High School has immediate opening for a handy-

man for the Marquette Foreign Exchange Company (on campus). Hourly pay. Email Principal Jim White at [email protected]

FOR SALEThomasville Dining Room Set. Includes table with two inserts, six

chairs, two-piece lighted hutch, side table and rug. Excellent condition. $1,000. (219) 746-6542.

Beautiful collector’s car or daily driver. 2001 Cadillac Catera. 72,800 mi. Loaded. Even the glove box is air-conditioned! White exterior w/ taupe

interior. $4,500 OBO. Contact [email protected].

GARAGE SALES, ESTATE SALES, ETC.CHAD & NANCY ADDIE • MENDED HEARTS COLLECTIBLES

Thoughtful estate liquidation. We’re glad to offer perspective, ideas on process. Call us at (219) 393-4609

The Fall Girlfriend Sale last-chance bonus 1/2 price sale is this Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

This is your last chance girlfriends to pick up the choice, one-of-a-kind pieces from your favorite boutiques for your fall wardrobe, and it’s the

perfect time to take your time and go through the racks to discover all of the amazing items you missed!!! Call your girlfriends and come shop for

the very best of new and gently used fashions at unbeatable prices. Long Beach Community Center, Studio 11,

2501 Oriole Trail, Long Beach.Thinking of having an estate sale? Jackpot has 45 years in the estate-sale business. The folks at Jackpot will give you an honest opinion free of

charge on what can be done to clear out your home. Call Jackpot today at (219) 872-5000.

SALE ON LAKE MICHIGAN4095 Ponchartrian, Michiana, MI (Stop 41)

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct 28/10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 29ALL TIMES EASTERN

Antiques, loads of MCM furniture, Art and PotteryView pictures at www.melodysestatesale.com “UPCOMING SALES”

Shore of Lake Michigan Sale312 Pokagan Drive, Michiana Shores

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 28/10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 29ALL TIMES CENTRAL

Mid Century Modern - Danish ModernView pictures at www.melodysestatesale.com “UPCOMING SALES”

WANT TO BUYWANTED: I buy all types of antiques and collectibles, including toys,

advertising, military items and more. Call Matt at (219) 794-6500.WANTED: Adult tricycle.

Reasonable. (219) 873-9140.

REAL ESTATECOMMERCIAL – RENTALS/LEASE/SELL

2,000 square foot prime retail space for lease in Uptown Arts District. 622 Franklin St. Call Carol at (773) 663-8678.

RENTALS INDIANAStop 31: Lovely, newly renovated, 2BR/1BA ranch with 1-car attached garage. No smoke, no pets, references required. Sept. 15-May 15, 2018.

$800/mo + utilities. Contact [email protected] Monthly rentals – Extended Stay!

Furnished, housekeeping, cable, WiFi, waterfront, at Pioneer Pier.1BR with kitchenette, $825.

2BR with kitchenette, $1,025.Call Pete at (219) 561-0066.

Dunescape Condo, 4th Floor, 2BR/2BA, available Nov.-May. $1,100/mo + utilities. Call/text Cari @ Merrion Realty @ (219) 898-5412.

AVAILABLE JANUARY-APRIL 30: Furnished 5BR/2BA 2-story Sheridan Beach home. $900/mo + utilities. TEXT/Call Cari @ Merrion Realty @

(219) 898-5412.Furnished 1BR/1BA coachhouse, quiet wooded setting among

$500K homes, granite, hardwood floors, shared pool, tennis, basket-ball. Kitchenette. Heat, air, WiFi included. $800, 1-yr lease, no smok-

ing, no pets. (312) 399-5341.RELISTED: Just one block from the lake! 2BR/1BA year-round apart-

ment in Sheridan Beach. In-unit laundry, ample parking, A/C. No smoking/pets. $700/mo. + utilities. Call Tom at (773) 339-8141.

Beautiful, totally remodeled apartments for 6-month lease, Nov. to May. Completely furnished turn-key, all utilities included (electric/gas/water/sewer) plus TV & WiFi. 2BR/$850, 1BR/$800. Great location.

Directly across from Lighthouse Place at 402 W. Eighth St. Rents in sum-mer for $110 or $150 per night. Call Darlene at (954) 816-7765.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ½ wooded corner lot in Michiana Shores. Walking distance to beach.

Access to city water/sewer. $125,000. Call (219) 871-2101. For Sale: Large ranch with 3BR/2BA in La Crosse.

Hardwood floors, huge living room, kitchen w/many cabinets, all situated on 1+ acre right in town. Priced at $150,000.

Call Gloria at (219) 406-5925 — Coldwell Banker Real Estate.

Dining with DiabetesPurdue Extension’s “Dining with Diabetes:

Meal Planning & Cooking School” returns starting Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Purdue Extension Offi ce-La Porte, 2857 W. Indiana 2.

Participants can take favorite recipes for a make-over, sample a light meal featuring recipes from the “Dining with Diabetes” collection and learn about positive lifestyle changes. Topics include: planning a healthy meal made with “My Plate”; sweeteners; reducing sodium, fat and carbohydrates; increasing fi ber; eating out; and healthy choices at parties and celebrations.

The four-session class is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Nov. 8, 15, 29 and Dec. 6.

Registration is required. Scholarships are avail-able for those needing assistance. Otherwise, the fee is $25 per person, or $35 when attending with a friend and sharing materials. The fee includes course materials and a light meal each session.

Contact Marcia Wolff at (219) 324-9407 or email [email protected] for more information or to re-quest a scholarship.


Origin by Dan Brown (hardcover, $29.95 retail in bookstores and online; also available as an eBook)

“In the beginning…” which came fi rst — the chicken or the egg? It’s a puzzling question that comes down to philosophical arguments that have gone on for millennium: “Where did we come from?” And that prompts: “Where are we going?” Human origin and hu-man destiny.

Dan Brown attacks these questions with his usual aplomb within the space of 456 pages, which will either have you considering the subject matter or closing the book.

The story is set in Spain, a beautiful location with stunning architecture and rich religious history.

It starts out in Catalonia, where Edmund Kirsch, renowned atheist, billionaire and super computer genius, is meeting with three religious leaders: Bishop Antonio Valdespino of the Catholic Church; Rabbi Yehudi Köves; and Muslim allamah Syed al-Fadl. What he is about to tell these men will shock them. Especially when he says he will show the same presentation to the world in three days.

Enter Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, whom we all remember from The Da Vinci Code. He is friends with Kirsch, having been his professor at Harvard years ago. Kirsch has invited him to the Guggen-heim Museum Bilbao, where he says he will make a major announcement. Langdon is intrigued, since he knows of Kirsch’s wavering belief in religion and unerring love of science. With all the secrecy, Lang-don knows this will be a huge night.

Kirsch has invited some several hundred guests into the museum, while millions are watching on TV, and begins his introduction. He starts with a 3-D visual assault on the senses. Langdon is afraid Kirsch forgot he is not only speaking to a room full of scientists, but people of all faiths watching on TV.

Kirsch speaks on the history of religion, then changes to scientifi c progress made over the years, while exploring his two bombshell questions: “Where did we come from?” and “where are we going?”

Kirsch expounds on scientifi c explanations of our origins told from the perspective of different scien-tists. He explores the religious aspect of our begin-nings, and offers art and philosophy, as well as sci-ence and religion, to preface his theory. It’s all very interesting, giving the audience much to ponder.

Just as he is about to give his piecé de resistance —a gunshot rings out and Kirsch falls to the ground.

Museum Curator Ambra Vidal, who has been ob-

serving from the sidelines, is thrown to the ground by palace guards as Lang-don makes his way to her. He knows she is the fi ancé of Prince Julian of the Spanish monarchy.

Things pick up fast now. Langdon sees the guards are busy with Ambra, so he manages to get Kirsch’s phone from his pocket before police come. He then gets to Ambra, and the pair high-tail it out of there.

Both decide they must take it upon themselves to get Kirsch’s presentation back on TV. Kirsch has made a super-computer he named Winston, which is accessed through his phone. Winston

knows all about the interrupted presentation and says he will help. But fi rst, Langdon and Ambra must follow many clues to fi nd the password to open the presentation, get to the place the supercomput-er is kept, enter the password and fi nish Kirsch’s life work.

But Kirsch had decided the most important ques-tion to research was not where we came from, but where are we going. More intrigued than ever, Am-bra and Langdon must race around the countryside, part of the time followed by palace guards who have been told Langdon kidnapped Ambra.

There are several side stories of interest, such as two of the clerics Kirsch met, and the ailing king of Spain has a fi nal story to tell Julian before he dies. It’s a doozy!

This is an exciting read, right up to the fi nal pages. There’s a lot to take in as Kirsch’s fi ndings may stun you. You may agree with him, or you may vigorously disagree. Whatever conclusion, the arm-chair travel of Spain and visits to different historic buildings will be of interest.

Brown states at the beginning of the book that “all art, architecture, locations, science and religious organizations in this novel are real.” Just remem-ber, the important word of that sentence is novel. Like The Da Vinci Code, Brown has written another fascinating study about controversial and interest-ing subjects.

The New York Times (Janet Maslin): “…a brisk new book that pits creationism against science, and is liable to stir up as much controversy as The Da Vinci Code did…”

Brown is the author of The Da Vinci Code, Infer-no, Angels & Demons and other No. 1 international bestsellers. Follow him at danbrown.com; on FB at Facebook:@danbrown; and on Twitter at @author-danbrown

Till next time, happy reading!


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