Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

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former United States national lakeshore protected area unit of the National Park System

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a protected stretch of diverse dunes, beaches, wetlands, and forests along the southern shore of Lake Michigan in northwestern Indiana, known for its rich biodiversity and recreational opportunities.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Indiana Dunes National Park 10
Indiana Dunes 2
Indiana Dunes region 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States national lakeshore ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
unit of the National Park System ⓘ
borderedBy Lake Michigan ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
established 1966 ⓘ
establishedBy United States Congress ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
hasEcosystemType beaches ⓘ
bogs ⓘ
dune and swale complexes ⓘ
forests ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
prairies ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
savannas ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasFeature Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Dunes

blowouts ⓘ
dune ridges ⓘ
inland wetlands ⓘ
shoreline beaches ⓘ
trails ⓘ
wooded dunes ⓘ
knownFor birdwatching ⓘ
botanical diversity ⓘ
camping ⓘ
geological features ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
locatedIn Indiana ⓘ
Lake County, Indiana ⓘ
Porter County, Indiana ⓘ
northwestern Indiana ⓘ
locatedOn southern shore of Lake Michigan ⓘ
nearestCity Porter, Indiana ⓘ
surface form: Chesterton, Indiana

Michigan City, Indiana ⓘ
Porter, Indiana ⓘ
offersActivity cross-country skiing in winter ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
nature study ⓘ
picnicking ⓘ
recreational hiking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
redesignatedAs Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
redesignatedAsNationalPark 2019 ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Porter County, Indiana → contains → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Eastern United States → containsNationalPark → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore → hasFeature → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes
Lake Michigan → hasNationalLakeshore → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Lake Michigan → hasNationalPark → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Michigan City, Indiana → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Lake Michigan shoreline → hasPart → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Calumet Region → hasProtectedArea → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Michigan City, Indiana → isGatewayTo → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes
Porter, Indiana → isGatewayTo → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Marquette Park → isPartOf → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes region
Michigan City, Indiana → locatedNear → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore → partOf → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore → redesignatedAs → Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park