Indiana Dunes

The earliest accounts of people in the dunes would be for hunting trips from 200 to 800 BC. Eventually European settlers changed the area for good. They came here for trade. Problems within Indian tribes and typical European competition brought the movement west. Others did try to take over the large trading area. The dunes still maintained to be a big and prominent hunting ground. Once we got into the 19th Century Indian settlements were still in the area but the Europeans started to invade the area, with the first settler being Joseph Bailly. He came from around Niles, Michigan and setteled along the Calumet River like many people. The build up of the area created the formation of Chesterton,, Porter, Tremont, and the Town of Pines. The area has expanded a lot over the years, which settlement took up the whole lake-shore bringing homes, industry and parks. They are trying to preserve the Dunes due to the sand drifting. They have hauled in sand to compromise for the drifting. There are sections closed to the public to keep them from transporting the sand any more than the natural wind movement.

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                           Indiana Dunes at Mt. Baldy

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