Mammals of the Indiana Dunes, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Name: Mammals of the Indiana Dunes
Address: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, United States

#9 among attractions in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune

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Mammals of the Indiana Dunes, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

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Thirty-seven species of mammals have been identified at Indiana Dunes National Park. Four other species are thought to inhabit the park, but have not been documented: the northern long-eared myotis, the Indiana bat, the hoary bat, and the southern bog lemming ()

Coordinates: 41°38'53"N, 87°6'29"W

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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore United States

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Mammals of the Indiana Dunes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seven Peaks Water Park Duneland, Joseph Bailly Homestead, Century of Progress Architectural District, Wieboldt-Rostone House.

2.4 miSE
Water park, Amusement park
Seven Peaks Water Park Duneland, Porter
61 min walk • Enchanted Forest was a small amusement park operated in Porter, Indiana. The park operated from 1957 to 1991. Many rides were moved to Little Amerricka amusement park in Wisconsin after the park closed on August 2, 1991. The park became Splash Down Dunes Water Park in 1994.
1.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
Joseph Bailly Homestead, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
48 min walk • The Joseph Bailly Homestead, also known as Joseph Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, in Porter, Indiana, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The Bailly Homestead is preserved by the National Park Service in Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana.
6 miNE
Neighbourhood, Modernist architecture
Century of Progress Architectural District, Beverly Shores
154 min walk • The Century of Progress Architectural District is a historic district in Beverly Shores, Indiana. The district is on Lake Shore Drive within the Indiana Dunes National Park.
6 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
Wieboldt-Rostone House, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
154 min walk • The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a historic building in the Century of Progress Architectural District in Beverly Shores, Indiana. The home was built in 1933, framed in steel, and clad with an artificial stone called Rostone. Billed as never needing repairs, it only lasted without renovations until the 1950s.
1.6 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Calumet Trail, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
41 min walk • The Calumet Trail is an east-west bicycle and multiuse recreational trail in the Calumet region of northwestern Indiana, United States. It runs roughly parallel to U.S. Route 12 and the right-of-way of the South Shore line, along the NIPSCO easement.
1.1 miSE
Protected area
Cowles Bog, Porter
28 min walk • Cowles Bog is a 4,000-year-old wetland complex in Indiana Dunes National Park, near Chesterton, Indiana. It is named for Henry Chandler Cowles who did his pioneering work in ecology and ecological succession here.
5.8 miSW
Lake, Natural attraction, Nature
Long Lake, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
148 min walk • Long Lake is a large interdunal wetland in the Indiana Dunes region of Northwest Indiana. It was originally approximately 8 miles in length, but has been shortened due to development and drainage.
4.6 miW
41°37'43"N • 87°11'37"W
Ogden Dunes Beach, Portage
118 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
1.3 miSE
Cemetery
Bailly Cemetery, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
35 min walk • Bailly Cemetery is a cemetery located at Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana, USA. The cemetery is three-quarters of a mile north of the Joseph Bailly Homestead on the edge of a sand ridge. The first recorded burial was Robert, the son of Joseph Bailly, in about 1827.
3.8 miSE
History museum, Museum
George Brown Mansion, Chesterton
97 min walk • The George Brown Mansion is an example of the Queen Anne's Style of architecture. It was a dominant style during the 1880s and 1890s, the time when Chesterton was a growing city in northern Indiana. George Brown arrived in the United States in 1852.
6 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
House of Tomorrow, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
154 min walk • The House of Tomorrow is a historic building in the Century of Progress Architectural District in Beverly Shores, Indiana. The house was originally part of Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition.