Region residents are invited to join a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Saturday, February 3, 2024, and March 2, 2024, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at Indiana Dunes National Park. “Look for and learn to identify some of the water birds visiting Lake Michigan. Meet at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion. No experience required. Bring your binoculars and chairs to view numerous bird species in the water or over the lake. Be prepared for a variety of winter weather,” the news release said.
The Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion is located at 1000 Riverwalk Drive in Portage. For more information on this and other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882, visit their website , download the official National Park Service app , or view their Facebook page .
Indiana Dunes National Park has an entrance fee of $25 per car for a 1–7-day pass. A $45 annual pass for the national park is also available. Visitors are asked to purchase passes or pay the entrance fee at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, Paul H. Douglas Center, West Beach Entrance Station (after April 1st) or at www.recreation.gov/sitepass/indu . Veterans/Military/Gold Star Family, Access, and 4th Grade passes are available for free. For more information on national park passes go to www.nps.gov/indu .
