Muda69 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Indiana finally has its first national park: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/02/15/indiana-dunes-becomes-national-park-after-century-long-effort/2882357002/ Quote After more than 100 years of trying, Indiana has its first national park. On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an omnibus spending bill that, among many measures, included changing the name from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to Indiana Dunes National Park. The change was part of a several hundred page omnibus appropriations bill that also included funding for the controversial border wall pushed by President Donald Trump. Previous to the name change, the Indiana Dunes Lakeshore was one of 418 "national park units." Now it is part of an elite group of 61 parks across the country that Americans make lifelong commitments to visit. "This designation is long overdue and will be a significant benefit to northwest Indiana and a benefit the entire Midwest region," Ritchea said. Hmm. It will interesting to see what changes will be made to the National Lakeshore property. It currently is not one contiguous area, but scattered among several parcels of land in northwest Indiana. Kind of like the Hoosier National Forest in the southern part of the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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