Lakeshore dunes are dramatic
Moving sand, birds, 1,450 plant species at the Indiana Dunes
By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer
MICHIGAN CITY, IND. - Mount Baldy with high, wild hills of sand is my favorite spot at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
And that has nothing to do with the lack of hair coverings, despite what my loving children suggest.
The dunes at the southern end of Lake Michigan are striking. Mount Baldy is the tallest moving dune in the national lakeshore.
The vistas from the top of the wind-blown bluff 126 feet above the very blue lake waters are impressive.
There is a power plant to the east, a prison to the south and steel mills to the west. The Chicago skyline is visible to the northwest on clear days.
But the dunes, among the world's highest freshwater dunes, form a dramatic backdrop for the broad, sandy beaches and the Great Lake.
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