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LABOR DAY WEEKEND AVAILABLE!
Visit Indiana Dune National Lakeshore which is comprised of over 15,000 acres of dunes, oak savannas, swamps, bogs, marshes, prairies, rivers, and forests. Hiking, biking, boating, beach walking, bird watching.
-- Traverse Calumet Lagoons on suspended bridge through Patterson Island for outstanding views and excellent birding; heron, egret, merganser ducks and purple martins roost. Local fishing is popular from three piers. (5-minute walk from the cottage)
-- Hike on towering 200-foot sand dunes in West Beach close by. (5-minute drive)
-- Have a scenic drive (20-30 minutes) on Route 12 to Michigan City for blueberry picking or bargain hunting in the 120 stores at Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets
-- Simply relax and watch sunset at the beach .... or enjoy serene lagoon views from your jumbo wood deck(good chance to see beavers swimming at the front). Charcoal BBQ or fine dining/art gallery on Lake Street.
Miller Beach is a kept-secret weekend getaway community less than 40 miles from Chicago Loop. It is less than an-hour-drive yet feels a world away. |