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Flying on Water

BY JENNIFER PALLAY

Wind junkies take to the lake on kite boards to make the most of the surf.

photo by RYAN PAVLOVICH

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34 The Art of Tourism

BY GINA J. GRILLO

The Inn at Harbor Shores worked with local artists to showcase the area’s talent, natural resources and history.

44 Sparkling Water

BY MARK LOEHRKE

Cities around the area use fireworks to light up the sky and water this Independence Day.

46 The Perfect Water Craft

BY JANE AMMESON VISITSHOREMAGAZINE.COM

Local craftsman find passion in the design and details of boat building.

48 Roaring Appeal

52 Preserving Taste

BY JANE AMMESON

Capturing food’s flavor at its peak comes in the form of locally grown and preserved pickles, relishes, sauces, jellies and jams.

58 Still Saving the Dunes

BY HEATHER AUGUSTYN

Longtime activists and new organizations work to protect our national treasures.

60 The Perfect Pair

BY ELOISE MARIE VALADEZ

How to make food more savory, wine more noteworthy and beer more flavorful by making harmony with your glass and fork.

ON OUR COVER Megan Glaros, of CBS LOCATION Washington Park Michigan City, Indiana PHOTOGRAPHY BY Tony V. Martin

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BY JULIE DEAN KESSLER

After coming close to closing down, the Washington Park Zoo is bouncing back with upgraded facilities and exciting exhibits.

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near weSt Side of valparaiSo Stunning Architecturally Designed Timber Frame Home on over 8 Acres with a 1 Acre Pond. Quality built, with 4 Bedrooms and 4 Baths.

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gated whitethorne woodS Executive Home with over 10,000 sq ft. 5 bedrooms/ possible 6. Open and updated home. Kitchen and huge family room. Walk out Lower Level.

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543 n. old St. rd. 2 Sitting on 18 acres of lush wooded property with 6 beds, 6 baths, sits this 8,000 sq ft 1941 all brick home. Grand in scale with 7 fireplaces, 4 season’s room. Features like lighted tray ceilings, daylight basement windows. Caretakers home also.

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CULTURE

Music in the Air

BY ELOISE MARIE VALADEZ Symphonies move the orchestra outside for a perfectly tuned summer night in your neighborhood.

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A Second Chance

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BY JENNIFER PALLAY Sometimes all you need is a little sanding, new paint and a lot of elbow grease to turn an old piece of furniture into a new treasure.

Art Deco Expansion

BY JULIE DEAN KESSLER

A simple structure gets a fresh polish while staying true to its World’s Fair appeal.

BY CHRISTINE BRYANT Region runners use their love for the sport to give back to others.

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Forecasting Success BY CARRIE RODOVICH

Megan Glaros finds pride and comfort in reporting the weather for her hometown.

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Beverly Shores. 320 Idler. A cabin in the woods. Sweet little two bedroom year round cabin offers spacious great room w/fireplace, 2 good sized bedrooms, 3/4 bath, deck, patio, carport & plenty of off street parking.

Detached screened shed could be converted to small studio, sleepspace or kids playhouse. Half log exterior, wide pine plank flooring thruout. Newer roof & furnace. Well & septic. Few blocks walk or golf cart ride to beach & just around the corner from the Great Marsh. Hike, bike, birdwatch, swim or just chill in front of the fire. A great little getaway. $259,000

Beverly Shores. 3 E. Stillwater. Location, location, location. One owner, quality built bi-level on one of the most charming streets in Bev Shores.

Easy one level living with a traditional floorplan that offers spacious living room, formal dining room and updated eat-in kitchen. Three bedrooms, bath & screened porch. Lower level has a getaway family room w/daylite windows, laundry & access to a huge 3 car garage. Beautifully maintained & landscaped. Easy in/out wintertime access. Lots of off street parking.

Perfect for a weekend getaway or full time living. $439,000

Beverly Shores. Nothing so magical as living on the lake. This dunetop home offers that magic. Spacious main level anchored by chef’s kitchen that opens to all formal spaces, screened porch & lakeside deck. Upper level is all master suite w/fireplace & lakeside balcony. Lower level offers 3 bedroom / 2 bath guest quarters. 3 fireplaces. Plenty of off street parking. $1,169,000

Beverly Shores. 0 W. Lakefront. Two building sites...wooded, rolling dunes...both almost an acre with frontage on Lakefront & frontage on Fairwater. Topo & soil reports on one and in progress on the other. Not many beautiful lakefront sites left. $775,000 / $849,000

Dune Acres. (6 Aspen). Elegant but casual ‘Deck House’. Inspired by adjoining hundreds of acres of Natl Parkland. Warm wood & natural stone creates a strong connection to the wooded dunes landscape. An open floor plan with exposed posts & beams, vaulted wood ceilings, hardwood floors & two story stone fireplace. Wall of glass frames the surrounding woodland sanctuary. Great room w/chef’s kitchen, private master with office/den & outdoor balcony. 2 guest bdrms/bath. Family room. Intimate screened porch, patio & destination terrace/pergola. Radiant heat thruout.

One of the nicest homes & site on the market. $749,000

Dune Acres. Design/build on this exquisite 3.5 acre lakefront parcel that offers 422’ of Lake Michigan frontage. Rolling dunes, woods & swale offers the beauty of native dunes landscape, amazing panorama of lake, sunsets, Chicago skyline and great beach. This small lakeside community offers a log clubhouse, tennis courts, ice rink, soccer field, playground and over 200 acres of town parkland. One hour drive to downtown Chicago. In the heart of the Indiana Dunes. $1,975,000

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rying to separate the business side of weekends and entertainment media from actually enjoying relaxing time off each Friday night, Saturday and Sunday with your family, is more difficult all the time. At least in my world. Timing is an element in this tumultuous and fascinating drama—the market is more in the moment than ever.

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Look around: the blanket of bad times has receded into pockets and the pockets are disappearing. I have heard about the rise and fall of summer house real estate. But whatever that early 21st century bubble-up may have meant in the Lake Michigan area market, it’s obviously over.

I learned this the easy way on my most recent visit to Harbor Country (and the vineyard appellations) in southwestern Michigan, trying to wind my way around construction projects— not just roadwork—expansions of tourism-based businesses.

Some of the things I’ve heard and seen include: A brewery that needs more parking spaces, additional places to sit and a bigger facility to make more craft beer. A winery that has grown into a distillery that has morphed again to include a bistro. And the little engines that can, like the small batch coffee bean roasters who started selling their brand through church basements and counter-spaces in small towns and villages around the region, the off-beat businesses that went to the market rather than waiting for the market to come to them, have endured.

Brilliant ideas and one-hit wonders come and go, but the staying power is with the consistently high-quality goods that deliver at an equally consistent high level of service. This moving target is a very sweet spot. I used to think that media had an edge in the game before I realized that quality and consistency are their own forms of communication. And that it is as important to our brand—opening doors, endorsing those high-quality products and services, introducing our audience to products they could not even imagine—as it is to those very special, new and innovative companies and retailers.

I guess to summarize I have to congratulate the marketmakers at every level in our magazine’s footprint: the small, specialized, group of agriculturists and artists who come together to create the destination outdoor shopping spaces; the planned vendor communities like Emerald Avenue that have joined forces to provide a variety of experiences that add up to an excursion and then, of course, the families, institutions and organizations that work for years to reach the critical mass they need to be profitable and highly-sustainable by gettingRetweet every Delicious Flickr Twitter detail right.

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ne bitterly cold, but not immobilizing, day during the winter I met with Susan Solon, marketing and communications director for the City of St. Joseph and her newly-acquired project cohort, former St. Joe Mayor Bob Judd to talk about the Lighthouse Forever Fund. Their fundraising project kicked off in April and May, but is still treading softly in the wake of the Senior PGA Tournament over Memorial Day, the opening of the new Inn at Harbor Shores, and scores of events and causes that seem to be going off at once and everywhere around St. Joe and Benton Harbor lately.

The conversation started out normally as these things go: In 2008, the city applied for and, in accordance with the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, took over the ongoing maintenance along with the deed to the property. The state historic preservation office got involved and costs were projected. (These lighthouses need work, who has money for lighthouses?) The former mayor is really good at discussing this issue as you would think he would be. Bob understands fundraising, the politics of the situation and the fact that $2 million is a lot of money to raise for somethingDelicious that is just a bitFlickr on the esoteric side. But he has a spin. There’s been some work done, he says, but “not lovingly done.”

“Our lighthouses are around anywhere you look, the whole Facebook MySpace of Southwest Michigan,” Bob says. “So the way we’re framing the project is what would [the area] look like if the lighthouse wasn’t there?” Pivot to existentialism. “Kids grow up here and the lighthouse out on the pier is an icon of our communities.” One Slash Dot of the projects in this friend-raising and fund-raising campaign Mixx to help the Lighthouse Forever Fund is to send photos taken next to lighthouses with you, your family, your pets for the giant community scrapbooking project alongside the preservation fund.

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contributors HEATHER AUGUSTYN is a writer living with her husband Ron and two boys, Sid and Frank, in Chesterton. They recently visited Costa Rica and love to travel. Augustyn is also a Jamaican music historian and writer and has written Ska: An Oral History, McFarland, 2010 and the forthcoming Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World’s Greatest Trombonist, McFarland, 2013 and Ska: Origins and Evolution of the People’s Music, Scarecrow Press, 2013.

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ELOISE MARIE VALADEZ, Associate Editor/ Web Producer at Shore magazine and Food and Entertainment Editor for The Times Media Co., has written about food, entertainment and lifestyles in Chicago, Northwest Indiana, Southwest Michigan and around the country. Eloise, who was born and raised in Chicago, learned to appreciate the culinary arts and wonderful food while growing up the youngest of eight children in a household of fantastic cooks. She’s always inspired by a great recipe, music of all types, vibrant theatrical productions and stimulating conversations with friends.

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oug Early isn’t the most experienced runner among his racing friends, but he perhaps has the most to gain.

The Cedar Lake resident began running about five years ago to help him battle substance abuse issues. After spending three years in federal prison, Early says he was determined to become a different person.

“It helped to clear my head and work toward a goal,” he says.

“I knew that I had to make a change in my life, and running was the first step toward that.”

Though many of his running mates do not know why running is a big part of his life, they serve as a support group to him.

“Every time I go out for a run, I know that I am a different person than I was in the past,” Early says. “I credit running with helping me save my life. That is why I love to run.”

Though each runner has his or her own specific reasons for hitting the pavement, those who compete often share the same excitement the morning of race day—seeing friends at the start line, sprinting to the finish and feeling a sense of accomplishment that can only be experienced by those who have challenged their physical and mental abilities.

Deanna Grimes has done more 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons than she can remember.

Add to that eight marathons, and the Merrillville resident is a pro at hitting the pavement. Yet it was her struggle with managing her weight that first propelled her into running.

“I couldn’t get my weight to budge much more, so I knew I needed to step up my work outs,” she says. “I did a Couch to 5K program on my own, and once I did it, I realized how much I enjoyed the running.”

For Grimes, the solitude of running frees her mind and body from stress.

“I love the time I get to think,” she says.

Doug Early “Even if I am running with a group at that time, to just go out and let any stress of the day go is the best part about running.”

While many runners face their own personal struggles head on, others compete in distance running events to raise funds and awareness for others—many of whom are unable to compete.

In 1999, 75 Northwest Indiana runners began two challenging tasks—training for the Chicago Marathon and raising money for the participants of Opportunity Enterprises, a non-profit in Valparaiso that strives to help individuals with developmental disabilities reach their fullest potential. That first team raised $37,000, and a tradition was born.

“Since 1999, our OE Running Program has become our agency’s largest annual fundraiser, with more than 3,000 OE runners raising over $1.5 million for children

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and adults with disabilities over the year,” says Lindsay Ellis, development associate with Opportunity Enterprises.

Now, between 200 and 300 runners participate each year in the Chicago Marathon. Proceeds raised by Opportunity Enterprises at this year’s event in October will go toward All About Kids, the organization’s early intervention program.

“Our runners become passionate about the cause when we connect them to knowledge about the program they’re raising funds for,” Ellis says.

Another local organization, Calumet Regional Striders, has introduced several runners to one another, creating a network of support for novice and experienced runners alike.

William Stalhandske, of Demotte, says he follows the group’s race schedule and joins as many as he can. His newest goal he is running toward is finishing 50 marathons in 50 different states.

“I started this goal in 2009 and have completed 23 states and 27 full marathons,” he says.

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e advises new runners to not be discouraged by age, physical condition or schedule constraints.

“I have made a ton of new friends that I consider life-long, and they have helped me reach new heights physically and mentally because I’ve met goals and set new ones, too.”

Tammy Bucko is training for a feat of her own—a 50-mile race at the Woodstock Festival in Pinckney, Mich., in September.

“I love challenges and the tougher the challenge the better,” she says.

Her advice for other runners—never quit, especially before you start.

“Do not let your fears hold you back,” Bucko says. “You will never know if you don’t try—you have to keep working at it.”

-CHRISTINE BRYANT

photography courtesy of DOUG EARLY AND DEANNA GRIMES

Local races raise money for charities

Upcoming 5Ks and marathons When: 9am, June 29 Where: Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 S Court St, Crown Point Details: Raise money for local police charities and organizations during this event that features a John Dillinger theme.

Cost: $18 for adults, $12 for kids through June 27; event day registration $25 all ages FYI: signmeup.com/ site/online-eventregistration/99531

Biggest Loser RunWalk Chicago

When: 7:30am, Aug. 3 Where: Soldier Field, Chicago Details: This event features a 5K and halfmarathon, as well as a Kids 1-mile Fun Run Cost: $65-$99 for half marathon; $30-$45 for 5K; $15 for Kids Fun Run FYI: biggestloserrunwalk.com

Tour de La Porte Half Marathon

When: 6:30am, Aug. 23 Where: Soldiers Memorial Park, 250 Pine Lake Ave., La Porte Details: This event also includes a 10K, 5K and several other events, and takes participants on a course that winds through La Porte. Proceeds go toward cancer care.

Cost: $40 FYI: tourdelaporte.org

I Scream for 13.1 & 5K When: 6:30am, Aug. 31 Where: 2275 McCool Road, Portage Details: Receive an ice cream cone at the finish line. The 13.1-mile course is spent mostly on paved trails with scenic views.

Cost: $40 for half marathon; $20 for 5K FYI: tom@ cause2compete.com

Space Race 5K Run

When: 9am, Sept. 21 Where: Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, 2300 173rd St., Hammond Details: Age Division Awards will be personalized by astronaut Jerry Ross.

Cost: $18 for adults, $12 for kids through Sept. 20; event day registration $25 all ages FYI: clcnwi.com

Tri Town Community Marathon and Merrillville Mini

When: 8am, Sept. 28 Where: 8500 Broadway Ave., Merrillville Details: Choose between a marathon or half marathon. The course is paved streets and shaded paved bike trails.

Cost: $70 FYI: asfrunning@gmail.com

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

When: Oct. 12 Where: Grant Park, Chicago Details: Join runners from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.

Cost: $185 FYI: chicagomarathon.com

Hero Half Marathon and 10K

When: 8am, Oct. 19 Where: Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton Details: Views of Lake Michigan are spotlighted along this unique course. The event also includes a 10K. Cost: $65 FYI: herohalf.com

Dawn of the Dunes Marathon

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When: 8am, Oct. 26 Where: 1 N Grand Blvd., Gary Details: This event also includes a half marathon and 5K. The marathon showcases the Lake Michigan beachfront and Marquette Park.

Cost: $85 FYI: tom@ cause2compete.com

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JULY 19 Cedar Lake, Town Complex Grounds, 7408 Constitution Ave. Rain location: Hanover High School, 10120 W. 133rd Ave. JULY 25 Griffith, Central Park, 600 N. Broad St. Rain location: Griffith High School, 600 N. Wiggs St.

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he sounds of classical music will star on various outdoor stages this summer courtesy of local orchestras.

Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra’s annual South Shore Summer Music Festival has been one of the events music fans look forward to every year.

During past seasons, the orchestra’s music director and conductor Kirk Muspratt has said the summer shows strike a chord with audience members not only for the variety of selections played but also because the orchestra brings its shows to various communities.

This season, Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra kicks off its South Shore Summer Musical Festival on July 19 in Cedar Lake. Other communities that will be entertained by the symphony are Griffith, Crown Point, Hammond and Schererville.

“The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra is proud to be a part of everyone’s summer along the South Shore,” says Tricia Hernandez, director of marketing and development for Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. “What a great way for families, friends and neighbors to get together and enjoy listening to beautiful music under the stars. It is the highlight of our summer.”

The orchestra’s repertoire is varied during the summer season and Hernandez said there’s always an honorary musical piece for veterans and troops. “Each concert also features one of two of the winners of the Annual Young People’s Competition, a program that provides area young musicians with a significant performance opportunity,” she says.

Outdoor shows are casual events which draw a variety of audience members for a relaxing and joyful time, says Sue Kellogg, executive director of Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra.

“The music is often lighter and it’s a beautiful, fun way to spend an evening,” she says.

Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, which is conducted by music director Robin Fountain, begins its seventh season June 21 at Shadowland Pavilion in St. Joseph.

The mix of tunes music fans will hear on the various orchestra playlists ranges from baroque and patriotic to instrumental movie tunes and Broadway’s best.

If you’re interested in enjoying an outdoor concert, check out the following orchestra summer schedules. -ELOISE MARIE VALADEZ

JULY 26 Crown Point, Franciscan Communities, corner of Main and Franciscan. Rain location: Crown Point School, 1500 S. Main St. AUGUST 1 Hammond, Wolf Lake Pavilion, Calumet and Sheffield Avenues. Rain location: Calumet College of St. Joseph Athletic Center, 2400 New York Avenue, Whiting.

AUGUST 9 Schererville, Redar Park, Austin Street, north of US 30. Rain location: Lake Central High School, 8400 Wicker Avenue, St. John.

Water’s Edge Summer Beach Series and Casual Classics presented by Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra A Beach Pass is a $50 4-ticket package, which is good for any Beach Concert and is valid for lawn seating only (cannot be used for the June 21 show). A ticket in the reserved seating section is $25 while single lawn seating for adults is $15 and $5 for students.

Attendees must bring their own chairs or blankets. Ticket prices increase by $5 for lawn and reserved seating the day of the concert. Visit smso.org.

JUNE 21 St. Joseph, Shadowland Pavilion. The program Summer Solstice Music & Microbrews! begins at 4pm.

JULY 3 New Buffalo and JULY 4, in St. Joseph. The theme will be Independence Day Celebrations.

Show begins at 8:30pm July 3 and 9pm July 4.

JULY 19 St. Joseph, Shadowland Pavilion. The theme will be Sondheim on Silver. Show begins at 7:30pm.

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AUGUST 2 Benton Harbor, Jean Klock Park. The theme is SymFUNy Adventure! A Family Concert.

Show begins at 7:30pm.

AUGUST 16 St. Joseph, Shadowland Pavilion. Show begins at 7:30pm. Theme will be The Music of Elton John.

Visit the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra’s website smso.org for more information on its Casual Classics Series which will be held July 24, August 21 and September 25.

$65 per night

Whiting Festival Park Orchestra Held at the Pavilion in Whiting Park. For more information on the programs, call 219.659.0292 JULY 19 The theme will be Disney Additional concerts will also be August 2 and 16. Call for more details.

AUGUST 31 In honor of Labor Day, the concert will have a patriotic theme.

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s Summer Series at Ravisloe All concerts are at Ravisloe Country Club, 19231 S. Park Avenue, Homewood, Ill. All shows begin at 7pm. Individual concert tickets are $30.

JULY 2 IPO Brass Quintet presents a 4th of July Special: A Musical Journey through America JULY 23 New Comma Baroque presents Telemann’s Travels AUGUST 13 Alex Blomarz Quintet

Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Residency at Ravinia Park The orchestra will offer a variety of themes and musical selections.

Most pavilion seats are $25. Visit ravinia.org

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The season begins in midJune. Concerts are free. Visit grantparkmusicfestival.com for more details.

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n the hands of furniture restorers, anything is possible.

Damaged tables find new life.

Old baseboards meet their match. Home owners find the furniture loves of their life.

Even at its easiest, restoration is still a labor of love that requires skill, artistry and a lot of patience.

The furniture in Patty Eidam’s Lansing home tells her restoration history. New pieces mingle with antiques and she and her husband are always looking for a fun piece to add, she says.

Just because a piece of furniture is old, it might not be the right fit. It has to have a story or piece of interest behind it, she says.

She has been restoring pieces of history for the past 30 years.

A piece of furniture that found new life is a work bench that belonged to her husband’s great uncle.

“We took the legs off, refinished it, sanded it down and it’s our coffee table in our sunroom,” Eidam says.

Some of her favorite restoration projects are lamps. As owner of the Lamp Shade House and Antiques in Munster, lampshadehouse.com, that makes sense.

“We just try to keep the piece as original as we can but replace wiring and electric parts so they will be safe to use.”

When tackling any type of restoration project, “refinishing takes patience, a lot of patience, and a lot of time.”

You can take off coats of paint or even fix gashes in wood, but pieces that are

missing legs cannot be fixed by amateurs, she says.

“The wood has to be in generally good condition. If the piece is sturdy enough to work on it then you can bring just about anything back to life.”

When beloved pieces of furniture need extra TLC, it’s time to call an expert.

Lou Butcher owns Furniture Werks in Porter County between Chesterton and Michigan City, furniturewerks.com. At his shop, he provides customers with furniture restoration and reupholstering. He did not have to go far when the School of the Art Institute in Chicago called for help.

When the Frank Lloyd Wright designed furniture at the school’s New Buffalo retreat houses started to look “shabby,” Butcher and his team, along with the help of the Art Institute’s research department, returned the furniture to its original beauty.

Butcher says when people bought furniture in the early 1900s, they bought it with the idea that after 15 or 25 years, it would need to be reupholstered or refinished. Items from that time period are worth redoing, not necessarily to increase the dollar value of them, but because owners will get another 30 or 40 years of use out of them.

The average furniture bought in the 1900s through ’40s was better made than average furniture you could buy today, Butcher says.

“Well made furniture is very durable.

My customers refinish or reupholster their furniture to extend its useful and functional

life for generations in the future.”

Along with durability, the right classic furniture adds value and style, says Scott Schilke who owns Retroseksual.com.

At his mid-century modern restoration business, he specializes in pieces from Heywood Wakefield, a U.S. furniture manufacturer around for about a century, and pieces by Paul McCobb, a modern furniture and industrial designer.

“Preserve what you can because it serves you well and you want that look that’s of great value to a lot of us. Find something with some history to it,” Schilke says.

Most of his clients want to restore an existing piece in their home or something newly acquired. He also says collectors add pieces as their budgets and desires allow.

Michael Harrigan learned the value of restoration while remodeling his own home. It not only transformed a 1925 bungalow into a Victorian painted lady, but also an electrical engineer into a home accent restorer and builder.

Harrigan, owner of Architectural Accents in Munster, archaccents.com, builds architectural details such as fireplace mantels, cabinetry and bookcases for homes. He also builds custom furniture and details like columns and transoms.

“We did a house in Munster that had the beginnings of a craftsman style fireplace in it and we added the rest of the embellishments and trim to bring it up to more a true craftsman style,” Harrigan says. More recently, Harrigan has been working on creating 60 rosette blocks for a suburban Chicago home. After receiving a sample of the old rosettes removed from the home, Harrigan began to duplicate them to maintain the home’s original look.

Curved molding is another shop specialty, with Harrigan and his team recreating the old profile of trim when needed in places like front porches. In the modern age of straight molding, having these items custom built ensures the integrity of the home’s look.

Homeowners who need custom work can take pictures of the remains that are there.

“Do detective work and try to deduce what it might have looked like.” Most homes will have a piece of original trim somewhere that can be used as a clue or if houses in a neighborhood are built during the same time period, homeowners can look to those to find inspiration.

“We try to help everybody convert their house into their home. We make it theirs, take their wishes and their desires and try to make it happen.”-JENNIFER PALLAY

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Rain or Shine

Megan Glaros loves being a hometown meteorologist

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She gets to work about 2:15 a.m. and spends about 45 minutes working on her forecast and graphics. At 3 a.m., she goes to makeup, and then back to the studio about 3:45 a.m. to finish up her forecast.

She wears her own clothes on the air, many of which she buys at Nordstrom.

She is on the air in Chicago at 4:30 a.m., 5 a.m. and 6 a.m., and occasionally does the weather for nationally broadcast CBS This Morning, which is based in New York.

After the 11 a.m. Chicago news with Harry Porterfield and Roseanne Tellez, she heads to the gym to do CrossFit, and then heads home to her husband Lance and their three children, four-year-old Lana and twins Leo and Willow, who turned two at the beginning of June.

Whether she was helping Chicagoans through a long, hard winter or whether she was interviewing President Barack Obama about climate change, Glaros says she is happy to be broadcasting in Chicago and living in Northwest Indiana, surrounded by family and friends.

Although she admits, balancing her professional life with her personal one requires a daily give and take.

“It’s a struggle every single day,” says Glaros, who is 33. “I feel like you can’t ever have an exact balance. Some days you put work first. Other days you put the husband first, or the kids first. It changes on a daily basis.”

Some days, she says, she feels as if she should be at home when she is at work, or vice versa.

“You just do the best you can every day,” she says.

When she gets home, she says she tunes out work and focuses on “mommy time,” and relishes getting to spend time with her three young children, giving them dinner and baths and then putting them to bed.

Shortly after they go to sleep at 7:30 p.m., Glaros herself goes to bed, which means sacrificing time with her husband.

“There’s really no time to sit down and have a glass of wine and watch a show

Glaros with husband Lance and their three children, four-year-old Lana [middle] and twins Leo and Willow.

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fter daughter Lana was born in 2010, she asked CBS officials to let her know if there was an opening in Chicago, so she could think about moving closer to her family.

An opening soon became available, and in the summer of 2010, Glaros and her family relocated to St. John, Indiana, so Glaros could take over the early morning meteorologist duties for CBS’ Chicago station, WBBM. “It’s been so interesting to work where I

was born and raised,” she says. “There’s a comforting feeling to it.”

In addition to her duties in Chicago, she occasionally travels to New York for CBS This Morning.

Glaros has been doing more reporting on other stories, as well. In May, she flew to Washington, D.C. to interview President Barack Obama about climate change issues at the White House.

Glaros says she is happy being based in Chicago and doing some work for the national affiliate as well.

Even though she is working in a fastpaced, high-pressure field, she says she feels like she is surrounded by a group of talented and supportive co-workers.

Glaros considers herself lucky to have many women to look up to as mentors as her career progresses.

“CBS as a whole has a lot of strong, powerful women on the air,” she says.

“Women like Gayle King, Norah O’Donnell and Leslie Stahl have great careers. They’re valued for their intelligence and what they do, and they couldn’t be nicer.”

Glaros says she loves what she does, loves being a meteorologist and loves telling stories.

She says she is proud of the fact that she’s setting a good example for her young children.

“I feel like I’m being a great role model, especially for my girls,” she says.

“I’m showing them that you can love what you do and still be a great mom.”

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by doing broadcasts for four or five different cities a night.”

From Baltimore she moved to Miami, where she reported on the weather and some lifestyle stories. She covered the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, some of the busiest hurricane seasons on record.

She covered hurricanes including Jeanne, Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

During that time, there would be extended weather coverage for days on end.

“We were in extended coverage all the time,” she says. “It was like getting 15 years of experience in three years.”

After four years in Miami, she was hired by WCBS in New York, where she broadcast weather during the day, but also began covering some entertainment stories and red carpet events.

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on TV because I get up in the middle of the night,” she says.

Weekends are devoted to family time, and the family often enjoys trips to the park to let the kids run around as well as occasional lunches out.

She credits her success to her husband, a chemical engineer, who has made her career a top priority for the family.

The couple has been married for 10 years, and she says he has always been willing to travel wherever her job has taken the family.

“He is the reason I have been able to be happy in my career,” she says. “He has always been supportive, and totally cool with wherever it takes me. I have a great support system, and I don‘t know where I would be without him.”

Glaros grew up in Dyer, Indiana, and was a 1998 graduate of Lake Central High School, where she was a cheerleader for four years and was in the National Honor Society.

She also was a dancer, beginning at the Dance Gallery in Munster at age 6, before going to Chicago to take classes at Ruth Page and the Lou Conte Studios.

After graduation, she enrolled at Indiana University, where she decided to combine her love of dancing and performance with journalism and pursue a career in television. She found she loved her science classes, which led her to a weather internship with Tom Skilling.

The following year, she did an internship in a television newsroom, but found herself drifting back to the station’s weather center. On one of her visits to the weather center, one of the station’s meteorologists suggested that specializing in weather could help her ascend through the ranks more quickly.

“That’s all it took,” she says.

After graduation she did a short stint as an Indianapolis Colts cheerleader while she sent out resumes and audition tapes to television stations.

“I never even cheered at a football game, I just did preseason things,” she laughed. “But that always shows up on my biography.”

She quickly landed a job in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and after five months she moved on Baltimore, where Sinclair Broadcast Group had a station that centralized broadcasts for multiple cities.

“We had a group of weather people, and we would do satellite broadcasts for different areas out to them,” she says. “I was there for about a year and a half, but felt like I got about 10 years of experience

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The American Heart Association’s 2014 Northwest Indiana Heart of Gold Gala was held Saturday, May 17th at the Radisson Star Plaza. The event celebrated the AHA’s work and mission, donors and volunteers and the lives saved and improved because of everyone’s effort.

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2 Jill and Mike Schrage of Valparaiso 3 Brad Strom and Shannon Bohling of Crown Point 4 Melody Stalbaum of Portage with Ken Balazs of Hammond 5 Diane Kemp of Hebron with Ryan Johnson of Chicago 6 Amy Keller with Sean Dietz, both of LaPorte

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7 Wendy and Keith Vodness of Schererville 8 Rita and Bill Nangle of Crown Point 9 Pete and Carol Gamaleri of Schererville 10 Jayne and Frank Sainato of Crown Point

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The second annual “BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass—A Taste of Michigan” festival was held May 17 in Whirlpool Centennial Park in St. Joseph. The event featured food, beer, wine and live music.

Musical acts included Slim Gypsy Baggage, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Greensky Bluegrass and Mountain Heart.

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1 Bri Thomas with Annie Morphey, both of St. Joseph

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2 Candy Selent of Stevensville with Brenda Bross of Baroda 3 Melissa Hulbert of St. Joseph with Reid Arends of Muskegon

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4 Natalie Kavanaugh of St. Joseph, Hillary Florin of Stevensville and Amanda Sparks of Paw Paw

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Media Masters, a gallery opening and integral part of Art Attack St. Joseph, was held on April 26-27.

Guests were able to meet artists John Michael Downs, Laurie Hamilton, Don Klappauf, Bill Linden, Susan Randstrom and Char Searl during the opening of their show.

1 Don Klappauf and Joy Kalligeros of Chicago 2 Chip Heyden and Jean Baker of South Elgin 3 Matt Hamilton of Palatine with Susan and Grant Hamilton of Chicago 4 Paul and Karen Billingslea of New Buffalo

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1 Janet and Theresa Griffin, both of South Haven 2 John and Karen Janick of St. Joseph 3 Michael and Jennifer Stone of St. Joseph

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The Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce in Benton Harbor, Mich. hosted a VIP party for the Senior PGA tournament, held May 22-25 at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores. Guests were able to enjoy the beautiful weather as well as delectable food and drink.

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The American Red Cross of Berrien and Van Buren Counties hosted the 2nd Annual Red Fusion, an event that combined art, music, entertainment and the Red Cross.

Guests enjoyed fabulous food, drinks and music while viewing local, professional artists in action as they created original works on canvas.

1 Melissa and Blane Buckingham of St. Joseph 2 Cindy Schiebel of Kalamazoo, Susan Badnsma of Coloma and Martha Lohrstorfer of South Haven 3 Mary Anderson of St. Joseph with Bill Radtke of Green Bay 4 Paul and Karen Billngslea of New Buffalo

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1 Kelly Shearer and Hannah Fallen of Valparaiso 2 Jody and Debbie Biancardi of Valparaiso 3 Liz Frances of Valparaiso with Vanesa Pierce of Lake of the Four Seasons

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4 Judy Hagan and Susan Schwerd of Valparaiso with John Wendt of Wheatfield and Carole Broderick of Michigan City 5 Natalie Wasko and Camie Marfoe of Valparaiso 6 Phil Parmigiano and Lisa FormosaParmigiano of Crown Point with Robin Rutar of Valparaiso 7 Katie Solina of Highland and Caroline Rau of Valparaiso

The Little Black Dress event at Chicago Street Theater included “The Look for Less” fashion show with fashions from Tevlyn at Bargain Barn and kids clothes from Once Upon a Child Valparaiso.

The evening of fashion, food and fun featured delicious appetizers and a cash bar provided

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American Greyhound’s “Winning Hearts, Not Races” charity auction was held at the Avalon Manor in Merrillville on May 3. The auction raised more than $60,000 to ensure that greyhounds in need continue to have a place to turn.

1 Nicole Graves of Valparaiso with “King” 2 Bill and Suzanne Leib of Chillicothe, Ohio

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Broadway star and Gary Native Chester Gregory performed his award-winning show The Eve of Jackie at Garyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Side Theatre on April 18. Gregory revealed the sometimes tragic side of the man who recorded over 50 hit singles from 1957-75 from Lonely Teardrops to (Your Love Keeps Liftinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Me) Higher and Higher and inspired generations of entertainers from Elvis Presley to Al Green to Michael Jackson.

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Southwest Michigan’s

Best Farm and Outdoor-Air Markets

Fresh produce abounds, but many of our favorite markets offer so much more!

Your adventure begins at 3401 Friday Road Coloma MI I-94 Exit 39 www.TheEmeraldAvenue.com

FARMER’S MARKET

Open-Air

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European Farmer’s Market Located at the corner of Red Arrow Highway and Lakeshore Road in New Buffalo Township.

The Market is open 9:00am to 3:00pm every Saturday and Sunday, mid-May to mid-October

269-469-3341 • www.skipsrestaurant.net photo & design www.borterwagner.com

Visit us for USDA Certified Organics Fruits, Vegetables, egetables, Herbs & Meats 152 Acres of Goodness - Sustainable, Earth & People Friendly!

CSA Shares available • Market Pickup or UPick For more info: www.klugorchards.com 8533 Pokagon Rd. Berrien Center, MI Our Market / Farm Entrance - Field Drive 8407 Pokagon Rd

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U-Pick Farmer’s Market Cider Bar

Live music, CSA shares, full calendars of entertainment and educational activities for children and families and bona fide European-style open-air markets are on our must do list for summer! Join us for a taste of southwest Michigan culture!

To see what’s in season and what activities are planned, visit our markets’ web sites.

BLUEBERRY! Organic Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers and Fruits

(two locations for you Blueberry lovers!)

U Pick / We pick Farm Store Hours: Friday, 1-5, Saturday & Sunday 11-5 EST 3480 Warren Woods Rd | Three Oaks, MI | granorfarm.com/csa

Daily 8am – 7pm

We’re 10 minutes from downtown South Haven at 09589 CR 215 in Grand Junction, MI www.truebluefarms.com • 269-637-6322

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3824 E. Napier Ave. Benton Harbor, MI 269.876.9269 • www.piggottsfarmmarket.com

Open 9am - 7pm, 7 days a week Open May 1st - December 24 th Easily accessed from: Exit 30 on I-94 Exit 24 on US-31

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Gift baskets, Jams, syrup, coffee, blueberry pancake mix, blueberry truffles, chocolate-covered blueberries & more!

525 Phoenix St., South Haven, MI 877-654-2400 • www.TheBlueberryStore.com

summer-long, rain or shine fun in lake bluff park

Fridays 10 - 3 pm 510 W. Main St., Benton Harbor, MI

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DUTCH FARM MARKET

U Pick / We Pick

Sample Grandma’s Homemade Jams made with fruit from our orchards!

Visit our farm bakery for fresh homemade donuts, cinnamon rolls “to die for” and scrumptious fruit pies.

July 6, August 3, August 31 and October 5 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

craft fair Saturdays, May 31-October 18 9 a.m.-2.p.m.

August 30 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

St. Joseph Today Welcome Center 301 State Street • St. Joseph, MI 49085 • 269-985-1111 For more information: www.stjoetoday.com • facebook.com/stjoetoday

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CALENDAR COMPILED

BY ASHLEY BOYER

Jun 21 Summer Jam Music & Food Festival, 2-9pm Central Park Plaza, 68 Lafayette St, Valparaiso. 219.464.8332. valparaisoevents.com/summerjam. This afternoon in the park features three live bands—including headliner Sister Hazel—food available for purchase and a beer tent.

Jul 12 ArtBash, 6pm, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W 2nd St, Ste 100, Michigan City. 219.874.4900. lubeznikcenter.org. Lubeznik Center for the Arts hosts interactive art experiences, food specialties, creative libations, dazzling entertainment, auction action and unexpected delights. Proceeds benefit ARTreach programs for children and adults.

Jul 16-20 Festival of the Lakes, Wolf Lake Memorial Park, 2324 Calumet Ave, Hammond.

219.853.6378. festival.gohammond. com. Five nights of fun await with musical performances by Big & Rich, Sublime featuring Rome, and the Under the Sun Tour featuring Sugar Ray, Blues Traveler and Uncle Kracker.

The festival also includes a festival with rides, live entertainment, the Polka Party, a fishing derby, vendors, games and more.

Jul 17-26 Porter County Fair, noon-close, Porter County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, 217 E Division Rd, Valparaiso. 219.462.0321. portercountyfair.com. This annual county fair offers a combination of fun rides, delicious food, 4-H exhibits and activities, and some great entertainment including a demolition derby and bull riding. Live entertainment includes Hunter Hayes, Willie Robertson and Justin Moore.

Jul 19 The Grape Escape, noon8pm, Centennial Park, Calumet Ave, Munster. 219.836.7275. munster. org. Munster Parks and Recreation Department hosts the town’s wine festival where attendees can sample a selection of wines, enjoy food from around the region, listen to live music and enjoy a fine arts fair and ethnic market.

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Jul 25-27 Pierogi Fest, 119th St, Whiting. 219.659.0292. pierogifest.net.

Drawing almost 200,000 visitors each year, this festival both celebrates and pokes a little fun at Whiting’s heritage.

Tons of food vendors line the street and attendees can enjoy the Pierogi Parade, games, a beer garden, musical entertainment and fun for all ages.

Michigan

Through Sept Shining Sculptures—Lighting up St. Joseph, Downtown St. Joseph. stjosephpublicart.com. This art and fundraising event celebrates the lighthouses of the Lake Michigan shoreline. The public art exhibit will

showcase 30 art pieces of St. Joseph’s inner and outer lights. The city chose lighthouses for next year’s theme after the federal government deeded the lighthouses to the city in October.

Through Aug 28 Riverfront Concert Series, 7pm Thu, Riverfront Park on Water St, South Haven.

269.637.0772. south-haven.com.

During this summer-long concert series, music lovers can experience a variety of musical performances— including jazz, classical, folk and contemporary—while enjoying views of boats traveling on the river and fantastic sunsets over the lake.

Concerts are free to the public and attendees should bring their own lawn chair or blanket, as well as a light coat.

Through Oct 5 Antiques on the Bluff, 10am-5pm every first Sat, Lake Bluff Park, St. Joseph. 269.985.1111. stjoetoday.com. Antiques line the bluff the first Saturday of each month at this premier event for St. Joseph and antiquers around Southwest Michigan.

Jun 21 Fernwood Annual Garden Party, Fernwood Botanical Garden, 13988 Range Line Rd, Buchanan.

269.695.6491. fernwoodbotanical. org. This beautiful evening under the stars has it all—music, live and silent auctions, and dinner prepared by Chef Tim Carrigan. The event supports Fernwood Botanical Garden.

Jun 21 Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival, Weko Beach, Bridgman. 269.925.6301. lakemichiganshorewinetrail.com.

Wine and sun lovers will enjoy this annual event featuring samples of Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail locally grown and produced varietals, live music and local cuisine, all on the shores of the sparkling waters of Lake Michigan.

Jun 28-29 Artigras, 10am-5pm, Whittaker & Merchant Sts, downtown New Buffalo. newbuffalo.org. Original works of art take center stage at this annual festival. More than 130 juried artists from around the world, as well as a select group of Harbor Country artists, present works in all mediums—paintings, sculptures, glass, photography, drawings, jewelry, fiber, wood, ceramics, mixed media and furniture. The event also features live entertainment, artist demonstrations, great food and more.

craft-brews on draft, wine, DiVine drinks, food from the cafe, live music and a brewing demo. Kids’ activities include a bounce house, a hayride in the vineyard and cornhole. Attendees should bring their own lawn chairs and sun umbrellas.

Illinois

Through Aug 11 Downtown Sound, 6:30pm Mon, Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Michigan Ave, Randolph St, Columbus Dr & Monroe St, Chicago. millenniumpark. org. Millennium Park’s popular innovative music series makes its anticipated return with an eclectic mix of indie rock music and pop. June 23: Bob Mould and Split Single, Jun 30: My Brightest Diamond and White Mystery; Jul 7: Joe Pug and Hurray for the Riff Raff; Jul 14: Noura Mint Seymali and Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub; Aug 4: Maps & Atlases and Wooden Shjips; Aug 11: Russian Circles and Colin Stetson.

local and national artists, an arts and crafts fair and a daytime play area for kids, plus beer and wine.

Jul 5-6 Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival, 10am-5pm, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe.

847.835.5440. chicagobotanic.org.

Botanic-themed and botanic-made photography, paintings, ceramics, cement, metal, fiber, wood jewelry and more, plus interactive art demos and booth chats, make this a one-of-akind art festival. Children will enjoy the family activity tent where they can create their own masterpiece.

Jul 9-13 Taste of Chicago, 11am9pm, Grant Park, 377 E Randolph, Chicago. cityofchicago.org. The nation’s premier outdoor food festival showcases the diversity of Chicago’s dining community and offers music— including AWOLNATION, Janelle Monáe, Nickel Creek, Emmylou Harris, Jeff Tweedy, Aloe Blacc and more—and exciting activities for the entire family.

Through Aug 28 Rockin’ in the Park, 7-9:45pm Thu, MB Financial Park at Rosemont, 5501 Park Pl, Rosemont. mbparkrosemont.com. Admission is free to this weekly concert series boasting music of classic cover bands, as well as fireworks, food and beverage tents on the park’s great lawn.

Jul 19-20 Chicago Craft Beer Festival, noon-10pm, 1 Sheffield Ave between Webster & Fullerton, Chicago. chicagoevents.com. Craft beer lovers can sample more than 100 specialty brews in the tented tasting area and enjoy live music during this third annual fest.

Jun 21-22 Gold Coast Art Fair at Grant Park, 10am-6pm, Grant Park’s Butler Field, Monroe & Lake Shore Dr, Chicago. amdurproductions.com.

Currently rated as one of the top 30 juried art festivals in the country, this art fair brings showcases artwork from more than 350 artists. Art demonstrations, live music and fun art projects make this fair a great way to spend the day.

Jul 24-Aug 28 Made in Chicago— World Class Jazz, 6:30pm Thu, Millennium Park Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E Randolph, Chicago. cityofchicago.org. Everyone can enjoy world class jazz at beautiful Millennium park during this free weekly event.

Jun 25, Jul 23, Aug 27, Sept 24 Twilight Safari, 6-7:30pm, Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N Clark St, Chicago.

312.742.2000. lpzoo.org. Visitors to this evening event have the unique opportunity of exploring the zoo after-hours with a zoo horticulturist and animal expert. Each monthly walk focuses on a different area of the zoo.

Jul 5 Art & All That Jazz, 6-8pm, downtown Douglas. 269.857.1438. saugatuck.com. Visitors to the downtown area can stroll through galleries and shops, plus enjoy live music and food at the restaurants.

Jun 26 A Summer Night on the Red Carpet, 7:30pm, Morton Arboretum, 4100 Lincoln Ave, Lisle. 312.294.3000. cso.org. Hollywood comes to Morton Arboretum with a glamorous program of selections from favorite film scores.

Richard Kaufman leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music from movies such as The Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia, Forrest Gump, Lincoln and The Little Mermaid during this evening under the stars.

Jul 4-5 Red, Whites & Brews, noon-6:30pm, Round Barn Winery Baroda Tasting Room & Estate, 10983 Hills Road, Baroda. 800.716.9463. roundbarnwinery.com. This two-day event highlights this local brewery operation and Independence Day. The celebration features eight fresh

Jul 4-6 Windy City RibFest, noon-10pm Fri-Sat, noon-9pm Sun, Lawrence & Broadway, Chicago. chicagoevents.com. For the sixth year in a row, finger lickin’ slabs of ribs will be the spotlight of this popular summer food festival. The event also features three days of music featuring

Jul 26 Jul 26 Antiques Road Show, McCormick Place, 2301 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago. pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow.

PBS’s most-watched primetime series makes a stop in Chicago for its Summer 2014 Tour in search of America’s next hidden treasure.

exhibitions Indiana

Through Jul 17 Renewing the Region, Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Dr, Hammond.

219.989.7979. southshorecva.com.

A diverse display of art, the exhibition showcases works of functional, as well as conceptual, pieces of art created from recycled and repurposed objects.

Through Jul 26 Material Possessions, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W Second St, Michigan City. 219.874.4900. lubeznikcenter. org. This intimate group showing features the work of five esteemed artists of the highest artistic practice in the field of contemporary fiber arts.

These established and emerging artists incorporate a redemptive sensibility in the use of methods and materials in this innovated 2-D and 3-D exhibit.

Also, through Jul 26: Ignorance with Wings by Michael Bill Smith.

photography [clockwise from top] STOCK, KYLE TELECHAN, courtesy of VALPARAISO EVENTS

The information presented in Essential Events is accurate as of press time, but readers are encouraged to call ahead to verify the dates and times.

Please note that Illinois and most Indiana events adhere to central time, and Michigan events are eastern time.

happenings Indiana

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SMOOTH JAZZ AT SUNSET 6pm gates open, 7:30pm music Shadowland Pavilion on Silver Beach 333 Broad St, St. Joseph. 269.925.1111 smoothjazzatsunset.com

Jul 19

VALPARAISO WINE FESTIVAL 4-7pm, Central Park Plaza 68 Lafayette St, Valparaiso 219.464.8332.valparaisoevents.com

Jul 11-13

SOUTH SHORE AIR SHOW 5:30pm Fri, noon-4pm Sat-Sun Fair Oaks Farm, 856 N 600 E, Fair Oaks 219.989.7770. southshorecva.com

Opens Jul Summer of Art, Southern Shore Art Association, 724 Franklin St, Michigan City. 219.369.9028. southernshoreartassociation.com. This members-only exhibit showcases works with a variety of subject matters.

Michigan

Through Aug 16 West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo. 269.349.7775. kiarts. org. Since the 1960s, this annual juried exhibition has showcased the exceptional work of area artists in all media. Also, through Jul 5: Cultural Encounters—India, Burman and Tibet; through Aug 24: Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Through Aug 17 David Nash—From Kew Gardens to Meijer Gardens, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 E Beltline Ave, NE, Grand Rapids.

888.957.1580. meijergardens.org. This broad and comprehensive presentation features sculptures, installations and drawings by British artist David Nash. Also, through Oct 31: Bernar Venet at Meijer Gardens.

Jun 20-Jul 27 Drawing and Paintings

by Nancy J. Bailey, Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve, 13988 Range Line Rd, Niles. 269.695.6491. fernwoodbotanical.org. Artist, illustrator, author and horse trainer, Bailey’s artwork is joyful, wild and real.

Jun 20-Aug 2 Michiana Annual Art Competition, Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St, St. Joseph. 269.983.3688. boxfactoryforthearts.org. Featuring

work from the residents of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana, as well as members of the Berrien Artist Guild, this multi-media competition includes works of art in the following categories—painting, watercolor, drawing and pastels, sculpture, ceramics, photography and glass.

Jun 27-Sept 14 Waves, Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd, St. Joseph. 269.983.0271. krasl.org. This exhibit showcases the work of contemporary artists who have been influenced by the movement, patterns and life within water—including photographer Sandra Gottlieb’s lovely black and white images that focus on the rippling surfaces of the ocean and Jason De Caires Taylor’s underwater sculptures that purposefully help repopulate coral reefs.

Jul 25-Sept 7 5th Annual Regional Juried Show, South Haven Center for the Arts, 600 Phoenix St, South Haven.

269.637.1041. southhavenarts.org. This annual juried show features works from arts across five Great Lake states. Also, through Jul 20: From Coloma to Covert— Barbara Crane Photographs.

Illinois

Through Sept 1 National Geographic Presents—Earth Explorers, Museum of Science and Industry, 57th St and Lake Shore Dr, Chicago. 773.947.3133. msichicago.org. This exhibit journeys to the wildest places on the globe, highlighting the Earth’s spectacular eco-zones—polar

regions, oceans, rain forests, mountains, caves and savannas. Also, through Sept 1: 80 at 80 and Earth Explorers..

Through Oct 5 Unbound— Contemporary Art After Frida Kahlo, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago. 312.280.2660. mcachicago.org. Stemming from the artist’s interest in language and poetry, this exhibition is organized like a poem and divided into several sections or stanzas, with each section featuring works in several media. Pieces on display range from sculpture and ceramics to drawing, textiles and painting. Also, through Aug 3: Isa Genzken—Retrospective; through Sept 28: Zachary Cahill; through Oct 31: MCA Chicago Plaza Project Yinka Shonibare; through Nov 2: Simon Starling— Metamorphology; through May 10, 2015: Alexander Calder.

Through Jan 4 The Machine Inside— Biomechanics, The Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago. 312.922.9410. fieldmuseum.org. The marvels of natural engineering are on display during this exhibit, which explores how living things— including humans—are machines built to survive, move and discover. Also, through Sept 7: Opening the Vaults—Wonders of the 1983 World’s Fair.

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Through Aug 31 Baby Boom or Bust!

Center for Visual and Performing Arts Atrium Gallery, 1040 Ridge Rd, Munster.

219.836.1839. southshoreartsonline.org.

This exhibit takes a fond look back at the iconic, often innocent, images of life in the nuclear age with iconic imagery by artist Brian J. Sullivan and memorabilia— including Hanna-Barbera characters, Barbie and Ken, Howdy Doody, space toys and robots, lunch boxes, presidential memorabilia and vintage paint-bynumbers from an atomic childhood. Also, through Jun 22: Dunes and Blooms—

Photography by Pete Dohertery and Joanne Markiewicz.

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Through Aug 10 Parallel Pursuits-Tom Brand’s Finding Form and Carole Stodder’s Shaping Space, Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University Center for the Arts, 1709 Chapel Dr, Valparaiso. 219.464.5365. valpo.edu/ artmuseum. This exhibit offers an opportunity to compare and contrast the abstract works of two Michigan City, Ind. artists. Brand’s art features carefully composed shapes with an expressive or painterly surface, while Stodder’s paintings feature geometrical patterns with hard edges. Also, through Aug 10: Drawings by Fred Frey, New Acquisitions and Paintings by Eleanor Lewis.

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a r t f l u “ living THE FINE ART OF

Art is nothing more than the tangible interpretation of the experience of being human.

Being human is a difficult and often lonely journey in which we strive to understand ourselves and the world around us… and whether reviled or revered, we are affected.

Nothing speaks to our humanity more than the arts.

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THE HARBOR SHORES ART COLLECTION

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n the words of travel writer Miriam Beard, “certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.”

In this new era of partnerships between the arts and tourism industries—trends that include the art hotel, cultural heritage tourism, and artistic tourism—the Inn at Harbor Shores is at the forefront of hotel properties with a flair for incorporating art into the fabric of design, and layers of local storytelling. This ingenious approach to the hotel stay goes beyond use of the generic hotel palette by incorporating work by area artists as a way to add cultural depth and meaning to the guest experience.

Following this trend, The Inn at Harbor Shores is fast becoming not just a place to lay one’s head, but a place to experience a layered and heady taste of the good life in Southwest Michigan.

Harbor Shores art consultant Susan Wilczak, coordinator of the dynamic Harbor Shores Art Program, has been responsible for reaching out

to Michigan artists to encourage their participation in the permanent and gallery collections at Harbor Shores.

Wilczak is also the creator of the “Arts and Cultural Master Plan of the Harbor Shores Development,” a plan which from the beginning incorporated an impressive array of art and design details; like the handcrafted tee-markers on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Design golf course, the interior art collection in the Harbor Shore Clubhouse, the public art mosaics created by youth from the Fired Up After School Program for Jean Kloch Park, and a series of public sculptures by noted artist Richard Hunt. With great pride, Wilczak mentions Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who recently referenced the Harbor Shores geographic locale as a virtual “gateway” to Michigan.

Mike Wood, Construction Liaison to the art program, says, “Our goal is to showcase areas of natural resources, local history and story, along with the talent of our arts community.”

In Wilczak’s current position, she instigates partnerships with members of the local arts community and works to supports the overall Harbor Shores hospitality mission, which states:

Harbor Shores art consultant Susan Wilczak hanging Of Sand and Sky by Brett Maniscalco.

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floors “The story of a place is told most eloquently through its art. Our goal at the Inn is to provide great hospitality and that requires great storytelling… with that in mind we have layered local art and artists throughout the Inn. For us, art is not an afterthought or a decoration but a foundation, and it has always been a fundamental part of our vision.”

The story begins in the main lobby, where the visitor enters a world full of complex layers of art and design. Lead Architect Michelle Rumsa (also an experienced sailor) has created a entry hall and staircase akin to the mast of a ship that visually runs through the upper balcony, referencing the long history of merchant and recreational sailing vessels that have frequented the harbor.

Harbor Shores art consultant Susan Wilczak with architect Michelle Rumsa

Descending from the lobby ceiling is an integrated sculptural lighting piece by April Wagner, made of glass and stainless steel.

“I tried to capture the essence of the motion of water, swaying beaches, grasses and reflections from the late afternoon sun,” Wagner says. “I did this by using opal and transparent hues of blue, gray, green and amber, in round and freeform wave shapes.”

The structural design in the hotel’s common areas is harmonious and interconnected, so that the lobby, lounge and restaurant benefit from fluid energy within the space. The restaurant, Plank’s Tavern (named in tribute to the legendary Plank’s

FLOOR THREE Farm, Field and Vine, celebrates all things agricultural, horticultural, viticulture and equine cultural.

FLOOR FOUR Beach, Sand and Dune, celebrates the fact that the west coast of Michigan has some of the finest sand and dunes in the world.

FLOOR FIVE Golf, Tee and Green, celebrates the renewal of the area as led by the design and construction of an 18 hole golf course by history’s greatest golfer and one of the best golf course designers in the world today, Jack Nicklaus..

FLOOR SIX Water, Lake and River celebrates the idea that everything that makes us unique, and everything that we enjoy, we owe to the Great Lakes.

CAROLYN O’HEARN

[Above] These glass tiles were created through a collaboration between Cindy Fielding and Carolyn O’Hearn.

[Left] Artist Cindy Fielding works with colored glass shards in her studio.

[Right] Artist Kristin Hosbein with her painting.

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Hotel and Tavern) will incorporate design details referencing the original, including a hand-rendered, hand-lettered logo by Stephanie Milanowski, inspired by a 19th century photo of Plank’s Ferry, used to transport guests to Plank’s Tavern on the lake in St. Joseph. Milanowski was also commissioned to create a series of lyrical drawings based on local flora and fauna for the Inn’s guest rooms.

With 92 guest rooms and suites, the hotel floors are divided into creative themes, an idea collaboratively conceived by Interior Designer Kathy Weykamp and the hotel’s developer, Edgewater Resources. The guest floors, three through six, provide a structured palette for rooms showcasing natural riches of the region, and in each of these rooms, you’ll find two to three works by Michigan artists.

Evoked by these themes, we get the sense that the hotel itself belongs as much to the visitor as to the fabric of local culture and community in St. Joseph. These stories take form in the details of wall color, carpet, light fixtures, furniture and two-dimensional art.

ccording to The Harbor Shores design plan, “each floor will speak about a special quality to be found in Southwest Michigan and that story will be told thru imagery, art, objects, furnishings color and pattern.”

There will also be hand crafted elements throughout the hotel, such as the glass-fused tiles, created by the Southwest Michigan artist partnership of Cindy Fielding and Carolyn O’Hearn, for guest bathrooms. The tiles reflect the changing hues of Lake Michigan waters. The custom closet-armoire in each room is constructed of Michigan soft maple by Amish craftsmen from Emerald Manufacturing in White Pigeon, Michigan.

The hotel gallery on the second level will have rotating exhibitions of the work of Michigan artists.

The first showcase will feature work by local artist Kristin Hosbein. Hosbein, born in St. Joseph, feels a sense of personal history and belonging

photogrpahy [this page, top] by GINA GRILLO, [bottom] courtesy of CINDY FIELDING; [opposite page, lefT] by GINA GRILLO, [right] courtesy of ROBERT E. LEE

“ It was a change of pace to research the local history in reference to the chosen themes of each floor and I found it delightful to read about the characters, businesses and activities of Benton Harbor in its younger days. The design team was very clear about color choices and subject matter, which actually made our job easier.

KRISTIN K. HOSBEIN

to this place and the need to tell narrative stories through her work.

“Once the Inn opens,” Wilczak says, “we hope to expand the art in public spaces to exterior sites along the marina and walking trails. Working with the architect, designer, landscape architect, builders, we are all part of a team to make this happen. There are future plans to expand opportunities for Michigan artists too, making this an exciting project that I am thrilled to be a part of.”

The visitor to Harbor Shores will benefit not only from the usual hotel amenities, but from a welcoming entrée to the Southwest Michigan arts community, through gallery works, exhibitions, and the art pieces interwoven into the themed floors of the hotel.

And since art, like travel, has the potential to provide a window to a larger set of experiences, then it’s possible that as we experience Harbor Shores for ourselves, we may simultaneously find a bit of magic and poetry of place in art that reveals the creative interpretations of others.

Brett Maniscalco

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Robert E. Lee

robertleephotos.com Brett Maniscalco and Robert E. Lee will have black and white photographs in each room depicting scenes co-coordinating with the themes of each floor. The themes are: Farm, Field, Vine,—Rivers, Lakes, Streams—Golf, Tees, Greens—Sand, Beach, Dunes.

Stephanie Milanowski

cardinalletterpress.com/about-2/ stephanie-milanowski Stephanie Milanowski will have original work in some guest rooms depicting the theme of each floor. In addition she has provided graphic work for the ballroom chandeliers, work for the second floor Gallery temporary exhibit and Plank’s tavern Logo design.

April Wagner

epiphanyglass.com Wagner created a glass lighting feature for the main lobby/staircase area—her work will have a theme of water.

Cindy Fielding and Carolyn O’Hearn

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“ My photo ‘Michigan Harvest Inn’ is pure rural Michigan…

I’m always moved by the composition of round bales artfully distributed across a close-cropped field, bordered by trees. I love the dominant horizontal lines and the way the dramatic texture of clouds balances that of the fields below.

ROBERT E. LEE

Cindy Fielding and Carolyn O’Hearn have handcrafted fused glass bathroom tiles for each of the guest-rooms in the Inn.

Kristin K. Hosbein kristinkhosbein.com

Hosbein will be the first featured gallery artist exhibition—narrative paintings with themes of nature depicted in Southwest Michigan.

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forecasts.” If the conditions are right, he says it’s time to put the “gone kitesurfing” sign on the door.

The five-year veteran of kite boarding turned his passion into a business as owner of 3Me Kite Sports, the only kiteboarding shop in the Chicago area (3mekite.com; 708.341.0003). The shop is part online business, part surf wagon as he works the local beaches depending where the wind blows that day.

Kite boarding gear includes the kite, board and harness.

Chicago kiters also need cold weather gear like thick wetsuits, hoods, gloves and boots.

Kiting enthusiasts travel the world but locals hit spots all along the Lake Michigan shores. Montrose Beach is the only spot within Chicago city limits where kiting is allowed and only experienced kiters can go there.

“Montrose is a great spot,” Szromba says. “It’s a big launch area. It’s a big beach. You need a lot of room to do this sport. It has nice jetty protection that cleans up the choppiness that comes in across the lake. You turn around and you have the city skyline.” There are also a lot of wonderful places to stop and get a beer afterward, he says.

“A lot of people like places less crowded. I just happen to like people.”

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hen Michael Szromba and his buddies get together to kite board, a crowd of onlookers is usually nearby watching in awe as they put on their own type of air and water show.

“As awesome a sight to behold as it is seeing a rider being powered through the water by a large, stunning kite. Being up on one is 100 times as magnificent,” says Szromba, of South Holland. “It’s a sense of freedom and adrenaline pumping all the time.”

“When I first saw it, I just thought I’ve got to do that...

It’s multiple feelings. It’s such a pure feeling and invokes a sense of freedom. It’s just you, the wind and the water and waves.”

Even though the kiters usually try to go out in pairs or groups, it’s a solo sport.

“It’s just you in control.”

“We call it ‘catching the stoke.’ I’ve become a chronic wind junkie. I’m constantly watching wind meters and

Kite boarder Eric Aardema

Kite boarder Jon Modica

Northwest Indiana’s Miller Beach, Lake Street Beach and Washington Park Beach are also popular spots to catch sight of kiters.

“Chicago is the windy city and it’s not just because of the politics. The known kite boarding destination spots are places where you can almost set a clock by the wind.

In Chicago, we can’t predict it. You can’t have a staunch schedule and be a kite boarder at the same time. ... Kite boarding can be challenging in Chicago just because of that but that also adds to how spectacular it is. If you like riding the edge and doing things spur of the moment, it adds a whole new level of excitement to it.”

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t’s good to learn the sport with a friend or family member, he says, so you can make arrangements to be together at last minute depending on weather. You also have someone at the same experience level.

“It’s not an activity for the uninitiated,” he says. “A lot of safety points need to be learned and practiced before going face to face with forces with wind and water.”

Henry Lazerow, of Chicago, has been

kiting for seven years and teaching the sport for three (chicagokiteboardinglessons.com). He teaches at Waukegon Beach, the only Chicago spot where beginners are allowed to kiteboard.

“People are definitely learning it more,” he says, even compared to two years ago. “It’s a good full body workout.

People want to do something fun. It’s an adrenaline rush.”

Most of his students are men in their 30s to 50s.

“It’s a lot of businessmen who work full time jobs. It’s not the skateboarders you’d think.

“It takes a lot of devotion to get into it.” Newcomers fall a lot but after a few months of lessons, they can enjoy the free spirited nature of the sport.

“Then they can do jumps and tricks. That’s the really fun part,” Lazerow says.

Board grabs, flips and catching waves are some of kite boarding’s high points.

“We get overhead waves quite often on Lake Michigan when it’s windy,” he says, adding that kite boarders like the big waves.

“We have really good kite boarding here in Chicago. We wear wetsuits so cold really doesn’t bother us. We’ll kite board all year. People go in the middle of winter into Lake

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iters will be out any day the wind is blowing toward shore, he says. “Any day with an east wind.”

Future kiters come for lessons at Waukegon all the way from Wisconsin and Indiana, he says.

The wide open beach has good winds, making it a perfect spot for beginners. Across the lake on the Michigan side, kiters also take to the water.

Jake Mitchell works for MACkite Company in Grand Haven, Mich. (800.622.4655; mackiteboarding.com) and has been kiting three or four years.

“We specialize in board sports,” Mitchell says. That includes kite boarding, snowboarding, stand up paddle boarding and a growing skate presence.

“Basically how the sport works is you have a harness that goes around your waist. You have a control bar that

attaches to it. That connects to the kite you inflate. You’re basically leveraging the kite to get power. On the water you’re generally perpendicular to the kite.”

The sport is universal and he has seen students range in age from 12 to 76. There’s also a pretty big population of female kiters out there.

“The cool thing about it is there are so many different avenues you can take with it. People love the feeling of riding across the water. It’s not intensive. You have to learn how to control the kite but you are just riding around having a heck of a time.”

Kiting pioneers started things in the early 90s using stunt kites but without modern amenities, it was a dangerous sport, Mitchell says.

It wasn’t until around 2006 that equipment became safer, allowing the rider the control the amount of power. With the advent of safety releases, the sport started exploding.

“Back in the day you only had full power or less power.

Nowadays you can release all the power in the kite,” Mitchell says.

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Michigan. With a modern day suit, you don’t get wet. It can be 20 degrees in the air and the water is 30 and you would actually be sweating.”

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ne could make the argument that fireworks have lost some of their heat in recent times.  Formerly viewed as once-a-year extravagances to help celebrate the nation’s birthday, fireworks displays now seem as ubiquitous as the roadside billboards advertising year-round outlet stores where private citizens can purchase their own pyrotechnics. When it comes to fireworks, the Fourth of July has become pretty much just another date on the calendar, as displays pop up at random times throughout the year to commemorate quotidian accomplishments like home runs, guitar solos, graduations or impressive corporate sales figures.  But aside from going ever bigger and better in an effort to rise above the clutter—a viable but expensive strategy—there’s still one other way to make fireworks special again. Light up that gunpowder over a body of water instead of a field or a parking lot, and suddenly there’s color above and color below—double the ooohs and two times the aaaahs.  This Independence Day, these area cities and towns are taking advantage of their proximity to Lake Michigan (and other lakes and rivers) to get more bang for their buck, and to try and make fireworks special again.

East Chicago July 3 at dusk The city’s marina is the stage for a big show over Lake Michigan.

East Chicago Marina, 3301 Aldis Avenue 219.391.8482 eastchicago.com Whiting July 3 at 10pm An expanded fireworks display caps what promises to be a festive celebration of the city’s 125th anniversary.

Whiting Lakefront Park 219.659.0860 whitingindiana.com Hammond July 4 at dusk Wolf Lake may not have the buzz of Lake Michigan, but those colors will explode just as brightly over its rippling waters.

The Pavilion at Wolf Lake, 2324 Calumet Avenue 219.937.7942 hammondmarina.com Indiana Dunes State Park July 2 at dusk This particular day at the beach will extend into the post-dusk hours.

1600 N 25 E, Chesterton 219.926.1952 stateparks.in.gov

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New Buffalo July 3 at dusk Small community, big lakefront display.

New Buffalo Beach, 100 Marquette Drive 269.469.1522 newbuffalo.com St. Joseph July 4 at dusk The waterfront pyrotechnics go up from the city’s North Pier Lighthouse.

Silver Beach, 101 Broad Street 269.982.0533 sjcity.com South Haven July 2 at dusk The Light up the Lake display gets its own synchronized soundtrack on 103.7 COSY-FM. South Haven Lakefront 269.637.5252 southhaven.org Saugatuck July 4 at dusk The Rotary Club of Saugatuck-Douglas sponsors the city’s annual display over Lake Kalamazoo.

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Navy Pier July 4 at 9:30pm In the years since the massive city-sponsored July 3rd displays succumbed to budget cuts, this manmade peninsula has picked up the Independence Day slack as Chicago’s “official” show.

Because fireworks here are a staple every Wednesday and Saturday night throughout the summer, the holiday edition can feel a little bit routine. But it’s hard to be picky when it’s really the only show in town, and it’s hard to quibble about the views from either shore or sea. The Chicago show, in fact, may be one of the few in the area to feature almost as many people watching from the water as from the land. In addition to the many private boats bobbing out on the illuminated waters of Lake Michigan, a bevy of tour boat operators will be running special cruises from the Pier for the occasion (see below).

600 E Grand Avenue 312.595.7437 navypier.com

Seadog Compared to some of the other boats plying the waters on this night, the bright yellow speedboat may be no-frills in terms of food and festivities, but it’s also (relatively) more affordable.

9-10pm; $64.95 Navy Pier 888.636.7737 seadogcruises.com

Tall Ship Windy There are plenty of boats to choose from for a typical fireworks “cruise,” but this majestic schooner is the only way to really sail.

9-10:30pm; $59.95 Navy Pier 312.451.2700 tallshipwindy.com

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Odyssey The elegant white vessel offers an upscale excursion for the Navy Pier fireworks, complete with drinks, dancing and a lavish dinner buffet.

8-11pm; $189 and up Navy Pier 866.305.2469 odysseycruises.com Mystic Blue Odyssey’s little brother takes the glitz down a notch or two, but still features a great buffet dinner and a DJ to complement the sky show.

8-11pm; $109 Navy Pier 877.299.7783 mysticbluecruises.com

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Chuck Banks’ father’s hobby was building wood boats, a skill and love he passed down to his son when he would visit his Northwest Indiana home during summers. But Banks took it one step further, building and maintaining boats not only an avocation but a vocation.

water come up, it knocked over a tree which destroyed [Top and above, left] Mike the boat. It’s too bad, it was Dougherty of Whiting restored a 36-foot 1969 Cheoy Lee and a 1973 such a gorgeous boat.”

45-foot Cheoy Lee ketch which he “With a fiberglass hull and keeps at the Indiana Harbor Yacht upper deck all you do is wash, Club. In past years, these two sleek buff and you’re good to go,” he wooden boats were used for charter says. “For every hour you put Lake Michigan journeys through his into the fiberglass you put 100 business Wooden Boat Adventures.

[Above, right] For the aspiring into maintaining a wood boat. amateur, numerous companies offer There’s always varnishing, kits and plans for home-built craft. caulking, something to do.”

Instructions for building this Babson Enclaves of wood boats still Island 14 are available from the exist.

WoodenBoat Store.

“If you go to some of the older freshwater inland lakes you’ll see some wood boats,” he says. “People in upper Michigan see a lot of wood boats. When you get into Chris Crafts and Packard boats worth a lot of money, you get people who can afford to keep them up. But labor rates for wood boats can run $100 an hour and not many people can afford that.”

As an interesting side note, a 1930 24-foot Chris Craft Triple Cockpit Runabout costs about $84,500 and a 27-foot double cockpit runabout Packard Heritage can cost $125,000.

Though Banks sees the passing of an era, he still loves working on boats.

“I took a job at U.S. Steel seven years ago because I needed the health insurance,” he says. “And I’m still running this business too, but it’s hard working 60 hours a week at U.S. and then another 30 here, but I just can’t seem to quit it.”

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guess you could say I’ve been building boats all my life,” says Chuck Banks, owner of CMS Marine in Portage which specializes in boat repair services and salvage and also offers rentals. “It started when I was 14 and visited my dad—my mom and stepdad lived in Germany then—and we would work on boats.”

One of the boats Banks and his father worked on included a 31-foot Richardson, a wood cruiser they used for years for fishing and piloting on the lake. Banks also had other wooden boats for rent at his marina.

Wood boats, sleekly made with high polished wood, are said to be a smoother ways to ride the waves muting engine noises and lessening the impact of vibrations. But even more compelling for many is the romance of this ancient craft of fashioning wood into vessels, whether they’re sailboats or motorized. Besides history, part of their beauty is the wood itself. Dazzling colored and grained teak—the most rot resistant wood around often is used for hulls and planking; trim, rich mahogany, strong and rot resistant, beautifies hatches, doors and decorative accents while the strength. While pine, fir and cedar are also good for planking because it swells and helps keep the boat water tight, oak with its strength, bendability, long lasting and rot resistance is fashioned into keels and ribs. Spruce with its durability is formed into the mast and other spars.

Mike Dougherty came to his passion for wood boats by a much different route. Now the owner of two Cheoy Lee classic wood sailboats made by a company in business since 1870, Dougherty says he never had much interested in sailboats.

“I never was around sailboats, had never been sailing and never had a sailboat,” says Dougherty, who lives in Whiting. “I was retired and doing some plumbing work and for some reason I went upstairs to the computer and typed in wooden boats.”

The result was a 36-foot 1969 Cheoy Lee and a 1973 45-foot Cheoy Lee ketch which he keeps at the Indiana Harbor Yacht Club and for years has taken people out on Lake Michigan through his business Wooden Boat Adventures.

But despite the beauty and mystique of wood boats, they have one drawback and it’s a big one. Unlike fiberglass which is used in making most boats manufactured today, wood boats require major annual upkeep. After all, water rots wood. One of the mantras for wood boat maintenance is sand, varnish, sand, varnish. The bottom needs to be coated with marine grade paint. The wood accents also need to be maintained. Keep the boat clean and make sure there’s no standing water to avoid rot.

“My boat is all teak except for the hull with a lot of deck work that needs to be done frequently,” says Dougherty who having worked as an engineer in nuclear power plants is now in Wyoming for a few weeks on a job and is considering not putting his boats in the water this year even mentioning they’re for sale. “About the time you’re finished doing all the maintenance it’s time to start over.”

All this makes it understandable that fiberglass, which was first used for boats during World War II, is most commonly used today.

“No one is doing them anymore,” he says. “Wood boats are pretty much over. All that is all but gone. It’s fiberglass now.”

Maintaining fiberglass boats are a piece of cake compared to wood boats says Banks.

Banks and his father lost their 31-foot Richardson in an early season storm.

“We left it in the water that year because we wanted to take it out on nice days even in the winter,” he says. “But we had some high

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t’s hard to believe the place came close to closing in 2004. Seventy-six years old, the zoo was in dire need of repairs and upgrading—and the funds to pay for them. Enter zoo director Johnny P. Martinez, an energetic man who made it his mission to save the zoo.

“When I came here, we were discussing closing the zoo,” he recalls, but his experience and business acumen were enough to rescue the zoo from extinction. Martinez began with 16 years at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and has worked at six zoos since then, the last four as director. He also attended zoo management school, has designed exhibits, and has taken care of everything from orangutans to elephants Martinez is passionate about the work and respects the zoo’s history. “The zoo is 86 years old, completed in 1932, and the structures like the castle and the tower are still in use today.”

When an animal trainer retired and realized his brown bear was likely lonesome, he brought the bear to Washington Park for

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There’s a lot of animal magnetism these days at Washington Park Zoo. With new and refurbished exhibits, visitors can find themselves inches away from a monkey, feeding a bird on their shoulders, and having an “Otter Body Experience.”

folks to entertain and to be entertained. That was in 1925, and the bruin was such a big hit that more animals and some birds were added. Just a couple of years later city officials hunkered down to plan an entire park complex, including a zoo located on sand dunes on the west side of the road through the park.

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ll went well, with donated materials and volunteer labor—until the Great Depression. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) stepped in to build the new zoo, but even then, getting certain items required a little creativity. Word has it that zoo board members spirited structure steel from under an ongoing Michigan City bridge project—and then hid it under manure so their escapade wouldn’t be discovered.

The first big project was the popular Monkey Island. “It was built in 1933, so it’s showing its age and was closed in 2012,” says Martinez. “Zoo workers had to go through a 50-foot tunnel to access the island and move the monkeys to the primate building for the winter. All that moving back and forth was arduous for the workers and stressful for the monkeys.

It’s just unethical to do,” and you can hear in his voice the determination to do right by the animals.

The collapsing tunnel will be removed and

a redesigned structure built.

The zoo wasn’t built with winter accommodations, so the animals had to be shipped to other zoos or housed elsewhere. “Now all the animals stay at the zoo year-round.”

The zoo’s Castle, built in 1937 and housing the small mammals, replicates the official insignia of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The observation tower on a dune overlooking Lake Michigan has its own history, too, its topper reportedly a compression chamber from the first fire engine to hit the streets of the city. Eleven structures are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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oday the zoo is roaring, screeching, and chirping with life, but not before it faced possible ruin. Then Martinez took the reins.

“One thing that was very fortunate was the (Blue Chip Casino) contributing money to Michigan City, with $100,000 dedicated to the zoo for capital improvements.” Then-Mayor Chuck Oberlie had set aside $300,000 of the funds that hadn’t yet been spent for the zoo, so when Martinez arrived in 2004, he saw to making physical improvements, with care of the animals foremost.

Electrical generators for HVAC and alarms were installed in the buildings as backup in case of a power outage. Insulation was added to buildings; the red barn has more lights and instead of buckets of water there are self-waterers.

Gone are the harsh bars separating you from primates; now it’s three-quarter-inch-thick laminated glass: “It’s up close and personal.”

Martinez’ business sense proved to be invaluable.

“I told them when I came here, ‘This Is a business and needs to operate like one: self-generating and self-perpetuating.’ We built a new gift shop, then an additional room to display novelties and souvenirs.

We added a storage barn so we can order in bulk and get a better price. The concession was leased out and the zoo received only 10 percent of the revenue; the second year I was here we took it over and started getting 100 percent.”

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[Above] Zoo Director Johnny Martinez visits with his special friend Zeus. Martinez has been raising Zeus since he was an infant. [Above right] Leah, a female Bald Eagle sits inside her enclosure. The zoo also has two other Bald Eagles.

[Below] The zoo showcases its two newborn and unnamed white tiger cubs on Memorial Day to the media. The cubs are the zoo’s first white tiger litter.

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[Above] The Rotary Children’s Castle at the Washington Park Zoo houses the zoo’s reptile collection. [Top] A child holds a parakeet on a feeding stick in the Australian Aviary.

[Left] A grizzly bear sits upright in its enclosure.

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• The society holds “Fun-Raiser” events.

• The zoo’s Share the Care program: Adopt an animal and its care. Funds go to upgrading the facilities for animals and for their toys, which are not in the budget.

• Zoofari, a banquet of beer, brats and burgers • Membership fees help, too, priced accordingly: Family of four, grandparents, singles.

There’s also a wish list for the zoo on its web site at washingtonparkzoo.com Volunteers are always welcome, there’s a docent program, and there are internships for college kids.

And always, there are the animals. Two white tiger cubs were born in May. For a dollar you can buy a Popsicle stick with bird feed glued to it, then enter the new aviary so a bird can land on your shoulder for a snack while cockatiels and kookaburras chat it up nearby. Grizzly bears hoist up their massive selves to scan the area. Kids can crawl into an underwater acrylic tube and see otters swim all around them.

“We’re the icing on the Michigan City cake,” says Martinez. “We bring more than 78,000 people to the city; they buy gas, go to McDonald’s, the mall, the beach, then come here for a clean, wholesome family event.”

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Martinez speaks quickly and with conviction, as determined as any lion hunting its dinner, but with a lively interest in people and what interests them. “We made sure to have 25-cent things so a grandmother can get things for kids, but also highdollar items. And now we have more fun interactive things, like feeding goats for a quarter—that generates $5,000 a year. All revenue generated at zoo goes toward keeping the zoo.”

But more upgrades are needed, and the zoo is on dunes that move constantly, so maintenance is ongoing. Then, too, “Our biggest cost is employee wages and animal food.”

Because of a hiring freeze that continues, the entire zoo is staffed by eight full-time people.

“All of us wear different hats,” groundskeeper, arranging for an animal arrival, business meetings and more. There are educational presentations in the community. “We have a dedicated staff, 24/7 and holidays. Animals aren’t something you can unplug and walk away from.”

Fund-raising and donations help support the zoo and its wild assortment of species (between 85 and 100 species, several of them endangered, totalling about 250 animals). Here are just a few: • The Washington Zoo Society is a 501©, so donations can be a used as a tax write-off.

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can-do Attitude Food preservation makes a comeback WORDS BY JANE AMMESON

Preservation is a way of capturing the tastes of the seasons at a time when food is at its peak and in abundance. That’s how Colleen Froehlich, owner of Froehlich’s in downtown Three Oaks created her Martini Pickles which have been recognized in regional magazines and other media.

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ne year I had all these little pear tomatoes come in at about the same time and I thought, ‘what am I going to do with all of these?’” says Froehlich describing how she came up with the idea. “So I decided to pickle them.”

Depending upon season and availability, Froehlich, whose business was featured on the Food Network, who shot one of their Food Find shows here, sells her goods at the Chesterton European Market and Skip’s Open-Air European Farmers Market in New Buffalo, Michigan, makes a full line of pickles, relishes, sauces and condiments such as Due Colore Pomodore—a mix of red, yellow and sometimes orange tomatoes, Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce with roasted garlic and home grown organic basil, salsas, a mustard made with apple butter and coarse grained mustard, barbecue sauces and rubs. There are also a long list of jellies and jams including black raspberry, peach and tart jelly as well as more unique jam concoctions such as Dutch Apple Pie, Dark Cherry with Ginger, Habanero Apricot and Spiced Pumpkin Butter. All are made in the large kitchen in the back of the Victorian era building Froehlich renovated over two decades ago.

For caterer and personal chef Bridgett Blough, a Certified Natural Chef and owner of the Organic Gypsy, a brightly colored food truck, spring and early summer are the time to use the

Colleen Froehlich owner of Froehlich’s in Three Oaks, turns berries into jams and even pear tomatoes into martini pickles.

bountiful fruits and vegetables of Southwest Michigan to make such products as her rhubarb beer jam.

“It might sound like an odd combination, but people love it,” says Blough whose food truck can be found at such venues as the Community Concert Series in Benton Harbor and the South Bridgett Blough, owner of the Organic Haven Farmers Market Gypsy, prepares some of her specialties as well as local festivals. inside her food truck also known as the “Out of the truck, I toast Organic Gypsy. bread with oil and spices, rub it with fresh garlic, then spread chèvre which I get from Mattawan Artisan Creamery near Kalamazoo, spread my Rhubarb Beer Jam and then top with chiffonade basil. For the beer, I use Oberon because I’m a huge Bells fan which is in Kalamazoo.”

Another of Blough’s popular preservation products which she sells from her food truck and through mail order and meal and food drop-offs, includes Rosemary Roasted Cashews—raw cashews roasted with fresh rosemary, cayenne, brown sugar and butter, Blueberry Lime Jam, Habanero Gold Jelly made with hot peppers mellowed with mangoes and Michigan honey and kombucha.

“It’s a fermented tea product that is loaded with pre and probiotics and live cultures,” says Blough about the kombucha she makes. “We are working out a system to sell it on tap out of our truck. Our two main flavors are strawberry and blueberry-ginger. It has a flavor like the fermented foods do—that slightly sour flavor, fermented sort of like vinegar. It is naturally effervescent and

4 large or 5 medium unpeeled beets, scrubbed and trimmed, about 2 pounds 1 cup of Cabernet Sauvignon red wine 3/4 cup of red wine vinegar 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice 3 tablespoons light brown sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 one-inch piece of ginger (you can leave the skin on) 2 cloves 4 all-spice berries

3 pounds rhubarb, diced 3 cups wheat beer 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 tablespoons lemon zest Juice of 1 lemon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Individually wrap each whole beet in foil. Place wrapped beets on a foil lined sheet pan for easy cleanup. Place in oven on middle rack and roast for about one hour for medium beets and up to an additional half hour for large beets. They will be firm-tender. Remove from oven and let cool for a while.

While the beets are cooling, combine all remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan.

Bring just to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is melted. Keep warm on low heat while prepping the beets.

Unwrap each beet and remove their skins.

This is a snap if you use a paper towel to easily wipe the skin off in an easy swoop. Cut each now-naked roasted beet in half. Then, slice halves about 1/4” thick. Dump all of the sliced beets into the warm wine mixture right in the pot and remove from the heat.

Let sit out until room temperature. Serve right away or store in the fridge in airtight, nonreactive containers for up to 6 weeks.

Yield: Makes seven ½-pints

In a wide, heavybottomed pot set over medium-high heat, combine all the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool, then transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate overnight or up to 5 days.

Strain the mixture through a sieve and into a wide, heavy-bottomed pot (save the rhubarb for other uses). Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reaches 215°, about 12 minutes.

Return the rhubarb to the pot and simmer, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching, until the jam lightly coats the back of a spoon and its temperature has returned to 215°, 10 to 15 minutes.

In a large pot of simmering water, sterilize seven ½-pint jars. Once the jam is finished, use tongs to remove the jars from the pot and set upside down on a kitchen towel to drain.

Turn off the heat and soak the lids and bands in the hot water. Turn the jars upright and pour the jam through a funnel to fill each jar with jam up to ½ inch from the rim. Wipe the rims clean with a kitchen towel and seal with the lids. Screw on the bands until snug.

Place a canning rack into the pot of hot water and return to a boil.

Use tongs to lower the jam-filled jars into the pot, making sure there is enough water to cover the jars by 1 inch. Boil the jars for 10 minutes and turn off the heat.

Leave the jars in the hot water for 5 minutes, then use tongs to remove them. Cool completely before storing in a cool, dark, dry place.

COLLEEN FROEHLICH’S PICKLED ASPARAGUS 1 pound asparagus Kosher salt 1 teaspoon mustard seed 3/4 teaspoon dill seed 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes 1 garlic clove 1 2/3 cups white vinegar 1/3 cup sugar

Trim the cut end of the asparagus spears, and cut them into 4-5 inch lengths. Place them in a large bowl with 1/3 cup salt, cover with water. Let stand for 2 hours. Drain and rinse under cool water, and pat dry.

Sterilize jars in simmering water for 5 minutes.

Pack a sprig of dill into each jar, of red pepper flakes, kosher salt, mustard seed, dill seed and garlic clove and then asparagus spears, tips up, in the hot jars leaving 1/2 of space from the rim. Pour hot pickling liquid into the jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the rim. Wipe rims with a clean damp cloth, and seal with lids. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the vinegar, and sugar and bring to a boil. Boil for one minute.

Cool to room temperature. Check seals when cool by pressing the center of the lid. It should not move. Label and date; store in a cool dark place. If any jars have not sealed properly, refrigerate and eat within two weeks.

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refreshing though. Most people are pretty skeptical, and they try it and love it. If I crave something other than water that is hydrating and refreshing, kombucha is perfect, especially with the warmer weather.”

The Organic Gypsy also recently took a KitchenAid sponsored mobile food truck tour across Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana to raise awareness for its presenting sponsorship of the 75th Senior PGA Championship.

When Joe Dickman was growing up in Northwestern Ohio back in the 1960s, he and his family would make apple butter using a large copper kettle set over an open fire. A few years back, Dickman, along and his wife Paula, having moved to Galien, Michigan and surrounded by fruit orchards, decided to once again start The Southwestern making fruit butters.

Michigan Fruit Now the Dickmans Buttery offers a make a variety of variety of fruit butters including, butters. of course, apple, as well as peach, plum, rhubarb and blueberry. Southwestern Michigan Fruit Butters are available online as well as at stores and farm markets such as Groceries By Joe in New Carlisle and Fair Oaks Farm in Fair Oaks, Gene’s Sausage Shop & Delicatessen in Chicago and in Michigan Piggott’s Farm Market & Bakery, Benton Harbor, Hickory Creek Winery, Buchanan and at events and festivals. Earlier this year they were at the Lake County Master Gardener’s Association Plant Sale Katharine Fioretti, food blogger, personal cook, caterer and owner of Katie’s Passionate Kitchen (KPK), who in previously years has sold both freshly made and preserved foods at the Frankfort Farmers Market, says that her pickled Cabernet Roasted Beets are easy to make, nutritious and delicious.

“The Cabernet adds a little gourmet elegance to the standard flavors with no fuss at all,” says Fioretti, describing herself as highly focused on fresh, seasonal, from scratch specialties and Cucina di Povera or Cuisine of the poor. “A chunk of ginger, a few cloves and some allspice give the recipe just enough hmmmm, what’s that spice? They are not messy to prepare because they’re individually roasted and not boiled so there’s less hands-on time. The bonus is that you get all of the nutrients by roasting them whole.”

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there,” says Kerry Kelly, chairman of the board for Friends of the Sleeping Bear. As investigation of this wreck continues, the discovery brings to mind a question. Just how many shipwrecks are out there on Lake Michigan and its shores?

Valerie van Heest, author of Lost and Found: Legendary Lake Michigan Shipwrecks and director of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association, is not only an expert on shipwrecks in the region, but she is one of the people that is involved in searching for shipwrecks. “The act of searching gives us historical information so you can write the final chapters of the ship’s careers, and you encourage more recreation with information of the dive sites,” she says. “There are two kinds of shipwrecks. There are shipwrecks that have been lost and have never been found, and then those that have been found. There is a third category that people don’t really think about.

Some 25 percent of the shipwrecks lost on Lake Michigan were ones that grounded near shore and there remains typically no longer exist The shipwreck of because they are scavenged and the the Thomas Hume, a power of the shore breaks them schooner that sailed up,” says van Heest. These types from Chicago in 1891, never to be seen again. would be like the one unearthed near Traverse City.

She continues, “About 2,000 ships have gone missing on Lake Michigan since the early 1800s, when is when commercial shipping began in earnest on the Great Lakes. In 30 feet of water or deeper, about 1,500 of those 2,000 fall into this category. There are only about 350 of these that have been found.” As curator and designer of the exhibit at the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven Mysteries Beneath the Waves which opened on May 1 and runs through end of season in 2015, van Heest says that the shipwrecks in this region are important. “What I believe is significant about the

he winter of 2014 was harsh in many ways. It wreaked havoc on traffic and road conditions, it cancelled school and other events, and it gave us all a terrible case of cabin fever.

But the blowing winds and shifting snows also had another effect, this one on the shores of Lake Michigan. It unearthed a shipwreck. As Ward Lamphere walked along the beach near Traverse City, Michigan, he stumbled across the ribs of a ship in the sand that had been uncovered by the winter’s violent storms. “It’s a pretty good-size artifact. It is one-half of a boat. It is pretty old because there are no threads or bolts or anything like that. You’ve been walking on that beach many times and all of a sudden something is

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The lumber schooner Thomas Hume was so sturdy, its owners did not believe it could be sunk by rough waters.

This map shows the many operated year round known shipwrecks in the and went out to try surf zones, or shallow to rescue another areas, of Lake Michigan. ship that had been trapped in the ice and in 1885 the power of the ice crushed its hull and it went to the bottom. The crew of all 25 lived and some even walked 20 miles across the ice to shore, right off of Holland, Michigan. Other ships grounded because of a storm. They would be trying to get into a channel and the power of the storm and surf was so much it pushed them close to shore in shallow water, like the City of Greenbay which sank in 1887. Another reason was mechanical failure and in the case of the Hennepin which went down in 1927, that was an older ship, it had many pumps operating to take care of any water coming in since it had a wooden hull, but the pump filters got clogged and it went to the bottom. The fifth reason would be collision and we had only one collision occur in our area when a ship called the Kalamazoo collided with a ship called the Pilgrim.

One was going from Chicago to Michigan, the other from Michigan to Chicago and both captains were right on course and because they were right on course, in darkness, they ended up hitting each other,” she says.

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collection of shipwrecks gone missing in southeast Michigan is that they span the evolution of shipping on the Great Lakes. Almost all of the types of ships that were used in commercial transportation are represented by the wrecks on the bottom ranging from the earliest types of sailing crafts, single-masted sailing vessels, two-masted schooners, three-masted schooners, steam power ships like small wooden steamers, self-unloaders which carried their own conveyor belt equipment to unload cargos, and even more modern iterations like the car ferries that carried train cars. So the ships off of southeast Michigan represent this whole span of shipping and with each discovery we are able to learn things from ships that we didn’t know from historical documents. Each new discovery gives us new information,” van Heest says.

One of the pieces of information that van Heest and her colleagues are able to learn from shipwrecks is the reasons ships sink, which is certainly valuable information in improving the safety of ship transportation. “Not only do our shipwrecks represent the whole array of types of ships that were sailed, but they also demonstrate an array of reasons ships sank. People assume it’s all storms, but that only accounts for about 50 percent of losses. Fire was a big cause of ships going down.

The Joseph Farnan was lost in 1889 near South Haven, Michigan because the boiler caught on fire and 21 people were on board and they faced the choice of staying on a burning ship or jumping in the cold water. The South Haven lifesaving station saw smoke on the horizon, sent a rescue boat out and rescued everyone. The S.S. Michigan represents another reason ships sank—ice. It

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an Heest says there are still a few shipwreck mysteries in the region and she and her team is involved in getting to the bottom of them, quite literally. “The biggest mystery in our area is the propeller steamer Chicora which was lost on January 21, 1895. This ship was delivering a late harvest of wheat from Milwaukee to St. Joseph, Michigan. There were 25 crew members on board and the weather was clear for the run to Milwaukee, but a very nasty winter storm came up just as it was leaving Milwaukee to return. It should have made the crossing in six hours but it was never seen after leaving Milwaukee. The 25 guys who died were mostly from St. Joe and there have been rumors of its discovery every 10 years almost like clockwork, but no evidence, and it has grown into a mystery of huge proportions. We have searched and have not found it which means it is some significant distance from where it was supposed to be sailing. Another significant accident in recent times was the Andaste, a self-unloader, and it was the ship that the owners of the Hennepin bought when it sank. Just two years later, almost to the date, the Andaste was carrying a cargo of stone from Grand Haven to Chicago and it disappeared. The 25 crew members were on board and all died, all from Grand Haven. It happened in 1929 and it has never been found.

We have covered many square miles looking for

it. There was Timbers protrude from the bottom of Lake nobody left to provide Michigan that could any information on what be the bowsprit from happened which makes it the Griffin, a long-lost hard to mount a search ship commanded by when you don’t have a legendary French final position. Another explorer La Salle. big mystery that is a little closer to the region is the Hippocampus, a wooden propellered ship, and in 1880 it was traveling with a load of peaches, which is an interesting cargo. This was in August and it was taking the peaches to Chicago where the big market was for fruit. It should have been a 12 hour crossing, a storm came up, the ship was overloaded because the captain was greedy and wanting to take as much cargo as he could and the crates were piled high up on the deck and when it got into waves, the extra burden of cargo caused it to capsize. The ship turned on its side in big waves and we know that because there were about 25 survivors and about 50 died and it went down about 30 to 40 miles off of St. Joe on the course toward Chicago near Michigan City. But it is so far into the lake that no one has ever really mounted an expedition in search of it so that would be a fascinating discovery,” she says.

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Brad Bumgardner, Interpretive Naturalist for the Indiana Dunes State Park, says that in Indiana, one of the shipwrecks just off the shore, the J.D. Marshall, is commemorated through its engine propeller, featured just outside of the pavilion, and staff is in the process of further designation including an underwater plaque and visual interpretation at the pavilion. Bumgardner explains, “The J.D. Marshall shipwreck sits off the beach at the Indiana Dunes State Park. It sunk on June 11, 1911. It was, at the time, one of Indiana’s largest maritime disasters.

It was a 150 foot long sand freighter used to move sand to glass factories to Chicago, owned by the Independent Sand and Gravel Company. They owned two boats, the Marshall and one called the Muskegon. In 1910 the Muskegon caught fire in the harbor in Michigan City, Indiana. When residents around the harbor got sick of seeing the burnt hull, they dragged it into the lake and sunk it. When the Marshall sank, it happened that the Marshall and the Muskegon went to the bottom of the lake within 12 hours of each other.”

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WORDS BY HEATHER AUGUSTYN Herb and Charlotte Read have spent a lifetime involved in conservation of the Indiana dunes. As a young boy, Herb took walks with his family in the singing sands, identifying prickly pear cactus, hairy puccoon, and pitcher plant. He fell in love with the dunes, and so when he met and fell in love with Charlotte, they eventually made the dunes their home.

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ogether they raised their five children in a house just a stone’s throw from the entrance to the Indiana Dunes State Park and they lived until old age in another home located in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, the park they helped to fight to establish along with Dorothy Buell and members of Save the Dunes. They opposed industry in the dunes, and pollution, and development because this was their beloved dunes, their home, and it needed a protector. Now in their mid-80s they still attend civic meetings and voice their opinions and save their dunes.

“People ask me all the time, aren’t the dunes already saved? No, they’re not,” says Charlotte.

The shores of Lake Michigan are a place unlike any other in the world. Deposits of glacial till left thousands of years ago resulted in a biodiversity studied by ecologists and admired by tourists. We are privileged to live in an area so rich with diverse nature. So why then is this landscape at risk? Why is it no safer now than it was 50, even 100 years ago?

The Indiana dunes are generally protected by both the Indiana Dunes State Park and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Legislation for designation of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore passed in 1966 and due to bureaucracy; establishment was not effective until 1972. The Indiana Dunes State Park legislation was passed in 1923 and was opened in 1926. There are 2,182 acres in the Indiana Dunes State Park today and nearly 13,000 acres in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshores (some estimates say 15,000 but that tally includes the state park property).

Brandt Baughman, manager of the Indiana Dunes State Park, says that throughout these many acres, one menace threatens the wildlife from dune to forest, from bog to oak savanna—invasive species. “Invasive species are our primary concern. We typically have

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The Indiana Dunes State Park and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore conduct prescribed burns, not to eradicate invasive species, but to encourage many dormant seeds, saplings, and plants to oxygenate and grow through extinguished debris.

“ general development in the dunes, and not all sand dunes in Michigan are protected. We have a law that we administer in my office which protect the most sensitive dunes,” Jordan says.

Approximately 74,000 acres were designated as Critical Dune Areas (CDAs) in 1989 and are protected by this law called the Sand Dunes Protection and Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA).The critical dune areas represent the tallest and most spectacular dunes along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in the lower and upper peninsulas, and the shores of Lake Superior. “The purpose of the statute is to balance for present and future generations the benefits of protecting, preserving, restoring and enhancing the diversity, quality, functions and values of the state’s critical dunes with the benefits of economic development and multiple human uses of the critical dunes, and the benefits of public access to and enjoyment of the critical dunes,” states the Department of Environmental Quality website.

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rad Wurfel, director of communications for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says that other threats to the dunes include rising and falling lake levels.

“We just bottomed out on our 30 year low on the lake. They’ve been going down for 15 years and that will have an impact on coastal wetlands,” he says. “We do have good laws to protect the dunes but the dunes are always eyed for development and we always get a big fight every time someone wants to build in the dunes,” says Wurfel.

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a crew of two people that are dedicated solely to resource management at the State Park and their time is spent on invasive species control. We focus on garlic mustard, Japanese barberry, bush honeysuckle, Canada thistle, burning bush, Lombardy poplar, and phragmites which are ubiquitous on the roadsides and difficult to control. One of the emerging concerns is with lyme grass, an invasive beach grass that we are starting to see and it is particularly aggressive. The removal is based on species and the time of the year. Some we rely on hand pulling, others we simply spray, and others we hand wick and apply herbicide to each individual plant,” says Baughman.

What is the threat with unassuming plants, some of which can be quite pretty?

Baughman explains, “With aggressive species, they can be either native or exotic.

Exotic invasives, since they aren’t native to this area, tend to come in and take over. It will ultimately become a monoculture and you lose your biodiversity which is what is so unique about this area, the ecological biodiversity. We will also do control of aggressive native species such as the sassafras. The key is early detection and rapid response. So if you’re out hiking on a trail and see invasive species, please let a park ranger know. Don’t assume we know about it because we might not know it’s there.”

The Indiana Dunes State Park as well as the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore also conduct prescribed burns, not to eradicate invasive species, but to encourage many dormant seeds, saplings and plants to oxygenate and grow through extinguished debris. They conduct these burns in the spring with expert staff and fire personnel who replicate a historically natural process.

Cathy Martin, parks program coordinator for the Save the Dunes Conservation Fund, confirms that their focus is on eradicating invasive species as well as protecting biodiversity. Martin says, “Invasive species are

a major threat to the dunes especially to the parks. The National Park is one of the top five most biodiverse in the country and invasive species threaten that biodiversity— the rare wildlife and plant life, and the fragmentation of the parks contributes to that. Roads, neighborhoods and industry break up the parks, which contributes to the spread of the species. It’s just part of the park, part of the character, but it brings a whole level of challenges that other parks don’t have to deal with.”

Martin says that with 15,000 acres of dunes in Northwest Indiana, the challenge of invasive species eradication comes down to money. “All parks across the country have faced huge budget cuts which lead to reduction in the number of rangers, a reduction in wildlife monitoring, reduced maintenance capacity, and weakened resource management. These cutbacks threaten the health of our national park and without adequate funding and staff resources, the parks are more vulnerable to invasive species, less resilient to the impact of climate, and suffer habitat degradation from decreased restoration efforts,” she says.

Martin encourages people who are interested in helping to fight this issue to go to their website, savedunes.org. “There is a section called Take Action with a link to support a proposed budget for the next fiscal year to fund the national parks in conjunction with the centennial initiative. In addition, there are volunteer and educational opportunities. The national park really loves volunteers on work days, helping with stewardship efforts. We also organize hikes to get people to realize the resource they have in their backyard. It’s so amazing to take a few steps out and be in a national park. That can motivate people to take action,” she says.

Kameron Jordan with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Water Resources Division says that invasive species are also a challenge to the dunes in Michigan, but other threats have been sufficiently minimized. “We have similar challenges as Indiana, but we have a lot more shoreline than Indiana. We have dunes on Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Superior so we have a lot more dune challenges because we have a lot more dunes. Invasive species that can out compete the native species are a challenge here as well, but industrial pollution is not that big of a deal.

We have some sand mining but these areas are pretty isolated and defined and historical.

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hen chefs develop standout recipes for special wine dinner menus, a blend of artistic and even scientific factors come into play.

Flavor, balance, temperature and intensity of ingredients are some of the things taken into account in addition to the desires of the diner when pairing wine and food.

“A lot of it is preference and what (the diner) likes,” says Mark Angeles, executive chef of Horseshoe Casino in Hammond.

“There are really so many different things you can do.”

Angeles lends his diverse culinary experience to blending the flavors of food and drink on the casino’s regular restaurant menus as well as for the menus of the Perfect Pairings events, held monthly on select Thursdays in the casino’s LakeView Room.

“A lot also depends on the seasons,” Angeles says.

To pair wines with the casual style of grilled foods, which often tend to be lighter, the chef said wines with brighter and fruitier flavors are best.

And “to help cut through fatty items,” he suggests choosing crisp-flavored wines, such as Santa Margherita’s Pinot Grigio or a Sauvignon Blanc.

The chef says he’ll come up with pairings for special menus months in advance or even a few weeks in advance if called upon to do so.

If diners are enjoying a multi-course dinner, Angeles says he’d begin with serving a Sauvignon Blanc with a light appetizer such as seafood, then progress to a Chardonnay with a salad. For a steak or other grilled meat, he’d choose a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Malbec and then go lighter with a Reisling for dessert.

For Tammy Pham, executive chef/owner of Asparagus restaurant in Merrillville, pairing wine with her menu of Vietnamese/

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French and Thai-inspired foods is an options offer both beer and wine-friendly interesting feat. Pham’s husband Sam, foods, craft beers with a bit of lemon or who is the eatery’s spirits expert, is always orange zest flavoring, which are citrusy, tasting and presenting new and vibrant work well with fish or various seafood while beverages, she said. “heavy meat dishes” can handle a little At Asparagus, special wine nights have Stout or Porter. been held occasionally for the last year.

Among recipes Higgins crafted to pair “I don’t always just pair the wines with with assorted brews for a recent event were meat, seafood or other entrees, I pair them crispy pork bell sopes “Al Pastor” with with sauces, too,” Pham says. Sauces are a quajillo chile cumin, pineapple mango focal point for her Asian-inspired menu or onion, cilantro-lime garnished jicama and something she enjoys creating. slaw, paired with Shoreline Brewery’s Sum The chef, who’s a fan of white wine, says Nug IPA and seared/grilled duck breast her husband prefers various red wines. matched to a Beltaine Scottish Ale. Also in “I like to experiment with the dishes and the spotlight were brisket chili from Blue the wines,” Pham says, adding she’ll try Chip’s The Game paired with Greenbush’ matching a red wine with a red curry dish Anger- 7.6 percent Black IPA and a but then also match it to a white wine such Chocolate Raspberry Espresso Cake to pair as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc to with Figure 8’s Black Corridor Chocolate taste test a different profile.

Imperial Stout. In addition, he created Patrick Higgins, executive chef of Blue mac and cheese made with gorgonzola Chip Casino in Michigan City, enjoys and Threadsplitter matched to Hunters experimenting when it comes to pairing.

Brewery’s Threadsplitter IPA. “Anytime you pair wine with food, they The food and drink experts says should always complement one another sometimes beer is overlooked when diners and should never overpower each other,” wish to pair a meal with a drink.

Higgins says.

“But beer is something that matches For a fish dish, Higgins suggests going with food even more than wine in some with a Pinot Grigio or cases,” says Angeles.

Sauvignon Blanc.

He said there’s a But wine isn’t all resurgence in beer there is. These days, now with people the art of matching or becoming interested contrasting the flavors in various types and of multi-dimensional they’re also willing craft beer with various to experiment more foods is trendy and all with matching brews the norm. to various culinary “We absolutely flavors. enjoy the pairing Horseshoe’s bar process,” says Kevin Sixth Street offers Clark, brewmaster a variety of brews Tammy Pham, executive chef/ for Bulldog Brewing and the fine dining owner of Asparagus Co. in Whiting. Clark Jack Binion’s Steak says he’s working House also offers closely with the a vast selection of brewery’s new chef libations.

Jillian Flathers as they Angeles says when collaborate on an updated brew planning beer dinners, sometimes it’s good pub menu. to change “the tempo of the beer” when “Jillian and I are looking at different introducing new courses. beers and different styles of beer. You can “You might want to start with something do a lot of different things in the kitchen softer and stay away from the bigger when you’re pairing craft beers with flavors,” he says. Later on in the dinner, recipes,” Clark says. with richer foods showcased, heartier brews Clark says spicier recipes as well as would work best. He said he’d suggest house-made pretzel bites served with going with a wheat-flavored beer with a German-style spicy mustard do well seafood and for lamb, he’d opt for an IPA matched with an IPA brew, which is a or Stout. Dessert would match well with a hoppier style. creme Stout or oatmeal Stout.

“The Roby Red is a red rye ale and has For more information on beer and food a nice malty body with a little bit of spice,” pairing, visit brewersassociation.org or Clark explains. He said it holds up nicely craftbeer.com. to spicy dishes such as Buffalo chicken wings and Habanero shrimp.

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2552 45th Street, Highland. 219.924.6464 921 Ridge Rd #D Munster. 219.836.4202 Every day, Butterfingers prepares a selection of ready-to-heat-and-eat entrées, along with freshly baked breads and salads, all without preservatives. The chicken almond salad has long been a crowd favorite, but the rest of the lunch menu is equally gratifying.

What Butterfingers is best known for, however, is their famous desserts. The restaurant’s two pastry chefs-whose training hails from the Culinary Institute of America in New York, and Johnson and Wales in Rhode Island-create an array of gourmet desserts, which includes beautifully decorated and delicious cakes (the double chocolate mousse cake is a must), and an assortment of cookies and brownies, all of which have been satisfying dessert lovers for more than twenty-five years. And to every party planner’s delight, Butterfingers does offer catering.

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BARTLETT’S GOURMET GRILL and TAVERN 131 E Dunes Hwy 12, Beverly Shores. 219.879.3081. eatatbartletts.com. Bartlett’s is a new gourmet grill by husband-and-wife team Gary Sanders and Nicole Bissonnette-Sanders. Located in the heart of the National Lakeshore, Bartlett’s has a cozy but very modern ambience. The menu is an exceptionally creative take on upscale roadhouse-type food. Entrées include 5-hour pot roast, whitefish fillet and linguine bolognese, ranging in price from $10 to $20. The wine list is modest but well-crafted.

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CIAO BELLA 1514 US 41, Schererville. 219.322.6800. ciaobellaonline. com. The cuisines of three different regions of Italy are featured at Ciao Bella, a ristorante, pizzeria and wine bar. Patrons can sample a 12-inch gourmet pizza with a creative array of toppings like the Pizza Quattro Stagioni—tomatoes, artichokes, prosciutto and black olives—or the sauceless Pizza Al Fichi topped with goat cheese, figs and onions and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. For those who like more traditional pies, there are thin-crust options with toppings such as sausage, fresh garlic, salami and jalapeños. Or try such entries as Ciao Bella’s signature dishes, Rigatoni Boscaiola— spicy Italian sausage and rigatoni noodles topped with a tomato cream sauce—and the Chicken Pollo Ala Romana, a chicken breast sautéed in a white wine sauce with roasted tri-color peppers and then sauced in a tomato cream. There’s also a great selection of seafood, pork and beef. Desserts change frequently, but the tiramisu is always on the menu. The extensive wine list focuses on European and Californian wines.

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MILLER BAKERY CAFE 5 5 5 S L a k e S t r e e t , G a r y. 2 1 9 . 4 2 7 . 1 4 4 6 . millerbakerycafe.com. Veteran restaurant manager Jack Strode has brought the historic Miller Bakery Café back to life featuring creative small plates, fresh seafood and the finest grilled meats. Savor original recipes like Scallops with Soft Polenta, Pepperonata

and Romesco Sauce, Red Chili Glazed Salmon with Israeli Couscous, Spring Peas, and Golden Pea Shoots, or a classic NY Strip grilled to perfection with custard potatoes and fresh veg du jour. For more casual fare, our MB Burger is made with fresh ground beef, bacon jam and smothered with crispy Fontina onions, great with a Bell’s Beer, Sparkling Bourbon Lemonade, or a glass of one of our boutique wines. For dessert, try our Signature Bread Pudding Made with Buttery Croissants, Golden Raisins and Toasted Pecans Served Warm with Fresh Blueberries, Whipped Cream and Whiskey Caramel Sauce.

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BISTRO ON THE BOULEVARD 521 Lake Blvd, St. Joseph. 269.983.6600. theboulevardinn.com/bistro. This American Bistro on Lake Michigan has a well-deserved and unrivaled reputation in Southwest Michigan. The view through the French doors overlooking the bluff is spectacular no matter what season, though dining outside on the porch has its own special charm, particularly at sunset or on a starry summer night. The menu changes frequently to accommodate seasonal, fresh and available fruits and vegetables, much of which are grown locally, but the basic entrée list is extensive.

The menu includes horseradish crusted salmon accompanied by sautéed spinach in a Michigan cherry vinaigrette, steak frites—a tallgrass 8-ounce top sirloin with pomme frites and herb butter—and crispy duck confit with sweet potato pierogies, micro greens, and walnut vinaigrette. Be sure to check out the last Wednesday of the month sushi menu for such delights as seaweed salad with sesame dressing, shrimp tempura, avocado and cucumber with wasabi topikiko—as well as the choice of sakes. Reservations are always helpful, especially on the weekends.

RYEBELLE’S 518 Broad St, St. Joseph. 269.281.0318. Ryebelle’s is a romantic and elegant destination for fine American cuisine. The restaurant features a comfortable dining

room, exceptional service and fine American cuisine. The menu includes favorites such as juicy burgers and cheesy pizza, fresh seafood and hearty steaks. The restaurant offers rooftop dining overlooking scenic Lake Michigan.

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For nearly four decades, Skip’s has been serving the finest in Prime Rib, hand-carved steaks, chops, seafood and more. Garnering numerous awards throughout the years, Skip’s is renowned for its quality food, service and atmosphere. Their house specialty, the succulent Prime Rib, has earned numerous awards & customer accolades, and is best enjoyed medium rare.

In addition to their in-house dining, Skip’s is available for on-site and off-site catering for a variety of events.

TABOR HILL WINERY & RESTAURANT 185 Mt. Tabor Rd, Buchanan. 800.283.3363. taborhill. com. Tabor Hill Winery’s restaurant is all at once elegant, urbane and semi-casual. Its windows afford ample, rolling vineyard views; the menu is sophisticated. Chef John Paul Verhage, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, gives a modified California-cuisine touch to signature dishes like raspberry chicken and the salmon wrapped in grape leaves. The extensive appetizer menu includes items like mini Morel Mushroom Pizzas and Kobe Beef Carpaccio. Though the restaurant is easy to find—just a half hour north of South Bend and 20 minutes east of New Buffalo—it’s not always easy to get in. Reservations are suggested—but those who wander in unannounced can sip at the complimentary wine bar or purchase a glass and enjoy it on the stone terrace overlooking the vines. Tabor Hill produces a wonderful variety of award-winning wines, but for those who desire a harder libation, a full bar awaits.

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HarborTown InTerIors Expect the unexpected Walk along the wonderful streets of downtown St. Joseph, and you’re sure to be drawn to the amazing window displays at HarborTown Interiors. Enter the store and prepare to fall in love with the wonderful, eclectic, one-of-a-kind treasures Stephanie Grill and her partners, MaryKay Hylton and Kerry Cressler have in store for you.

Building? Remodeling? Looking for that special something to bring personality to an exhisting room? HTI has an uncanny knack for knowing just the right fabric to pull from their enormous array of swatches, what rug would bring the look together or what accessory would add that special touch.

Most of the work that HarborTown does involves homes along the lake shore. Clients know they can count on Grill and her partners not only for quality service, but also for creative solutions that ensure every interior is a one-ofa-kind.

Their 2,400-square-foot showroom is a wonderland of fabulously fun home furnishing: eclectic home accessories, furniture and gifts. A one-stop shop, they handle everything from interior design to upholstery, lighting lamps, art, accessories, furniture window coverings and more.

Besides being an authorized dealer for Norwalk, Harden and Company C, HarborTown carries Vanguard, Four Seasons,Wesley Hall, Comfort Design, Fjords, Braxton Culler, Stanley, Lexington, Four Hands, Dovetail, Halo Designs and Paula Deen by Universal. Rug lines include Company C, Dash & Albert, Surya, Japur, Loloi, Classic Home and Chandra.

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“We can get the usual things, but we also carry and find things you don’t get everywhere,” Grill said.“We shop all over and have long-standing relationships with many vendors and manufacturers.”

Whimsical lake shore looks are as prominent as reclaimed wood pieces reminiscent of Restoration Hardware. Grill and her partners have an eye for the unique, and shoppers are as likely to encounter a collection of old life preservers as fantastic rugs, pillows and a headboard made from oars.

“It’s what we love to do,” Grill said.“We help clients think it through to make sure the function is there, as well as the look so that they can truly enjoy their surroundings.”

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helpers you can really get ummer is a grip on. They fill a whole lush and room, along with colorful wonderful dinnerware and cookware at Sawyer to meet your every cooking Garden need.

Center, where The greenhouse is it’s one stop bursting with flowers, for all the fun foliage, shrubs and trees to accents and flavors for the fulfill your sweetest visions season. of a welcoming landscape.

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Sawyer Garden Center “The selection is awesome,” continues to have one of says Sawyer Garden Center’s the largest selections in the Meagen McReynolds. “We region, and our gardening really work hard to have experts are always happy to all the local produce that’s help you with questions and available.” ideas. We stock everything Aisle after aisle is a treat you need in garden supplies of crisp produce, plump to keep your lawn and tomatoes—all the nutritious garden looking their best. and mouth-watering You’ll also find art and abundance of Michigan’s whimsy in decorative garden vigorous agriculture. statuary, wind chimes, and Browse the bakery section more. Brighten patios and for decadent and delicious sun rooms with colorful gourmet items, like the home accents and add Elegant Farmer pies, baked a glow with almost any in a brown paper bag and fragrance and color you can packaged fresh into boxes imagine in candles. ready for you to serve to SAWYER GARDEN CENTER Planning convivial delighted family and guests.

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t ROAN & BLACK’s one-year anniversary in May, sculptures from artists from across the country were tucked into natural display areas along pathways to create inviting spaces for guests to relax and enjoy the artwork. Homeowners and landscape designers alike found imaginations fired with the possibilities for incorporating sculptures into designs for homes and business. Artists are telling their stories using the material of their choice, including painted steel, rusted metal, concrete, rebar, and wood.

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home than ever before. ew this season, Dean’s Landscaping now has an Though Dean’s is well-known for 3D design capability so clients outdoor showroom where you can experience can see a detailed model of what the landscape will look like when a designed space for living outside. Dean the project is finished, his company can now show a complete Savarino’s showcase takes the homeowner range of products built for the outdoor life including masonry, through a series of scenarios which include a stoves and ovens that burn wood or gas, appliances tailored to stainless steel outdoor kitchen, a furnished area poolside, including fans, lighting, furniture and patio heaters. for entertaining The panoramic view encloses the southern and socializing; also fire exterior at Deans but also flows towards the pits, custom stonework including pathways surrounding greenhouses. and water features like ponds and waterfalls.

The growing demand, along with the The outdoor showroom at Dean’s in high-level of knowledge among clients, Schererville explains the seamless flow of has caused an increase in volume at the top great indoor design extending into the yard, level of the new products. You can porch, patio and pool area, better than see the efficiencies everywhere in the words. As Dean says, “For our clients, it’s outdoor showroom including the perfect doubling their living space, but it is also rows of wind chimes all made in America; about quality of life. The client comes home the cedar chalet birdhouses and the from the office and into another world. He handmade wooden “enviro” pitcher. You can sit outside, enjoy a glass of wine and may not think of a birdbath as a bright, forget about everything else.” metallic sculpture but when you see it Creating the outdoor showroom was the catch the light, it will give you different and best way for a homeowner to see what a inspiring ideas. waterfall within a hardscape might look like Every good designer understands that from the deck or patio. In many cases Dean communicating through the development is building out from an existing home that of your landscape comes from within and the owners love, but have thought about DEAN’S LAWN & every person’s visual sense. In that way, opening up for years. Dean and his team LANDSCAPING your topography is more than just a visual work to turn that vision into the reality of 238 Kennedy Ave element and how you find what works for a beautiful and functional outdoor space.

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Art Deco SPLENDOR Grand Beach home brings the 1930s to life

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The style and sophistication of Art Deco design had been a seductive siren calling to Chuck and Julie Kaplan for years. In response they had collected pieces enough to outfit a home. So when the decision came 13 years ago to move from Illinois to the Michigan shoreline theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;d visited for years, the call was clear and irresistible.

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filled in. That area is now a pleasant living room/family room, with a wet bar replacing a sauna. The bar and sofa here are the only new pieces of furniture in the house; over the years the Kaplans had collected the rest, some seeming to have been destined for this place. They added a fireplace flanked by an Art Decostyle find from a Chicago power station: two large panels in tan granite, with a figure and symmetrical rays in bas-relief on each. A large, square coffee table from a trip to South Africa has the untanned, rough leather shagreen (some still call it the original Frenchderived chagrin).

Throughout the house, glass plays important dual roles. Its sleekness fits nicely with the polished Art Deco look, and it lets the Kaplans enjoy their private, natural setting while indoors. Hence the living room’s multiple glass doors. Wherever possible, smaller windows were replaced with larger, three-fourths-inch glass, including curved windows that follow the line of the curved hall wall between the kitchen and living room. In fact, ”All the walls are bull-nose and there are no straight walls in the house,” explains Chuck.

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“We were going with the Realtor to look at a house,” Chuck recalls. “On the way, we saw this great Art Deco house with a ‘For Sale’ sign,” and the former president of the Chicago Art Deco Society excitedly asked the Realtor if they could see the home. They saw, they bought, they immediately began putting their own style imprint on the Grand Beach, Mich. home. That meant bringing together the Art Deco style that blossomed from the Paris exposition of 1925 with an updated building potential three-quarters of a century later.

The house had been built in 1935 and referenced the ones built for the World’s Fair in Chicago the year before. Therein lay its appeal—and its drawback. It was too small for the Kaplans, who enjoy entertaining.

“We did a lot of remodeling,” says Julie. “We wanted a beach-y yet sophisticated feel.”

The roof was raised to allow for changing the 7-foot ceilings to 10 feet. The simple two-story structure was enlarged with a single-story addition: a larger kitchen that’s now open to the dining area, and better use of the space gained when the in-ground pool had been

[From left] The singlestory addition to the Art Deco home of Chuck and Julie Kaplan in Grand Beach, Mich., is a lightfilled living room over what was once an in-ground pool; raising the roof allowed for 10-foot ceilings. Two tapestry panels in an upstairs hall are among the many Art Deco accents the couple has collected over the years; the storage unit’s round glass echoes round windows in the home.

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The front door was relocated and replaced with glass doors of frosted glass with a gracefully etched design.

Just inside in the tiled floor is an Art Deco design in yellow and blue that’s inspired by a light fixture, and all the other light fixtures have some form of the design.

The Kaplans credit Michael Anthony Interiors for making their vision for construction details happen, but this is a couple gifted with bringing ideas to life.

“I’m not a decorator,” disclaims Julie, but an interior decorator was never hired—nor needed. Julie designed the unique hardware for all 56 doors and drawers. The moldings were the Kaplans’ design, too, fashioned by a local contractor with cherry wood. Julie had a small vintage cabinet powder-coated in sage green, along with a matching tea cart holding pottery.

Near the 1948 pool table is a bright array of Chuck’s in-progress art. He browses barn sales and such to collect colored glass plates, vases, and bowls that he fuses into garden art.

The couple shares the joys of antiquing.

A collection of 1928 Futura-pattern Roseville pottery brightens the living room, and same-shaped Red Wing teapots line a long shelf in the kitchen. Upstairs, where the master bedroom opens onto a balcony, a French chair and tables have their own story. At the huge annual antique show in Montpellier, France, Chuck and Julie agreed to head for different sections of the massive exhibit. To Chuck’s disappointment, a patio table and chairs he immediately wanted were marked “Sold.” Later he showed them to Julie, who, amazingly, turned out to be the customer who’d bought them.

Both also love Vitrolite, brand name of the thick, smooth, wavy construction glass, and had it installed in the three and a half baths, including the new one they added upstairs.

Another great find: two bronze halves of a giant clock, serving as headboard and footboard, “Definitely the focal point in this bedroom,” says Julie.

Transoms above the three bedroom doors and windows near the high ceilings and stairway let plenty of light in upstairs, the better to highlight such art elements as two framed vintage bathing suits.

“We repurpose!” Julie and Chuck smile as they agree, and their willingness to make room for the quirky may be one reason “Everyone wants to visit.” It may also be the carefully coordinated color palette, making the whole cheery yet restful.

“And we really got lucky with this private lot,” adds Chuck, while Julie waves toward the garden where his glass art catches the light.

“I get up in the morning, I feel the openness here,” says Julie. Chuck is pointing toward the Art Deco emblem in the tiles by the front door: “And we’ve got that!”

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[Clockwise from upper left] A collection of 1968 Holt Howard pixies are displayed on the gracefully curved shelving. In the new kitchen, the blue tile on the floor references the Art Deco design by the two front doors; overhead light fixtures coordinate with others throughout the home; on a window ledge are Red Wing teapots. The Roseville pottery collection is the 1928 Futura pattern. Upstairs in the master bedroom, windows near the ceiling bring added natural light.

Downstairs in the family room, 1935 chairs follow the sleek lines in the home.

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A collection of family-owned farms, wineries and small businesses based in Southwest Michigan, Emerald Avenue offers the best in gourmet food and drinks and old-fashioned Michigan atmosphere. Experience the rich flavors, engaging history and natural beauty of Southwest Michigan with a visit to Emerald Avenue.

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DEAN’S LANDSCAPING 238 Kennedy Ave, Schererville. 219.864.9078. deanslandscaping.com. Dean Savarino and his team at Dean’s Landscaping specialize in designing outdoor rooms for the home. Using a variety of hardscape structures such as patios, walkways and retaining walls, combined with other materials and patterns, Dean’s can create a custom backyard for each customer.

Customers should call to schedule a consultation.

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WATER PLACE 18853 W US 12, Ste 3, New Buffalo. 269.231.5153.

The Water Place is a decorative plumbing and hardware products superstore. With whirlpools, faucets and cabinets, this facility has “everything you need for plumbing services.”

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SPIKE AND BUDDY’S 320 S Calumet, Chesterton. 219.921.0621. spikeandbuddys.com. Spike and Buddy’s of Northwest Indiana offers a full-service interior design service and home accessories boutique. Partnering with Service Doctor, a full service remodeling company, they provide the convenience of choosing your remodeling with interior design experts.

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LIKE NEW HOME FURNISHINGS BEACH HOUSE & WICKER GALLERY 619 East 3rd St, Hobart. 219.942.0783. This home decor store offers gently used high quality furniture in their retail space. The store also offers selection of new furniture in their Beach House and Wicker Gallery.

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DECORATING DEN INTERIORS 269.266.7094. decoratingden.com. This awardwinning international design firm provides fullservice, professional interior decorating. Well-trained decorators bring their ideas and expertise directly to clients’ homes, along with fabrics, furniture, floor and wall coverings, lighting and other accessories.

EMERALD AVENUE 3401 Friday Rd, Coloma. theemeraldavenue.com. A collection of family-owned farms, wineries and small businesses based in Southwest Michigan, Emerald Avenue offers the best in gourmet food and drinks and old-fashioned Michigan atmosphere.

HARBOR TOWN INTERIORS 613 Broad St, St. Joseph. 269.983.7774. harbortowninteriors.com. Harbor Town Interiors offers home décor items such as furniture, mattresses, bed coverings, rugs, and home accessories. Gift items and full service design consultation are available.

IMPERIAL FURNITURE 57530 M-51 S, Dowagiac. 269.782.5020. imperialfurniture.net. Family-owned since 1962, customers say it’s the best-kept secret in Southwest Michigan.

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GREAT LAKES CATERING 701 Washington St, Michigan City. 219.898.1502. greatlakescatering.com. With a combined 150 years of experience, Ed Kis and family have formed one of the area’s leading catering companies. A full range of services is available for all kinds of events, including catered foods and beverages, bands, tents, tables and more.

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RETROSEKSUAL 408 E Britain Ave, Benton Harbor, Michigan. stores.ebay. com/retroseksual. Retroseksual sources modern, retro, kitsch, tiki, lounge styles and much more; restoring that which was cool and altering the rest.

CENTER FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY 9120 Columbia Ave, Ste A, Munster. 219.836.4820.

Bethany Cataldi, D.O., specializes in ear, nose and throat surgery and facial plastic surgery. In fact, she is the only female facial plastic surgeon in Northwest Indiana who’s been specifically trained in surgery of the face, head and neck. Dr. Cataldi’s expertise in such procedures exclusively ranges all spectrums, from topical treatments like skin peels, to hair removal, to full nasal construction.

SAWYER HOME & GARDEN CENTER 5 8 6 5 S a w y e r R d , S a w y e r. 2 6 9 . 4 2 6 . 8 8 1 0 . sawyergardencenter.com. The Sawyer Garden Center offers a large inventory of items for the garden, including annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees, plus a variety of high-quality lawn accessories. A large gift shop and gourmet shop are also on site.

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 901 MacArthur Blvd, Munster. 219.836.1600. comhs. org. This award-winning hospital is a not-for-profit acute care facility with 354 beds and a medical staff of more than 530 physicians. Community’s services include a surgery center, oncology center, women’s diagnostic center, pain clinic and rehabilitation center.

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DORMAN GARAGE, INC 1317 Lake St, LaPorte. 219.324.7646. dormangarage. com. With more than twenty years of experience, Dorman Garage specializes in classic car restoration.

Aside from offering restoration services, there is also a large inventory of restored classic automobiles for sale.

THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON SHOP OF MICHIGAN CITY 2968 N Hwy 421, Michigan City. 219.878.8885. hdmichigancity.com. While the Harley-Davidson brand needs no introduction, the Michigan City store stands out in the crowd, being a member of the largest Harley dealer in the state.

FRANCISCAN PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL 701 Superior Ave, Munster. 219.922.4200. franciscanphysicians.org. Franciscan Physicians Hospital offers nearly 50 medical specialties and subspecialties in a 63-bed acute care hospital setting. Physicians and staff provide award winning services, state-of-the-art technology and best-in-region staffing ratios to deliver the highest quality of care.

FRANCISCAN ST. ANTHONY HEALTH 301 W Homer St, Michigan City. 219.879.8511. saintanthonymemorial.org. This acute care hospital, serving LaPorte, Porter and Berrien Counties, boasts an integrated health care network that is made up of an intensive care unit, a new birthing unit, an emergency department, behavioral medicine, rehabilitation services, medical surgery units, oncology, pediatrics and a multidiscipline physician practice.

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FRANCISCAN ST. MARGARET HEALTH 5454 Hohman Ave, Hammond. 219.932.2300. smmhc.com. One of the largest acute-care hospitals in Northwest Indiana, Saint Margaret Health offers myriad services in their Dyer and Hammond locations as well as multiple off-site facilities.

OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES 1101 E Glendale Blvd, Ste 102, Valparaiso.

877.462.6249. weunderstandwomen.com. The boardcertified obstetrician-gynecologists—Drs. Murphy, Rutherford, Short, and Strickland—at this clinic specialize in pregnancy care, family planning, infertility and menopause, along with general women’s wellness.

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EDWARD JONES edwardjones.com. Edward Jones financial advisors take a personal approach that starts with a face-toface meeting to discuss your investments and financial goals. They believe that building long-term relationships with their nearly 7 million clients is key to serving their investment needs.

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MUTUAL BANK, KATHY SELLERS 307 W Buffalo St, New Buffalo. 269.469.5552. bankwithmutual.com. Kathy Sellers is a Mutual Bank agent who services both first-time home buyers and seasoned investors. Mutual Bank specializes in investments and wealth management for businesses and personal clients.

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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES, LARRY HITZ 2612 N Calumet Ave, Valparaiso. 219.405.8649. When the most respected brand in the world, Berkshire Hathaway, puts its name on a real estate sign, that’s a good sign for the market and a great sign for clients.

Prudential Executive Group Real Estate is proud to join them as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Executive Group Real Estate.

COLDWELL BANKER, DAWN BERNHARDT 2110 N Calumet Ave, Valparaiso. 219.241.0952. dawnbernhardt.com. Dawn Bernhardt is the go-to agent for homes in Chesterton’s luxurious Sand Creek subdivision, along with other properties in Porter, LaPorte and Lake Counties.

COLDWELL BANKER, DONNA HOFMANN 219.331.1133. dhofmann.com. Donna Hofmann, Coldwell Banker and Residential Brokerage, specializes in residential properties in the Indiana Dunes.

MERRION & ASSOCIATES, MARGE SKWIAT-GLOY 1010 N Karwick Rd, Michigan City. 219.872.4206. merrionrealty.com. When it comes to buying or selling a home, you need a realtor who is willing to go the extra mile for you. Marge Gloy has been involved with real estate since 1977, and is the go-to person in LaPorte County for personalized service.

COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE 10 N Whittaker St, New Buffalo. 269.469.3950. coldwellbankeronline.com. New Buffalo’s premier real estate firm features properties in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Both the in-office staff and the Coldwell Banker website offer multiple services and resources for buyers and sellers.

CollegeChoice 529 is administered by the Indiana Education Savings Authority (Authority). UII, the Program Manager, and its affiliates, have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations, including investment advisory, recordkeeping and administrative services, and marketing. CollegeChoice 529’s Portfolios invest in: (i) mutual funds; or (ii) an FDIC-insured omnibus savings account held in trust by the Authority at Sallie Mae Bank. Except for the Savings Portfolio, investments in CollegeChoice 529 are not insured by the FDIC. Units of the Portfolios are municipal securities and the value of units will vary with market conditions.

Investment returns will vary depending upon the performance of the Portfolios you choose. Except to the extent of FDIC insurance available for the Savings Portfolio, depending on market conditions, you could lose all or a portion of your money by investing in CollegeChoice 529. Account Owners assume all investment risks as well as responsibility for any federal and state tax consequences.

Upromise, the Upromise logo and Ugift are registered service marks of Upromise, Inc. All other marks are the exclusive property of their respective owners.

The Upromise Service is an optional service offered by Upromise, Inc. and is separate from CollegeChoice 529. Specific terms and conditions apply. Participating companies, contribution levels, terms and conditions are subject to change.

As of December 2, 2013, Upromise Investments, Inc.; Upromise Investment Advisors, LLC; and Upromise Investment Recordkeeping Services, LLC are no longer affiliated with SLM Corp. or its affiliates.

Not FDIC-Insured (except for the Savings Portfolio). No Bank, State or Federal Guarantee. May Lose Value.

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HARBOR SHORES RESORT 269.932.1600. harborshoresresort.com. Southwest Michigan’s biggest, most talked about project is underway in Benton Harbor. The residential community will include a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, marinas, an indoor water park and a luxury spa. The property is surrounded by two rivers and five beaches.

Custom home sites and cottages are available.

If you are not an Indiana taxpayer, consider before investing whether your or the beneficiary’s home state offers any state tax or other benefits that are only available for investments in such state’s qualified tuition program.

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DEWITT PLACE 900 N DeWitt Pl, Chicago.

312.642.7020. dewittplace.com.

This 82-unit vintage building, built in 1924, offers corporate housing, temporary furnished apartment rentals and long-term temporary housing solutions. These studio and one-bedroom apartments come with a variety of amenities, including a fully equipped kitchen, wireless Internet access, DirecTV satellite service and an exercise room.

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ELLE SALON 113 W 8th St, Michigan City.

219.874.3553. This upscale salon, situated in Michigan City’s historic district, offers full-service hair care, plus manicures, pedicures and facial waxing. Retail products include skin care, body care, a men’s line, wooden styling tools, a full line of Aveda products, and other calming items such as Aveda teas, candles and oils.

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INN AT ABERDEEN 3158 S State Rd 2, Valparaiso.

219.465.3753. innataberdeen. com. Located in the beautiful and prestigious Aberdeen neighborhood, just minutes from downtown Valparaiso, the Inn at Aberdeen is a comfortable and convenient place to stay. A variety of unique rooms and suites are available, as well as a Flavia coffee and tea bar, a full gourmet breakfast every morning, and all of the amenities.

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NORTHERN INDIANA COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT Various locations along the South Shore, nictd.com. The historic South Shore line offers a convenient and cost-effective to get to work on time, while weekenders find a quick and easy option to get downtown or to the beach.

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NORTHWEST INDIANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 1 0 4 0 R i d g e R d . , M u n s t e r.

219.836.0690. The orchestra, a group of 75 rostered professional musicians is under the leadership of Music Director and Conductor Kirk Muspratt. The orchestra plays a full season of subscription concerts, in addition to a number of educational outreach initiatives, designed to allow interaction and personal involvement by students represented in each program.

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DUTCH FARM MARKET 6967 109th Ave, South Haven.

269.637.8334. dutchfarmmarket. com. Escape from the hustle and bustle to enjoy a leisurely stop at the Dutch Farm Market and Orchard, just north of South Haven, Michigan.

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Red Haven Peach and all other Haven varieties of peaches were born.

GRANOR FARM 3480 Warren Woods Rd, Three Oaks. 269.944.6456. granorfarm. com. Strong believers in feeding the soil, not just the plant, Granor Farm draws on historical and modern practices to enhance the land’s ecology to produce flavorful, nutritious, and beautiful vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruits.

HARBOR MARKET 510 W Main Street, Benton Harbor. harbor-market.com. Every Friday during the summer months, Harbor Market offers a free opportunity to farmers, individuals, organizations, and small businesses to earn income, try new products and ideas and develop marketing strategies.

JOLLAY ORCHARD 1850 Friday Road, Coloma.

269.468.3075. jollayorchards. com. Jollay Orchards is a unique entertainment experience, blending a working orchard with family activities. Located in the heart of Southwest Michigan’s fruit-rich region, along the shores of Lake Michigan since 1857, Jollay Orchards offers the best in homegrown fruit.

KLUG ORCHARDS 8407 Pokagon Rd, Berrien Center. klugorchards.com. Klug Orchards is the 160-acre farm of Kevin & Cathy Klug, which has been in the Klug family for more than 60 years.

Hand-hoeing acres of crops and hand picking of their fresh produce at the peak of ripeness to bring to customers at Farmer’s Markets are timeless traditions that carry on.

KRASL ART CENTER 707 Lake Blvd, St. Joseph.

269.983.0271. krasl.org. Owned and operated by the St. Joseph Art Association, Inc., the main gallery showcases a variety of art from historical to contemporary. The artlab is a gallery specific for audio/visual experimentation.

NEW BUFFALO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 888.660.6222. newbuffalo.org. The New Buffalo Business Association is made up of more than 100 members representing New Buffalo and neighboring communities.

PIGGOTT’S FARM MARKET AND BAKER 3824 E Napier Ave, Benton Harbor.

269.876.9269. piggottsfarmmarket. com. At Piggott’s Farm Market & Bakery, local farmers offer the best fresh locally grown produce that Southwest Michigan has to offer. They also offer fresh baked pies, cookies, and doughnuts from their bakery.

ROAN & BLACK 3315 Blue Star Hwy, Saugatuck.

678.777.8730. roanandblack.com.

The vision behind Roan & Black is to feature both contemporary art and found objects in the same place.

The gallery features established and up-and-coming contemporary artists.

SKIP’S OPEN-AIR EUROPEAN MARKET Red Arrow Highway and Lakeshore Road, New Buffalo. 269.469.3341. skipsrestaurant.com. The Market is in full swing from May through

October, and farmers are beginning to harvest some of their best crops, all grown in Michigan. In addition to produce, market goers also will find fresh-baked doggie treats, cheeses, sausages, coffees, food, spices, olive oils and more.

SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN TOURIST COUNCIL 2300 Pipestone Rd, Benton Harbor.

269.925.6301. swmichigan.org. The natural attractions of Southwest Michigan—the dunes, miles of scenic Lake Michigan beach, rivers and parks with hiking trails and biking paths—offer beauty in every season. The friendly staff at this nonprofit organization can assist travelers whether they seek solitude or a group learning experience.

ST. JOSEPH TODAY 421 State St, St. Joseph.

269.985.1111. sjtoday.org. Visitors to St. Joseph will find a variety of helpful information—on shopping, dining and events—at this welcome center. St. Joseph Today is a nonprofit organization that assists and encourages local business and tourism development.

TABOR HILL WINERY 185 Mt Tabor Rd, Buchanan.

800.283.3363. taborhill.com.

Located in Lake Michigan’s wine country, Tabor Hill produces a range of dry, semi-dry, sparkling and dessert wines and alcohol-free sparkling fruit juices. The winery also includes a restaurant and tasting room.

TRUE BLUE FARMS 9548 County Road 215, Grand Junction. 269.434.6112. truebluefarms.com. True Blue Farms, owned and operated by Dennis and Shelly Hartmann, has been in the family since the early 1900s, when blueberries were first pioneered in Michigan. The farm consists of many acres producing twelve distinct varieties of berries.

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ALBERT’S DIAMOND JEWELERS 711 Main St, Schererville.

219.322.2700. albertsjewelers. com. Besides the fact that Albert’s showcases 12,000 square feet of jewelry, the store in itself is an entertainment destination. Brands include Cartier, Breitling, Omega, Tacori, Roberto Coin, David Yurman, Mikimoto, with more than 100 feet of bridal jewelry on display.

INDIAN SUMMER, CHESTERTON and NEW BUFFALO 131 S Calumet Rd, Chesterton.

219.983.9994. Indian Summer features brands such as Sympli, Oh My Gauze, Connie’s Moonlight, Habitat, Miracle Body and San Diego Hat Co. The Chesterton shop offers a large selection of apparel, jewelry and accessories, while the original New Buffalo storefront continues to feature its quality inventory for those on the other side of the border.

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