Area students win National Merit Scholarships

Five local students are among 2,500 high school students across the country who won National Merit $2,500 Scholarships.

Little town of Beverly Shores leads Porter County per-capita debt

The small lakefront community of Beverly Shores has a fraction of the population of the city of Portage, yet is carrying three times the amount of debt per full-time resident, according to online municipal financial reports.

Westbound South Shore trains running on time after early morning delays

All westbound South Shore trains are operating on schedule after early morning delays of up to 20 minutes due to red signals east of the Dune Park station, according to a statement issued by the commuter rail line.

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, April 11, 2013

Northwest Indiana radio came alive on Friday night in Valparaiso with a star-studded cast including Senator Ed Charbonneau as Superman, Heather McCarthy and Leigh Morris and Saturday afternoon John Records Landecker broadcasting from Top Dog in Michigan City.---Pat Colander, Associate Publis…

Famed Chicago DJ to sign books at Bartlett's

John Records Landecker is on the air every night in Chicago on WLS-FM (94.7FM). He has written a memoir about his tremendous radio career with the help of his former producer, Shore contributor Rick Kaempfer. The book “Records Truly is My Middle Name” was released via Eckhartz Press (www.eck…

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, April 4, 2013

Art, Poetry Slam, Salsa and Spring Fever wake-up call this weekend at both sides of the Lake and on Sunday, a book-signing, birthday party for John Records Landecker at Bartlett's in Beverly Shores.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore Magazine.

Women's dugout canoe, lake voyage featured in museum exhibit

Amy Lukas (left) and Mary Catterlin stand next to their hand-carved dugout on Oct. 1, 2012, on the Lake Michigan shore in Beverly Shores, shortly after returning from a three-month trip around the lake in the boat, which Mary began building four years earlier. The boat is featured in a new e…

A dream come true

Deciding where to live is challenging for an adult-let alone a little girl. But when two kids vacationed with their families along the Lake Michigan shore for years, they both loved it.

Volunteers help light up the sky in Beverly Shores

Family, friends and representatives from Wilderness Inquiry, a nonprofit nature adventure organization, meet Amy Lukas, left, in hat, and Mary Catterlin at Broadway Beach in Beverly shores after they returned last fall from a trip around Lake Michigan in a handmade canoe that Mary began buil…

Volunteers help light up the sky in Beverly Shores

The Beverly Shores depot for South Shore passenger trains is a region landmark.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Thinking, acting regionally benefits everyone

The importance of thinking and acting regionally is critical to the future of Northwest Indiana and integral to the management of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The national park is spread across 32 miles of Northwest Indiana and includes portions of Porter, Lake and LaPorte counties and …

Volunteers help light up the sky in Beverly Shores

BEVERLY SHORES | The stars are brighter over this lakefront community thanks to some innovative thinking and community volunteers.

Voices of Vision: Geof Benson

Geof Benson reflects on exciting NWI accomplishments in education in 2012 and looking ahead to 2013.

Benson named Dunes Learning Center executive director

CHESTERTON | Geof Benson has been named executive director of the Dunes Learning Center, the group announced Tuesday.

Shore magazine's guide to great eating and drinking

Shore presents Bite & Sip, our selection of the best of Lake Michigan area restaurants. Are we missing something? You can submit a comment or contact me at shoremagazine@gmail.com.

Changes coming for Porter gun permit applicants

VALPARAISO | Beginning next Monday, the Porter County Sheriff's Department will no longer do fingerprinting for gun permits.

Beverly Shores a community in harmony with nature

Nicole Las, of Lynwood, lays out a blanket on the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore beach at Beverly Shores in this 2010 photo.

Beverly Shores a community in harmony with nature

Arlene Beglin, Bill Shaudt and Phoebe Boelter, members of the Environmental Restoration Group of Beverly Shores, are shown in their award-winning native plant landscape, which received a Bringing Nature Home Award this year from Friends of the Shirley Heinze Land Trust.

Beverly Shores a community in harmony with nature

The Beverly Shores depot for the South Shore passenger trains is a region landmark.

Beverly Shores a community in harmony with nature

“A community in harmony with nature” is the motto of Beverly Shores, and it captures not only the guiding principles but the unique challenges faced by a town surrounded by dunes, wetlands and beaches.