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

VALPARAISO | The story of two young Northwest Indiana women — and a tree that became a boat — made its debut at the Porter County Museum of History Sunday afternoon.

March 24, 2013 10:30 pm Photos

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

Amy Lukas, right, and Mary Catterlin talk Sunday about their dugout boat, Mekeba, carved from a cottonwood tree, along with other items they used to circumnavigate Lake Michigan last summer, during a new exhibit at the Porter County Museum of History in Valparaiso.

March 24, 2013 2:41 pm

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

Mary Catterlin, right, started hand-carving a cottonwood tree into a dugout canoe, then she and friend Amy Lukas, left, circumnavigated Lake Michigan in the boat this past summer. The boat is now on exhibit at the Porter County Museum of History.

March 24, 2013 2:40 pm

Civil War 'Ghost Soldiers' display to highlight April exhibit

CROWN POINT | The unlikely pair of a Crown Point artist and excavator have teamed up to produce one of the major displays for a special region Civil War historical exhibition opening in April.

March 09, 2013 5:30 pm Photos

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OFFBEAT: Time to share early memories of WW II and Urschel Air Field

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

January 06, 2013 12:00 am

EDITORIAL: Making history at Valpo museum

Porter County and Valparaiso officials are considering a shuffle that would move the Porter County Museum of History and create a new music venue in its place. If the details are worked out, it could be an improvement for the city's downtown.

April 04, 2011 12:00 am