Taste of Duneland attracts 15 eateries, rain-wary customers

Mike Karas, owner of Lucrezia in Chesterton, stands Saturday next to his menu. Karas has participated in Taste of Duneland for the past five years.

Taste of Duneland attracts 15 eateries, rain-wary customers

Dan Mixooke and Courtney Dyer, employees at The Flower Cart, passed out samples and sold fudge Saturday afternoon at the Taste of Duneland in Chesterton.

Taste of Duneland attracts 15 eateries, rain-wary customers

Jack and Jori Smiey came with their family from Valparaiso to the Taste of Duneland on Saturday in Chesterton.

Taste of Duneland attracts 15 eateries, rain-wary customers

Hot Diggity Dawgs, owned by Mike and Kim Morganelli, was one of 15 vendors Saturday at the Taste of Duneland at Thomas Centennial Park in Chesterton.

Taste of Duneland sours vendors

CHESTERTON | Green corn husks stuck to the wet pavement along the edge of Thomas Park next to an abandoned Lions Club food booth. Eight-foot tables and their metal folding chairs were empty behind the thin, plastic, orange event fencing.

Infrastructure ready for development

Chesterton residents Joyce Beck, left, and Jill Yarosz buy string cheese, their favorite, from Hal Brown at a booth in September during the Taste of Duneland in downtown Chesterton.

Taste of Duneland serves it up

LaPorte resident Kent Arnsbarger plays "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett on a steel drum Saturday during the Taste of Duneland, held in Chesterton.

Taste of Duneland serves it up

Chesterton resident Victoria Dudeck, center, takes a sample from Jon Dudeck while 22-month-old Hunter waits for his turn on a ride Saturday at the Taste of Duneland held in Chesterton.

Taste of Duneland serves it up

Local restaurants and organizations gathered Saturday in downtown Chesterton's Thomas Centennial Park to offer tastes of their cuisines during the second annual Taste of Duneland. Patrick Scholz flip mixes a hot pan of rigatoni, a combination of smoked chicken, smoked mushrooms, and sun-drie…

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Joe Durk goes solo this week as he talks about the Outsider Outside Art Fair, the Evening Under the Stars, the End of Summer Masquerade Ball, the Taste of Duneland and the Frankfort Fall Festival.