MARK KIESLING: Come on in, but the water may not be fine

The clouds were puffy white in a blue sky, the water was a clear blue color, and the sand was, well, it was sand.

Revitalizing Whiting's Lakefront Park

Imagine succumbing to the sizzling heat and wading into cool sparkling waters, diving in like a mermaid, the waves rolling your body back and forth under a clear blue sky, your joy and laughter echoing into the air.

Whiting works to improve lakefront living

WHITING | Years of preparation to establish Whiting as Lake County's premier lakefront destination community are paying off as many long-range plans are coming to fruition this year.

Surfers take on choppy Lake Michigan waters

Horror comedy filmmakers possessed by NWI's charm, stage a scene at Whihala

Hands Across Sand link activists

WHITING | Jack Villarreal spent Saturday morning at Whiting's Whihala Beach not to play in the sand and surf, but to make a statement about the environment.  

You can beat the summer heat in Whiting

Evidently, and all of a sudden, it's summer.

Rescue workers preview equipment of the future

HAMMOND | When rescue workers look at a lake and know there is someone under the surface, seconds count.

Region's outdoors mean good times and good health

Taking advantage of Northwest Indiana's recreational opportunities may be just what the doctor ordered.