The Times collected these photos of Lake, Porter and LaPorte county men who died in service during the Vietnam War. The photos represent only …
Cleaning out my in-laws' house has been a treat as well as a chore. Among the treasures I've found are two copies of The Valenian — the Valpa…
It was 100 years ago today that the U.S. Congress declared war on Germany, in what had been thought of as the war to end all wars.
Photos from an Oct. 1, 2015, tour of Union Street Cemetery in Valparaiso, plus two related historical images provided by the Porter County Museum.
NIPSCO announced last year that it will shut down its Bailly Generating Station near Burns Harbor next year. It's a coal-fired plant, but ther…
If the bitter cold this week troubles you, cheer up! It was worse on this date a century ago.
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All I had was one clue, but it was an intriguing one. The photo simply said, “Post Mortem at H.J. Bullock’s Dec. 14 – 08.”
If you've been around Northwest Indiana long enough, you might remember when Bethlehem Steel opened its Burns Harbor plant. It was in 1964.
Trinity Episcopal Church stands tall at 701 Washington St. in downtown Michigan City, clearly one of the oldest buildings on that stretch of F…
Barker Mansion in Michigan City is a perfect setting for the Sept. 22 NWI Next discussion of wealth and the economy.
In the very early 20th century, Cedar Lake was a rowdy place. Prostitution and drunkenness were rampant at some of the rougher resorts. Then a…
If you love history, or even if you just need to got some kilometers in to hatch eggs in Pokemon Go, you'll likely enjoy the final in a series…
“I WANT GIRLS AND I WANT THEM BADLY,” the ad
You can't be buffaloed, because you're a good judge of character. But are you a good judge of bison?
Sure, it’s hot out today, and 2015 was the hottest year on record, but the heat wave of July and early August of 1916 was far worse. Scores of…
If you think this year’s Republican National Convention is contentious, you should have been in Chicago in June 1916.
In the middle of a fatal heat wave 100 years ago, The Lake County Times considered light, breezy stories front page news. One of them was abou…
The moon landing on July 20, 1969, was the biggest news in the solar system.
On Feb. 19, 1926, what started as a small boiler issue in the Academy of Music building quickly became a much bigger fire even though the buil…
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If it’s a good day for a walk, try a stroll around Valparaiso’s courthouse square. There’s a lot of history in those buildings, and in the one…
Pull up to a spot near the door at Kohl's Department or perhaps Southlake Mall, and you might find a sign designating a parking spot as reserv…
For those who believe newspapers care more about slaying than sleighing, I'll offer the Dec. 23, 1916, front page of The Lake County Times.
Ask long-time Northwest Indiana residents, and they'll tell you about the Whiting Refinery explosion on Aug. 27, 1955, an event vividly etched…
On July 11, 1916, the big news was the German submarine Deutschland that had just landed in Baltimore. That was one of several stories with pl…
Two news stories in The Lake County Times on July 8, 1916, caught my eye recently. They're both worth your attention, too.
Audry Stamm and Leroy Cox were two 14-year-old Indianapolis schoolboys who ran away from home 100 years ago to become captains on Great Lakes …
