Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center

Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center is a museum in Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana which is located on Howe Road. Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center is situated nearby to Burstrom Cemetery, as well as near the historic site Joseph Bailly Homestead.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Good Fellow Lodge”
Address: 700 Howe Road, Porter, IN 46304

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joseph Bailly Homestead and Bailly Cemetery.

Joseph Bailly Homestead

Historic site

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Joseph Bailly Homestead, also known as Joseph Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, in Porter, Indiana, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The Bailly Homestead is preserved by the National Park Service in Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. Joseph Bailly Homestead is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center.

Bailly Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bailly Cemetery is a cemetery located at Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana, US. The cemetery is three-quarters of a mile north of the Joseph Bailly Homestead on the edge of a sand ridge. Bailly Cemetery is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center.

Chellberg Farm

Farm

Chellberg Farm is a historic farmstead which in 1972 became part of Indiana Dunes National Park. Chellberg Farm is significant as it represents the ethnic heritage of a nearly forgotten Swedish-American settlement. Chellberg Farm is situated 3,100 feet east of Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porter and Burns Harbor.

Porter

Porter is an old railroad town just south of the Indiana Dunes National Park in Northwestern Indiana.

Burns Harbor

Village

Photo: Kgmnmr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burns Harbor is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Burns Harbor is situated 1½ miles west of Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center.

Dune Acres

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan. Dune Acres is situated 2 miles northeast of Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center.

Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center

Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.62659° or 41° 37′ 36″ north

Longitude

-87.10044° or 87° 6′ 2″ west

Operator

National Park Service

Open location code

86HJJVGX+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 431490552

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Highlights include Burstrom Cemetery and Bailly Chapel.

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