The oldest bike trail in Northwest Indiana is about to get a makeover. Funding has been acquired and plans laid to remake the Calumet Trail, a 9.2-mile path between Dune Acres, in Porter County, and Michigan City’s western border.
A sign marks the start of the Calumet Trail just north of U.S. 12 on Mineral Springs Road near Dune Acres.Funding has been acquired and plans laid to remake the Calumet Trail, a 9.2-mile path between Dune Acres, in Porter County, and Michigan City’s western border.Created in 1972 in a NIPSCO right of way under high-power lines, the trail has become nearly unusable as water from nearby wetlands has caused the unpaved surface to deteriorate.
With NIRPC planning to improve the rest of the route, the entire Calumet Trail could be rebuilt within a couple of years. The meeting will include a brief presentation, informational displays, a question-and-answer session, and the opportunity to comment on the project.https://parkplanning.nps.gov./indumgtcalumetRafi Wilkinson, the national park’s outdoor recreation planner, said the trail from the South Shore Line’s Dune Park station will cross the railroad tracks and U.S. 12 on the Indiana 49 bridge that also carries the Dunes Kankakee Trail.
The trail’s designers worked hard to minimize impacts to wetlands, rare plants and endangered animals, Wilkinson said.Barloga also credited Bob Thompson, Porter County’s development and stormwater management director, who recently announced he would resign at the end of this month, for his work on the trail.
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