🌱 Why Ogden Dunes may be Northwest Indiana’s most quietly perfect lake escape
Ogden Dunes, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min readHey there, Ogden Dunes! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Ogden Dunes may be Northwest Indiana’s most quietly perfect lake escape
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
- Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Windy, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• These 10 Scenic Indiana Lake Towns Are Absolutely Perfect For An Easy Weekend Escape In 2026 (myfamilytravels.com) — Ogden Dunes is spotlighted here as a quiet, half-hidden Lake Michigan town where tree-lined streets, dunes, and easy beach access create an immediately restful weekend escape. The piece compares it with other Indiana lake communities, but emphasizes Ogden Dunes’ softer, cinematic mood and its blend of shoreline walks, neighborhood wandering, and low-key time by the water for locals and nearby visitors alike. 
📸 Around Ogden Dunes
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Chasing Allura / Expulsion / Maes →
Shenanigans, 6121 Melton Rd, Portage
5:00 pm
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Summer Celebration →
Regional Performing Arts Company Team O’Connor Martial Arts, Chesterton, IN, 46304, US
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Summer Concert Series: Music in the Park 2026 →
Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce Woodland Park
6:00 pm
Friday June 12
Tuesday June 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Art in the Park →
Portage, IN Calendar, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage
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Food Truck Friday →
Portage, IN Calendar, 6070 Central Avenue, Portage
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Market on the Square | Fridays at Founders →
Portage, IN Calendar, 6300 S Founders Square, Portage
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Art After Dark: Rooted + Rising →
Chesterton Art Center, 115 S 4th St, Chesterton
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The Carnival of Secrets →
Duneland Falls All-Inclusive Event Venue, 1100 Max Mochal Hwy #149, Chesterton
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Zumba in the Park →
Portage, IN Calendar, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage
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Fire Merit Board Meeting →
Portage, IN Calendar, 6070 Central Avenue, Portage
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Cardio Drumming →
Portage, IN Calendar, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage
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Park Board Meeting →
Portage, IN Calendar, 6070 Central Avenue, Portage
5:30 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
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🗞 Nearby News
Portage
- Portage's growth brings warehouse club, additional retail and eateries (chicagotribune.com)
- Latitude Commercial Lands Management Assignment for Two Indiana Properties (connectcre.com)
- Hammond mayor hopeful Bears stadium construction can begin this summer in Indiana (nwitimes.com)
Porter
- Porter more hopeful it will get federal grant for sewers (chicagotribune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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