Parks

Imagine yourself floating through a summer afternoon, held aloft by water and air. A cool breeze brushes your cheek, devoid of cellular beeps and car engines, carrying only the voices of birds, cicadas, and friends. Tight muscles release as anxieties...

Our instructional softball camp is the perfect way for kids to learn fundamental skills for softball, taught by local high school and college players! Each session will consist of 1-½ hour of skills, drills, and game situations. Click here for ages...

Kissing Bridges are all over the world. Bridges that were once just ways to connect land to land took on the new moniker of “Kissing bridges” as courting couples found them to be the perfect place for sneaking smooches, away from prying eyes and...

"When you have a plaza,” said Dan Senftner, Director and CEO of Destination Rapid City, “You have a living room in your downtown." Senftner, one of the keynote speakers at Monday’s breakfast hosted by Michigan City NOW, addressed a room full of...

Beach days in the Region are more exciting than ever, thanks to the city of Whiting’s WhoaZone at Whihala Beach. The city’s Commercial Recreation Specialists opened WhoaZone, the popular floating obstacle course on Saturday. “It’s ready to go...

Classics cover band 45 RPM rocked the night for a record-breaking crowd at the Kankakee Valley REMC 80th Annual Meeting Celebration in Valparaiso. Attendees lined up to vote for First and Second District Representatives, then shared a buffet dinner....

When John Seibert, Director of Valpo Parks, received the call that a donation had been made to the department’s Leaders Giving Back campaign, he was happy to hear that it was in honor of former little-league coach Charles “Biff” Geiss. The...

Crown Point’s newest jewel was finally completed on Friday when Mayor David Uran cut the ribbon on Bulldog Park, an $11 million facility with splash pads, a massive pavilion, an amphitheater, and two-story community center. Residents got a preview...

May 29, 2019- Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and Hammond Parks and Recreation presents Tennis Lessons at Harrison Park. Session 1 will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays (June 18, 20, 25 & 27; July 2, 9, 11, & 16). Session 2 will also be on...

Crown Point, Indiana- Crown Point Parks and Recreation is looking for umpires for their men's fast-pitch baseball, adult slow pitch softball, and girls youth fast-pitch softball. The Crown Point Parks and Recreation hosts baseball and softball...