Parks

Lake County Parks and Recreation (Rec) manages facilities across the county for families and groups to enjoy. If you love to golf, or want to take your child somewhere fun, yet enriching, Lake County Parks and Rec has the perfect place no matter the...

Valpo Parks Foundation hosted the 21st Creekside Classic at Creekside Golf Course in Valparaiso. Valpo Parks Executive Director John Seibert said the event reached full capacity with many kids and adults golfing alongside each other.  Golfing...

The mission of the Valpo Parks Foundation is to support the Valpo Parks Department. The Foundation often serves as a catalyst to bring projects to fruition, capturing the spirit and character of residents working side-by-side to make our community...

The 42nd Annual Powers-Purdue Northwest Golf Invitational was an all-around successful event, hosted Monday at the Briar Ridge Country Club. The outing featured a record-breaking turnout with an all-time high of 182 golfers! The highlight...

Over the course of a year, Special Events Director Cristina Darr and Special Events Manager Nicole Koch went from newly joining the Valpo Parks team to making their own mark on the city through event planning and building a close sense of community....

Valpo Parks held its annual Party in the Park event at Central Park Plaza to fundraise for exciting upcoming projects and to announce future plans for those upcoming projects. Attendees gathered under the pavilion to eat, drink, and play a music...

Friday, June 3, bicyclists gathered at Panhandle Pathway for Moonlight Over the Tippy, an annual evening bike ride. The leisure ride began at the Winamac Train Depot, had a ‘sag stop’ at Thornhope, and ended back at the Winamac Train Depot....

The City of Crown Point and the Friends of the Veterans Memorial Parkway inked a historic memorandum of understanding during Wednesday’s Board of Works and Public Safety meeting. The agreement provides the Friends of the Veterans Memorial Parkway a...

A more than quarter-mile boardwalk now winds through the forested wetlands on the west side of Franciscan Health Michigan City, providing a healing habitat for strolls outside of the hospital. A group of hospital officials and community members...

On February 23, community members of Valparaiso, the Valparaiso Parks Department, and city officials gathered in Valparaiso City Hall to share their plan to enhance parks all across the city. Valpo Parks conducted over 30 focus groups with over 200...