Fish Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lincoln Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It is located where Indiana State Road 4 passes between Upper Fish Lake and Lower Fish Lake. These lakes feed the Kankakee River. As of the 2010 census, the population of the community was 1,016.
Kingsford Heights is a town in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,335 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Also known as "Victory City," the town was built by the United States government for workers that worked in the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant, an ammunitions plant that served the US during World War II and later the Korean War.
Trail Creek is a town in Coolspring and Michigan townships, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,060 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 32,075 at the 2020 census. Located along Lake Michigan in the Michiana region, the city is about 45 miles (72 km) east of Chicago and is 40 miles (64 km) west of South Bend.
The Indiana State Prison is a maximum security Indiana Department of Correction prison for adult males; however, minimum security housing also exists on the confines. It is located in Michigan City, Indiana, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Chicago. The average daily inmate population in November 2006 was 2,200, 2,165 in 2011. The Indiana State Prison was established in 1860. It was the second state prison in Indiana. One of the most famous prisoners to be in the Michigan City prison was bank robber John Dillinger, who was released on parole in 1933.
Long Beach is a town in Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Long Beach was 1,179. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan statistical area.
La Porte (from French 'the door') is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States, of which it is the county seat. Its population was estimated to be 21,341 in 2022. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Chicago–Naperville–Michigan City, Illinois–Indiana–Wisconsin combined statistical area.
Wanatah is a town in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,048 at the 2010 census.
Kingsbury is a town in Washington Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, just northwest of the intersection of U.S. Route 35 and U.S. Route 6. The town was founded in 1835 and incorporated on March 3, 1941. During 1940 and 1941, the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant was built for use during World War II; the plant briefly reopened during the Korean War before closing permanently, and parts are now the Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area and the Kingsbury Industrial Park. Kingsford Heights was built as its housing. The population was 242 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town has its own fire department, KVFD (Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department), and a Greek revival style First Baptist church built in 1851 with its own graveyard and Winchell Cemetery.
La Crosse is a town in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 551 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Westville is a town in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population, as of the 2020 census is 5,257. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Westville is located in Northwest Indiana, also known as The Region.
Pottawattamie Park is a town in Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 242 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Michiana Shores is a town in Springfield and Michigan townships, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 313 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Michiana Shores is located in northwesternmost Springfield Township, and is the township's sole incorporated community.
Michigan City Municipal Airport (IATA: MGC, ICAO: KMGC, FAA LID: MGC) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Michigan City, in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The airport is publicly owned by the Michigan City Board of Aviation Commissioners.
Michigan City/11th Street station is a train station in the central city neighborhood of Michigan City, Indiana. It serves the South Shore Line commuter rail line and is one of two active stations in Michigan City, the other being Carroll Avenue station. It is located adjacent to the location of the historic 11th Street station of the former Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad station (now demolished), which operated the station from 1927 until 1987. Prior to the May 2021 closure, the station was composed of a passenger shelter and a sign on the northwest corner of East 11th Street and Pine Street; boarding and alighting was done from the street itself. A more modern station with two tracks and high-level platforms opened in October 2023.
Alida is an unincorporated town in Clinton Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa is a riverboat casino located in Michigan City, Indiana. It is owned by Boyd Gaming.
Carroll Avenue is a railway station in Michigan City, Indiana, serving the South Shore Line commuter rail line.
Door Village is an unincorporated community in Scipio Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. It was founded in 1836.
Duneland Beach is an unincorporated community in Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Hesston is an unincorporated community in Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Holmes Island is located in Pine Lake, in Center Township, LaPorte County, just northwest of LaPorte, Indiana. The island is a residential community.
Holmesville is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Hudson Lake is a train stop operated by the South Shore Line in the unincorporated community of Hudson Lake, Indiana. It is one of a very few interurban stations located in a rural region of the United States, being located approximately halfway between the much larger communities of Michigan City and South Bend. The station is composed of a passenger shelter, a sign, a small concrete pad, and a small parking lot. As of 2021, the Hudson Lake station is a flag stop. A customer seeking to board the train here must push a button to activate a flashing strobe light that will catch the attention of the train engineer.
Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area is a protected area that covers 7,120 acres (2,880 ha) of grasslands, wetlands, and crop fields dedicated to providing hunting and fishing opportunities. It is located south on County Road 650W, near Kingsbury, Indiana.
Lake Park is an unincorporated community in Hudson Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Michigan City station was a train station in Michigan City, Indiana served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was served by two eastbound and one westbound Wolverine train at the time of closure; other Wolverine and Blue Water trains did not stop. The station had a platform shelter near the former prairie-style Michigan Central Railroad depot dating from 1915, which was converted into a local restaurant. The restaurant closed not long after the station closed. That earlier station served Michigan Central Railroad, and later, New York Central passenger trains. Major NYC named trains passing through the station included the Canadian (east to Detroit and Toronto), the Chicago Mercury (east to Detroit) and the Wolverine (east to New York via Detroit and southwestern Canada, in contrast to the modern train).
The Michigan City Breakwater lighthouse is located in the harbor of Michigan City, Indiana.
Michigan City High School is located in Michigan City, Indiana. It is a part of the Michigan City Area Schools school district.
Michigan City Generating Station is a coal and natural gas-fired power plant located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana. It is operated by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), owned by NiSource.
The Old Michigan City Light is a decommissioned lighthouse located in the harbor of Michigan City, Indiana.
Otis is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Pinhook is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Pinhook Bog is a unique bog in Indiana that has been designated a National Natural Landmark. It is part of Indiana Dunes National Park, an area that many citizens, scientists, and politicians fought hard to preserve. Its sister bog, Volo Bog (not to be confused with a bog of the same name in Illinois), is located nearby. The bog contains a large variety of plants, including insect eating plants, tamarack trees, stands of blueberry bushes, and floating mats of sphagnum moss. Pinhook Bog is about 580 acres (2.3 km2), a quarter of which is a floating mat of sphagnum peat moss. A "moat" separates the bog from the uplands.
Pinola is an unincorporated community in Scipio Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Riverside is an unincorporated community in Dewey Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Sacred Heart Apostolic School (SHAS) is a Roman Catholic minor seminary and a private, all-male boarding school in the United States for minors who are considering a vocation to the priesthood. It is meant not only to help discover their vocation, but to form them as mature men who want to follow God's will. It is located within the Diocese of Gary and operated by the Legionaries of Christ, a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church. The school is located in the north-central Indiana town of Rolling Prairie. It serves approximately 10–25 students enrolled in grades 8 through 12. SHAS was established in 2005 and has operated continuously since.
Salem Heights is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
South Center is an unincorporated community in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. The community is adjacent to the junction of US routes 35 and 6.
South Wanatah is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Springfield is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
Springville is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township in northern LaPorte County, Indiana, at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Indiana Route 39, less than one mile north of the LaPorte exit on the Indiana Toll Road. It took its name from a large spring that formerly flowed near the town.
Stillwell is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Thomaston is an unincorporated community in Hanna Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Tracy is an unincorporated community in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Union Mills is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Waterford is an unincorporated community in Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
Wellsboro is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
The Westville Correctional Facility, located in Westville, Indiana, is a state-operated prison for adult males. The facility contains sections of three levels of security. The average daily population in September 2006 was approximately 3,100. At Westville, 49% of the inmate population are people of color, slightly higher than the average of 42% for the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) as a whole.
Wilders is an unincorporated community in Dewey Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
WEFM (95.9 MHz) is an FM radio station in Michigan City, Indiana, east of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is a member of the Indianapolis Colts affiliates radio network,, the flagship station of the Gary SouthShore RailCats, and an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
LaCrosse School was a public high school in LaCrosse, Indiana and was part of the Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation. In 2022 the school closed and as a result students in the Town of La Crosse attend Tri-Township Schools in Wanatah, Indiana. In the mid-2010s the school was visited by individuals from the filmmaking industry who were curious to see one of the last remaining gymnasiums in Indiana that resembled the gym in the movie "Hoosiers." In the early 2000s the monster truck Grave Digger made an appearance at the school organized by one of the drivers of the monster truck who lived in the town.
The Michigan City Public Library is a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) one level facility located in Michigan City, Indiana. It was designed by the world-renowned architect Helmut Jahn. Jahn designed the building while working for the Chicago architecture firm C.F. Murphy, which later would become Jahn Architects. The design began in 1974 and the construction was completed in 1977.
Franciscan Health Michigan City is an acute care hospital located in Michigan City, Indiana. Founded in 1904 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, it is a member of Franciscan Alliance, Inc., a Catholic healthcare system.
The LaPorte County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in La Porte, Indiana, the county seat of LaPorte County. Previous courthouses were built on this site on 1833, and the second 1847–1848. The current courthouse was designed by Brentwood S. Tolan and built from 1892 to 1894. It is Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in style and was built with Lake Superior Red Sandstone. The building includes a tower with skylight, gargoyles and contains stained glass. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The courthouse is part of the Downtown LaPorte Historic District.
Byron is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Beattys Corner is an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.
Haskell is an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.
Kankakee was an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States. It took its name from the nearby Kankakee River.
The Pinhook Methodist Church and Cemetery are located in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana at Wozniak Road with State Road 2. Known as the village of Pinhook, formerly New Durham. The village is mostly residential along the south side of State Road 2. The site includes the Pinhook Methodist Church (1847), the Pinhook Cemetery (1850), the cemetery storage shed (ca. 1900), and the old pump (ca. 1930).
Union Center is an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.
Hesston Steam Museum is an outdoor museum operated by the La Porte County Historical Steam Society in Hesston, Indiana. It is located at 1201 E 1000 N, La Porte, IN 46350. The museum occupies 155 acres and is the home of four different gauge railroads along with numerous other pieces of steam powered and vintage farm equipment.
The Marion Ridgeway Polygonal Barn located in LaPorte County on the southern edge of LaPorte, Indiana, is a multi-sided barn. Built in 1878 by Marion Ridgeway and called the Door Prairie Barn. The barn sits east of highway 35 surrounded by woods and cultivated fields. The nine-sided barn is south of a rectangular barn. The barn has nine sides and is two stories tall. The roof is capped with a sectional cone roof with a nine-sided cupola in the Gothic Revival/Italianate style. Within the louvered panels trim pieces resemble a lancet arch. The post and beam frame sits on wooden sill propped on stone.
LaPorte High School is a public high school located in LaPorte, Indiana. It is a part of the LaPorte Community School Corporation.
New Prairie High School is a public high school located in Wills Township, Indiana, operated by New Prairie United School Corporation.
South Central Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Union Mills, Indiana, United States.
Michigan City Post Office is a historic post office building located at Michigan City, Indiana. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor and built in 1909. It is a one-story, Georgian Revival style brick and limestone building. It has a hipped roof behind a balustraded parapet and basement. A rear addition was built in 1926, and expanded in 1963. It housed a post office until 1973.
Westville High School is a public high school located in Westville, Indiana.
Saugany Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 112,417. The county seat is the city of La Porte, and the largest city is Michigan City. This county is part of the Northwest Indiana and Michiana regions of the Chicago metropolitan area. The LaPorte County Courthouse is located in the county seat of La Porte and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The La Porte Public Library (predecessor, La Porte Library and Natural History Association) was established in 1896. It is located at 904 Indiana Avenue, in La Porte, Indiana, US. Wilson B. Parker was the architect of the Neoclassical style building. Signage denoting that is a Carnegie library was installed in 2002.
The La Porte Civic Auditorium is an event building located in La Porte, Indiana. Opened in 1930, it has 7,600 square feet of space. It hosts athletic contests, weddings, concerts and stage plays. A few of the well-known artists that have performed at the auditorium include Marion Anderson,Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Ace Frehley, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Cheap Trick and Night Ranger.
Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets is an open-air outlet store shopping mall located in Michigan City, Indiana.