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Dunes Learning Center
700 Howe Rd
Chesterton, Indiana 46304
Phone: 219-395-9555 x 1
Fax: 219-395-8160

e-mail: gpetersen@duneslearningcenter.org

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From the West: Take Interstate 94 East to Exit 22B, Porter at U.S. Highway 20 East.
Alternatively, take the Indiana Tollway (Chicago Skyway), I-90 East, to Interstate 94 East to the
above exit.

Once off the interstate, continue east on U.S. Highway 20 approximately one mile to Mineral
Springs Road. Look for other park signs indicating Bailly Homestead/Chellberg Farm. Go north
or left on Mineral Springs Road about 1/2 mile to Oak Hill Road. Turn left or west on Oak Hill
Road; go 1/2 mile to Howe Road. Turn left or south on Howe Road. After another 1/2 mile, the
Learning Center entrance will be on the right. Enter through the stone gateway and follow the
drive past the old Good Fellow Lodge to the parking area adjacent to the Learning Center’s
Cowles Lodge. Students will be dropped off at this site, and buses can turn around in the circle.
From the East:
Take Interstate 94 West to Exit 22 B, Porter at U.S. Highway 20 East.
Alternatively, take the Indiana Tollway, Interstate 80/90 West, to Interstate 94 East to Exit 22B,
Porter at U.S. Highway 20 East.

Once off the interstate follow the above directions.

From the South: Take Interstate 65 North to Interstate 94 East and follow the above directions
from the west.

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Dunes Learning Center
700 Howe Rd.Chesterton, IN 46304
phone: 219 395-9555
fax: 219 395-8160

Our Mission...
...is to provide an in-depth exploration of the dynamic relationship between people and their environments using the natural and cultural resources of the Indiana Dunes region where nature and society coexist.