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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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Web Ranger Challenge activity designed for the middle school level

Take the challenge to see if you can complete this activity while you learn more about the dunes.

 
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Water Safety Challenge/Game

Play this interactive learning game about water safety and how sandbars affect water depths along Indiana's Lake Michigan beaches. Discover some ways to protect yourself and others during a beach visit. This is an excellent activity to prepare for a visit to the beach.

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Did You Know?
Cowles Bog is not a true bog but rather a fen because it has an underground water source. This water source has contact with limestone bedrock, making the fen’s water slightly alkaline. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is restoring a portion of this fen.

Last Updated: October 03, 2007 at 12:18 EST