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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Duneland Harvest Festival
Located at the historic Chellberg Farm, this popular festival attracts several thousand visitors and features traditional music, crafts, and farming demonstrations. The festival provides a fun way to learn about the region’s history of 1900-era farm life. For more information, call the national lakeshore at 219-395-8914.
 
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Threshing machine with a steam engine in the foreground

 

 
Dates: Saturday, September 20, 2008 & Sunday, September 21, 2008
Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Chellberg Farm, on north Mineral Springs Road in Porter, IN, between highways 20 and 12.
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a lady in 1900 cloths showing children how to use a wash tub and wringers to wash cloths
Park volunteer assists two young festival-goers with washing clothes
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Did You Know?
Poet Carl Sandburg and Artist Frank Dudley were inspired by the dunes. Today, through the park's Artist-in-Residence program, artists come to the dunes to create and share their work.

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Last Updated: August 07, 2008 at 15:05 EST