National Park Service LogoU.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Park Service
National Park Service: U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park Service Arrowhead
 
 
Support the National Park Service
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshorebuilding with trees and smow around it
view map
text size:largestlargernormal
printer friendly
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.
 
large machine, powered by a long belt, with a straw comming from a 10 foot long tube that projects out/up from the back of the machine.
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.
Map, driving direction and more..
 
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
two horses pulling a machine use to rake hay with a farmer riding on the rake  

Did You Know?
In 1972, Chellberg Farm became part of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. In the mid-1800s many Swedes settled in Porter County. Three generations of Chellbergs farmed this land.

Disclaimer Accessibility Privacy Policy FOIA Notices USA.gov

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