We met in the South Shore parking lot on 11th St., Lou put this ride together, and here he is talking about the history of Michigan City.
It was a nice day for a bike ride.
We rode north on Franklin St.
There are several historic buildings in this area.
The original part of this church was built in 1836. This sidewalk takes you to the 1836 Church.
There were some additions made to this church.
Another old building that found new life on Franklin Street.
Having fun with the Trail Creek sign.
This section of Franklin Street is full of artists.
I love seeing these old buildings being restored instead of being torn down.
Barker Mansion
Barker Mansion
Barker Mansion
Barker Mansion
This company was bought by the Pullman Car Company.
Historic area of Michigan City.
Shoreline Brewery also restored old buildings.
This NIPSCO power plant is possibly at the end of its life.
Hopefully, they will remove the tons of coal ash sitting very close to Lake Michigan.
The Nipsco plant from the bridge into Washington Park.
Harbor Country Adventures has boat rides along the Indiana Dunes National Park.
The old lighthouse is now a museum.
A Tribute to Spanish War Veterans.
On the beach in Washington Park.
There were bathrooms here, so we used this as a pit stop.
The new Lighthouse.
It was a windy day, so the windsurfers were having fun on the lake.
This coal tower is the reason Lou wanted to do a bike ride in Michigan City.
There was a public notice that this coal tower is not stable and will be torn down later this year.
This was a popular stop for the photographers in our group.
Which includes me.
This coal tower could fill trains with coal on two tracks here.
We took a lot of photos here.
I must have shot this from every angle I could.
We slowly left to continue our ride.
Trail Creek
This tribute to Naomi Anderson is in an out-of-the-way park.
It should be
It should be somewhere prominent.
The issues she fought against still exist today.
I learned a lot about Naomi Anderson, and it happened because of this bike ride.
We headed back to the train station.
I love historic neighborhood signs.
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