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post Jun 23 2010, 06:47 PM
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Here's a blurb from the IDNL Park


INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL
LAKESHORE Press Release


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Bremer
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 219-395-1644

Fireworks Prohibited at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

As we approach the July 4 holiday, the National Park Service reminds the


public that fireworks of any kind are prohibited in all areas of Indiana


Dunes National Lakeshore.


This includes West Beach, the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk, and all


areas of the shoreline east from the Bailly Generating Station to Crescent


Dune as well as west from Burns Waterway to Lake/Porter County Line Road.


Included in these areas are Kemil, Lakeview, Dunbar, Porter, and Central


Avenue areas in Porter County, the Mt. Baldy area in LaPorte County, and


West Beach in Lake County. Other national lakeshore sites including the


Tremont picnic area, Li-co-ki-we Trail, Chellberg Farm, and Dunewood


Campground are also closed to fireworks.


Prohibited are all fireworks including sparklers, fountains, and


firecrackers. Both individuals and organized groups are included in this


prohibition. The use of firearms is also prohibited in all areas of the


national lakeshore. Violators are subject to fine or arrest.


Park superintendent Constantine Dillon explained that “fireworks are


prohibited in all national parks and there is no exception for parks in


states where fireworks are otherwise legal.” “There are many areas where


fireworks are allowed in Indiana,” Dillon said, “but they are not


appropriate in a national park. Fireworks in parks injure or kill wildlife,


interfere with public use, and cause fires,” Dillon explained.





Park Rangers and National Park Service fire crews will be on patrol


throughout the holiday period to watch for illegal fireworks use and to


assure public safety. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore has, on average,


more than 20 wildfires a year and protecting parklands and adjacent homes


and businesses from fire requires extra vigilance in the summer months.


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