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Oh man, it is back to school time and everything!

time for the fall fest thread!

Apple Fest 2011 Vendor Spots Open: Sept. 17 & 18th at Garwood's. Local and area vendors with hand crafted items welcome...

If you have an artistic talent to share there are a couple spots open, contact Phyllis at jpgar32@comcast.net for information and requirements of participation...
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Carlson's closes October 8th for the season

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Michigan City

Labor Dayz Festival: 5-11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2; 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 and 4, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, Washington Park, 6 on the Lake, Michigan City; arts and crafts, rides, food, amusement rides and three stages for entertainment. Admission free. 874-3630 or www.mcsummerfest.org
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Bailly Homestead/Chellberg Farm, Porter

Explore and celebrate our shared Duneland heritage at the historic Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Authentic music, demonstrations, hands-on activities, and plenty of traditional food make this a fun and educational experience for all ages.

Start your day at the Bailly Homestead, a National Historic Landmark tucked away in dense woodland. Learn how Native Americans and early Euro-American immigrants lived, traveled and traded in the Duneland region. Then take a short hike down the trail to the restored Chellberg Farm. The century spanning 1830 to 1930 brought a dramatic shift of land use from small farms like the Chellbergs to a more industrialized society, featuring the rapid growth of transportation corridors and even early flight experiments in the dunes.

Finish your heritage journey at the modern Bailly/Chellberg Visitor Center and meet the diversity of people moving into contemporary Duneland, drawn by industry, tourism, and growing residential communities. Learn how these generations helped create the state park and national lakeshore and how we all can help protect the natural and historic resources of our Duneland home.
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Big weekend in the area for great stuff to do! Friday night is the MCHS football homecoming game at Ames Field for Fans of Michigan City Wolves football. Saturday only has the ladies auxiliary yard sale and hog roast at the VFW as well as Agriculture day at the Washington Park Zoological Society from 11 am to 3pm. Happening on both Saturday and Sunday is Apple Fest Garwood Orchards and Duneland Heritage Days at Chellberg Farm Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Get out and enjoy!
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Pioneer Days offer old-time food, fun
September 18, 2011

MICHIGAN CITY - LaPorte County Parks will hold its annual Pioneer Days on Sept. 24 and 25 at Creek Ridge County Park.

Aside from wagon rides, you’ll find people in pioneer costume and sample outdoor-cooked kettle corn, root beer, ham and beans and fry bread. You’ll be able to try your hand at crafts like making a necklace or ceramics, candle dipping and designing a tin punch.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT. Admission is $2 per adult, $1 per child or senior and free for kids 4 and younger. The 96-acre park is at 7043 W. County Road 400 North, two miles east of U.S. 421.

For questions, call 219-325-8315 or go to www.laportecountyparks.org.
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MICHIGAN CITY | On Oct. 1 and 2, Riverside Market will hold its annual Harvest Festival.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

The Fall Harvest Festival will have free apple cider for everyone, fall decorations, artisan breads, baked goods, gift ideas, Fall produce, antiques, and live music on both days. The festival's musical entertainment on both days, features the Steve and Mary Show on Saturday, and Valparaiso's Keenan Baxter on keyboards from noon to 2 p.m. The market is located at 234 E. 2nd St.

Riverside market is in its third year, and has relocated to a newer facility this year. The market is open through Oct. 16. For information, call (219) 508-5650 or visit www.riverside-market.com

Riverside Consignment Area is a new concept for Riverside Market this year. They sell gently used household items on a consignment basis. Contact Riverside Market manager Sandy Radtke for details.



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Taste of the Past

Volunteers in period attire work on a quilt during Saturday’s Pioneer Days. Photo by Bob Wellinski
History, food and lifestyles come alive during Pioneer Days
By Amanda Jacobson
Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, September 25, 2011 5:07 PM CDT
MICHIGAN CITY — Visitors to Creek Ridge County Park on Saturday encountered a taste of pioneer history, food and lifestyles during the annual Pioneer Days.

Demonstrations of Native American crafts, cooking and culture were provided to guests by La Porte County Parks Department staff and local vendors.

Saturday’s rainy morning slowed visitors coming to the festival, but, once the sun broke through clouds over the park, the festival began to fill with families.

Many items at the festival were free or less than $5, such as fresh kettle corn popped in front of the crowd in a cast-iron kettle.

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The only ingredients in the popped corn were vegetable oil, sugar and corn kernels, which, when mixed, gave visitors a spectacular display of jumping, crackling morsels of popcorn.

On another side of the park grounds, Tim Morgan, La Porte County Parks Department superintendent, slowly stirred a smoking pot of apples, cider, sugar and cinnamon. His concoction bubbled and simmered for about eight hours until it turned into a familiar fall favorite: apple butter.

“There’s actually no butter in apple butter,” Morgan said. “A lot of people think it does, but it’s just the consistency of it that’s like butter.”

Morgan took over the apple butter station after he made the spread at the Johnny Appleseed festival with the Lake County Parks Department.

Guests could sample the freshly made apple butter at a booth across from Morgan’s copper kettle by spreading it onto frybread, a Native American bread similar to a small elephant ear.

Dale and Ann Frey of Forest Brew sold root beer and cream soda, and served refills into corked, glass bottles to each guest who ran out of the frothy drinks.

Out of his seven flavors of root beer, made without preservatives, Dale said his favorite by far is his special mixture of Birch Beer and Root Beer, both from his family’s Kendallville shop.

As guests perused the booths and took in the smell of apples, popcorn and root beer, others took horse-drawn wagon rides, made Native American bracelets and enjoyed presentations about Native American history.

People left with handfuls of popcorn, treats and crafts, proving that handmade and old-fashioned techniques still strike a chord with La Porte County residents.

What: Pioneer Days When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Creek Ridge County Park, 7943 W. County Road 400 North

Entry fee: $2 for adults, $1 for children or seniors and free for children 4 and younger
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Fresh finds

Small bird decorations light up an antiques booth Saturday at the Riverside Market Fall Harvest Festival. Photo by Amanda Jacobson
Vendors at Riverside Market festival like atmosphere, convenience
By Amanda Jacobson
Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, October 2, 2011 5:07 PM CDT
MICHIGAN CITY — Fall is officially here, and Riverside Market shoppers experienced the season’s fresh finds Saturday at its Fall Harvest Festival.

Cold weather and strong winds deterred some customers from the marketplace, but a small crowd of shoppers appreciated the market’s warmer indoor space. As guests walked past freshly baked pastries, local produce, crafts and jewelry, Riverside Market became a cozy gathering space for local residents.

Scentsy vendors Jennie Alleva and Cinthia McGriff, Chesterton, said this weekend is their first weekend selling at the market space, and they really enjoyed the atmosphere.

“We might just come back next week and even next year when the market opens up again,” Alleva said.

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Scentsy candles are wickless, flameless alternatives to regular candles, McGriff said, and are non-toxic and made of food-grade waxes. Both being mothers, they said they enjoy selling items that are kid- and pet-friendly.

“We’re not doing it for the money,” McGriff said. “We’re doing it to make people safe and let them know they don’t have to risk a fire at home.”

The Scentsy candle booth saw about 20 customers at the market Saturday, but more were expected today based on projections of a warmer forecast.

Another local vendor, artist Dee DeVincent, La Porte, sold handpainted tiles, coasters and watercolor paintings.

DeVincent said she enjoys being part of a community market because it is a place where artists of all kinds can gather to present their work to the public. She also keeps a group of her works in the market each year to be sold on commission.

“It’s very convenient for a vendor here,” DeVincent said. “I’ve sold eight pictures without even being here. It’s terrific.”
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Families enjoy the corn maze, pumpkin-picking and hay rides at Coulter's

By Amanda Jacobson
Staff Writer
Published: Monday, October 3, 2011 5:08 PM CDT
WESTVILLE — Coulter's Produce Farm in Westville was not the first place Vanessa Bartos and her family thought to buy pumpkins.

It may not have been the first place many people went Sunday afternoon.

Coulter's, as it is called by its regulars, had some competition this weekend from the Westville Pumpkin Festival which was located a little less than a mile north of the farmer's market.

But Bartos said the more crowded festival led her family to check out the Coulter's farm, where they were pleasantly surprised.

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With two children under age 5, she said the atmosphere at Coulter's was "perfect if you have little tikes and school-age children."

"Someone had recommended this farm," Bartos said. "And now we're having a great time. I can't get my 3-year-old out of the (corn) maze."

From its roots as a family-owned and family-operated farm, Coulter's has expanded to include many family-friendly activities during the fall season, including a four-acre corn maze, free hay rides to the pumpkin patch, pony rides and face-painting for guests.

Jean Coulter, owner of the farm, said she started the family business just after the birth of her granddaughter almost 23 years ago.

"It seems like we just keep getting bigger, and I don't know why because we keep getting older," Coulter said jokingly.

Everything at the farm market is harvested by hand, including the pumpkins, Coulter said.

The produce gathered from the 60-acre farm leaves Coulter without "the foggiest idea" of how much supply she has each year.

"We've had an excellent (pumpkin) crop out there this year," she said. "We were afraid we wouldn't have anything because the canopies stayed so green this year. And you cannot tell what your crop is out there as long as the leaves are so green. You don't want to go out there and crop one of them because then you ruin them. So we put it off as long as we could at harvesting out there, but after we started it was a pleasant surprise."

To grow her pumpkins, Coulter plants her seeds in mid-June, because pumpkins need warm temperatures to mature and grow at a healthy rate.

Once the pumpkins have matured and are ready for picking in mid-September, Coulter and her family harvest each pumpkin by hand and get it ready for sale that fall.

Rows of bright orange pumpkins stretched across Coulter's front lawn, where visitors wandered in search of their perfect future jack-o'-lantern.

But other pumpkin hunters took a ride on Coulter's tractor to the farm's pumpkin patch for a U-Pick harvesting session with friends and family. When the do-it-yourself picking was done, customers weighed each pumpkin and paid 20 cents per pound for each.

A tractor ride out to Coulter's Produce Farm's corn maze was also available to guests. The farm's maze is only four to five years old, and is fully operated and designed by youth groups from Door Village United Methodist Church in Wanatah.

Corn grown for the maze was donated by Beck's, a local corn producer, and has become a great hit with market guests on the weekends. This year's design was just a "very hard pattern" drawn by the Wanatah church's youth group, one of its workers said.

All profits from the maze go to fund the local youth group's mission projects.

A woman walking out of the corn maze yelled "That was really hard!" upon conquering its twists and turns Sunday morning.

Coulter said she loves her job and is happy that families can enjoy the fresh produce and fun activities her farm offers.

"It's just a way of sharing the farm and farm life," she said. "There are so many people that have no idea how pumpkins grow and most people buy them in the grocery store or in Walmart. People just don't understand where their food comes from anymore."

Coulter said she tries to keep her prices "low and fair" and give families a place to spend time together.

"When the sun shines and the weather conditions are good, people can enjoy it," she said. "Families will let their kids play in the yard and that's what we made it for — for kids and families to have fun."

If you go

Coulter's Produce Farm is open seven days a week and provides a variety of family activities on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information about the market's offerings, call (219) 785-2406 or visit www.coultersproduce.com/
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Perfect Day For Polka

Polka fans Mike Olling and Michalene Korosa dance to a tune played by Eddie Korosa Jr. and The Boys from Illinois. Photo by Tim Moran
Band among big draws at Oktoberfest
By Tim Moran
Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, October 9, 2011 5:08 PM CDT
MICHIGAN CITY — Beautiful weather, delicious homemade German food and imported beer made the first day of Michigan City’s 2011 Oktoberfest at Michigan City Senior Center a jovial one for the hundreds in attendance.

But what most were on hand for Saturday afternoon was the polka music, and Eddie Korosa Jr. and his band, The Boys from Illinois, were able to provide that to a polka-enthusiast crowd.

“Eddie’s music is the best,” said Chicagoan Maryann Busch, who said she visits Michigan City for every Oktoberfest and Labor Dayz when the popular Illinois band plays in Washington Park.

“I love Michigan City,” she said. “I come here for Eddie every time.”

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Busch was one of many visitors donning “Polka Time” T-shirts and dancing to every old feel-good tune the band played.

“I used to sing polka all the time growing up,” La Porte resident Gloria Thode said. “When I pulled up today and heard the music, I thought it was pretty good and decided to stay. Some of these (songs) I haven’t heard since I was very young.”

The band was popular with the crowd, even offering a family from Germany living in Michigan City a chance to play with the band.

“It was a lot of fun,” said Erika Janowicz, who appeared with her sister, Angieka Vogel, and brother-in-law, Jeff Vogel, on the accordions.

Theresa Kalinowski, another longtime Eddie Korosa Jr. fan, moved to Michigan City from Illinois a few years ago.

“It’s the best time of the year,” she said. “Since moving here, I come to Oktoberfest all the time.”

This year’s Oktoberfest was a bit different from previous years, not because of the heritage celebration or entertainment, but the weather.

Saturday’s forecast included a light blue sky, temperatures in the lower 70s and sun.

“It’s beautiful weather,” said Lester Busch, a Senior Center member on hand to enjoy the summer-like day. “I remember when we had to have the heaters turned up for this event because it was so cold.”

Beth Slater, a South Bend resident spending the day in Michigan City, also felt “blessed” by the warm day.

“It is a perfect day,” she said, “and the music is great, too. The Senior Center is really terrific.”

Food was served inside the Senior Center for the fourth year in a row by head chef Steve Alt, who Michigan City residents may have had a hard time recognizing without his Michigan City police uniform. While Alt isn’t fighting crime as a corporal for the MCPD, he says one of his favorite hobbies is cooking.

“I love it,” he said. “I grew up in a German family, so I only know German cooking.”

His specialties Saturday included a beef goulash recipe that delighted the crowd, as well as a tasty homemade potato salad.

“I look forward to this every year,” Alt said.

Other offerings included a bar with alcoholic drinks and stagged by Michigan City Exchange Club members.

Summer Festival chairman Joe Doyle said people from all over the Midwest came in to enjoy the day in Michigan City.

The Suriano family from near the Indiana-Illinois border had three generations present to enjoy the fun.

“I could listen to polka music all day, and you can’t beat the food,” said the Suriano grandfather.

“We keep seeing more and more people come here from all over to have a good time and enjoy it,” Doyle said. “I wish more Michigan City people would take advantage of this.”

If You Go

Oktoberfest continues from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Michigan City Senior Center.
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Riverside Market
The 2011 Market season is coming to an end. October 15th and 16th will be Riverside Market's closing weekend. We still have a variety of produce, art, and consignment sale items available. It's been a great year and we're are looking forward to an amazing 2012 season!
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VALPARAISO - Get in the spirit of Halloween with Porter and LaPorte County ghost tours.

Ghost hunter Mike McDowell has organized several bus tours of haunted spots this weekend.

The tours run from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., cost $30 and require reservations by calling (219) 714-3761 or at http://www.chaostrips.com.

Tours stop at "haunted" sites and crime scenes. The Porter County tour meets Friday at 153 Franklin St., Valparaiso.

The Dark Shores tour will leave Saturday from the Porter County Visitor Center, 1420 Munson Rd., Porter.

The La Porte County tour will leave Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. from It's a Wonderful Life Antique Mall, 708 Lincolnway, LaPorte.

On Saturday rom midnight to 4 p.m., there will be a ghost hunting experience at the old Valparaiso jail, 153 Franklin St.

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