Michigan City's Washington Park

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Author: Jonita Davis ISBN: 9781439640821
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: May 2, 2011
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Jonita Davis
ISBN: 9781439640821
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: May 2, 2011
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
The sand dunes stretched higher than many skyscrapers, with the remnants of an abandoned lumber industry at their feet. The sandy, overgrown land was nothing that Michigan City residents cared to develop, let alone visit. The area was largely forgotten until Mayor Martin Krueger decided that his town would have a park and bathing beach. In a few short years, the deserted area was transformed into a family amusement center on Lake Michigan�s southern shores. These beginnings helped shape the Michigan City community. However, the lakeside park and bathing beach of today barely resemble the famous amusement area of the early 1900s. Somewhere along this town�s history, its greatest asset of that early time�its amusement park�transformed into a natural beauty that is still treasured by families today, though nostalgia remains for the park of the past. Michigan City�s Washington Parks traces those lost amusement years with images and the complete amazing tale, from the building of the large wooden roller coaster with a lake view to the communal turn toward a nature park.
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The sand dunes stretched higher than many skyscrapers, with the remnants of an abandoned lumber industry at their feet. The sandy, overgrown land was nothing that Michigan City residents cared to develop, let alone visit. The area was largely forgotten until Mayor Martin Krueger decided that his town would have a park and bathing beach. In a few short years, the deserted area was transformed into a family amusement center on Lake Michigan�s southern shores. These beginnings helped shape the Michigan City community. However, the lakeside park and bathing beach of today barely resemble the famous amusement area of the early 1900s. Somewhere along this town�s history, its greatest asset of that early time�its amusement park�transformed into a natural beauty that is still treasured by families today, though nostalgia remains for the park of the past. Michigan City�s Washington Parks traces those lost amusement years with images and the complete amazing tale, from the building of the large wooden roller coaster with a lake view to the communal turn toward a nature park.

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