August 17, 2012

We left Wal-Mart this morning and drove to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.  We stopped at the visitor center and found out there was a campground here.  We quickly left and went to the campground and got a site.  There were only 4 left.  We got a nice spot by the restrooms and showers.  We got set up and then went for a drive to the lakeshore.  When you get to the beach you can see Chicago across Lake Michigan.  There was a really pretty house at the edge of the beach in the small town of Beverly Lake.  It was built in 1933 for the Chicago Century of Progress Worlds Fair.  We went to Mt. Baldy, a large dune, and walked to the summit.  There was a power plant at the lake.  We went back to camp and grilled some chicken breast and grilled the eggplant we bought at the farmers market and picked from the garden at the fairgrounds.  Jim went to see the sunset and I stayed at camp.