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Sub-region of Indiana, US
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Northwestern Indiana is in Indiana.
Lake County is the northwesternmost county of Indiana, which also comprises the southeastern portion of the Chicagoland region.
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The street is only open to foot traffic during the festival. There are food booths set up along the streets. The main attraction is walking up and down the street tasting food from the many different food vendors, listening to live bands playing, visiting the beer garden, or riding some carnival rides. - Late July.
Excellent lake perch and fried chicken. Loved by locals.
One of the best kept secrets in Northwest Indiana, this gem serves up excellent gulf shrimp and lake perch.
Ownership of this restaurant has changed a couple of times, but the new owners are still offering the variety of seafood including the well known boned and buttered lake perch.
They also offer excellent lake perch, but the real gem of this restaurant is their shrimp dejonghe, "Jumbo white gulf shrimp broiled in a special butter crumb and garlic sauce".
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Chesterton is a small town in Northwestern Indiana, home to the headquarters of the South Shore Railroad.
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana. It is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the legendary pop star Michael Jackson.
Hebron is a small town in Northwestern Indiana.
La Porte is a city of 22,000 people (2019) in Northwestern Indiana. La Porte is surrounded by lakes and has a walkable historic downtown.
Kentland is a city in Northwestern Indiana.
Michigan City is in Northwestern Indiana on the shore of Lake Michigan.
Portage is a town in Northwestern Indiana. It's industrialized, but not quite as heavily as Gary to the west.
Porter is an old railroad town just south of the Indiana Dunes National Park in Northwestern Indiana.
Rensselaer is a city in Northwestern Indiana.
Valparaiso is a city of 43,000 people (2019) in Porter County, in Northwestern Indiana. It is home to namesake Valparaiso University.
Indiana Dunes National Park, in the northwestern part of the state, is the only national park in Indiana. It's popular for its big sand dunes and plentiful beaches on Lake Michigan, and for its easily accessible location near Chicago.
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