From Trails to Museums: Experience Indiana’s Cool North Heritage
Posted on October 1, 2025 by Dina Miller
Indiana’s Cool North is rich with history, offering travelers a journey through time. Explore historic sites like the Barker Mansion and Buckley Homestead, wander scenic heritage trails in Amish Country and Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail. Celebrate diverse ethnic heritage through cultural events, museums, and community festivals, while strolling charming small towns. From Native American roots to immigrant influences, history and culture come alive across this northern Indiana region.
Map of Pottery, Textiles, and Taste
- South Shore Arts, Munster
- Morkes Chocolates, Cedar Lake
- Provecho Latin Provisions, Crown Point
- Bam’s Yarn Bits, Crown Point
- Painted Palette Studio, Valparaiso
- Painted Apple Studio, Portage
- Three Moon Fiberworks, Chesterton
- Moth Wing Studio, Chesterton
- Beale Pottery, Westville,
- Lubeznik Center for Arts, Michigan City
- Winegar Pottery, LaPorte
- LaPorte County Public Library
- Alcohol Painting, Wellfield Botanic Garden
- The Hunny Pot
- Paper Piecing, Bristol
- Candy Making, Bonneyville Mill County Park
