PORTAGE – The Northwest Indiana Paddling Association, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., and South Shore Poster Arts Management on Saturday unveiled “Paddling the Dunes,” a new South Sore Poster created by artist Barbara Spies.
The poster marks the dedication of the first 75 miles of the Lake Michigan Water Trail as a national recreation trail. The unveiling was held at the Portage Lakeshore and Riverwalk at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
“We wanted to capture the natural beauty paddlers will experience as they travel our shoreline and commemorate the first significant step in developi9ng the world’s longest continuous loop water trail in the world. The poster provides a view of Northwest Indiana from a different perspective inspiring to improve our region through preserving and protecting our environment,” said Dan Plath, president of the NWI Paddling Association.
