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•Pg_54-74__BMT_pg86-162 4/30/13 9:52 PM Page 72 AREA GUIDES Photo Credit: Henryk Sadura Lighthouse on Lake Michigan, Michigan City, Indiana casino also offers lodging options. With a 22-story Spa Blu Tower and the original 8-story Blue Chip Tower, you can choose your relaxation destination from one of the 486 available luxurious rooms and suites. In many circles, LaPorte County has become known as the festival capital of Northern Indiana because, regardless of the season, there's bound to be an award-winning festival going on somewhere. Almost every weekend, yearround, you will find a different celebration happening at the International Friendship Gardens in Michigan City. Twice a year in Rolling Prairie, the Prairie Pride Folk Art Show at Fawn Run Farm showcases handcrafted folk art and garden goods. For more than two decades, folks living in the 72 southern reaches of the county have enjoyed good, family fun at the annual Mill Pond Festival in Union Mills. Washington Park & Beach offer visitors an outdoorsy approach at leisure time in La Porte County. You must experience this 99-acre park located along the shores of Lake Michigan. Walk out to the pier or enjoy a picnic in one of the many shelters. Plan to have a wedding in the historic gazebo, play tennis, walk in the garden or along the sand dunes or splash around in LaPorte's Oasis Splash Pad. Midway International Airport and O'Hare International Airport, just over an hour away in Chicago, provide entry by air to the Michigan City LaPorte Area. These two internation- B M & T ••• March/April 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com al hubs are serviced by most of the major airlines in the world. • • • STATS • • • HOTEL ROOMS Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa 486 Best Western Plus LaPorte Hotel & Conference Center 142 Clarion Inn Hotel 1178 EXHIBITION FACILITIES LaPorte's Civic Auditorium Seats Meeting Rooms 3,000 plus One 500-sq. ft.room WHO YOU GONNA CALL? LaPorte County CVB (800) 634-2650 www.michigancitylaporte.com