Wednesday, December 14, 2016






              Songbird Prairie has warm hats in our boutique for these polar vortex days!
                                         call 219-759-4274 to stop by to purchase

Monday, December 12, 2016



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Sunday, December 11, 2016


DETAILS
Dates: November 26 - January 01, 2017
Venue: Thomas Centennial Park
Address: Calumet Rd. and Broadway, Chesterton, IN 46304
Phone: 219-926-8135
Admission: Free admission

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Go check out all the sponsoring organizations decorated trees this week. The theme is the 200th year anniversary of the State of Indiana. New this year is a contest: every tree will have a unique clue. Each person who collects all the clues will be given a certificate to a Christmas ornament from the Westchester Historical Museum. A big thank you to Chesterton Feed and Garden for providing the Douglas firs to be part of the tree lights, a placard and a literature box.
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DETAILS
Date: Sunday, December 11
Time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
Venue: Chesterton Moose Lodge
Address: 602 Broadway, Chesterton, IN 46304
Phone: 219-728-6746
Admission: Free admission
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Bring the little ones and cameras out for a cookie and pictures with Santa.

DETAILS

Date: Sunday, December 11

Time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)

Venue: Chesterton Moose Lodge

Address: 602 Broadway, Chesterton, IN 46304

Phone: 219-728-6746

Admission: Free admission

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Bring the little ones and cameras out for a cookie and pictures with Santa.

Friday, December 9, 2016


Weekend getaway at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa an Indiana Dunes Bed and Breakfast and ice skating in Valparaiso great pairing! songbirdprairie.com Book Now Ice Skating Under the Urschel Pavilion Dates: November 04 - March 05, 2017 Sun. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.;

Sunday, November 27, 2016







Save The Date - Holly Days coming Friday, December 2
and Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa

Better watch out now! Holly Days is coming to town Friday, December 2! Our town of Valparaiso will be transformed into a winter wonderland for all to enjoy. See a live nativity display around the Courthouse Square, as well as strolling carolers, ice carving, free train rides, Ice skating in our new Pavilion and more!

Be sure to visit our local downtown businesses. Stop by one of the shops during their annual holiday open house, or dine at one of the restaurants, many of which will have special treats for you!
Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa to enhance your experience! 219-759-4274 Book Now

Sunday, November 20, 2016




Eat Up Wine Down 1st Thursday and stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa a luxury Bed and Breakfast near the Indiana Dunes
December 1, 2016
Times: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Organization: Valparaiso Events

Location: Downtown Valparaiso, Valparaiso, IN 46383

Description: Don't miss a great opportunity to visit one or several of Downtown Valparaiso's favorite restaurants.  The Valpo Downtown Dining Group tempts your palate with $6 food and drink specials on the 1st Thursday of every month.

Saturday, November 19, 2016



Holidaze Craft Show at  the Porter County Expo Center stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa
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    It happens every year! Black Friday starts early in Valparaiso Indiana. It is a shopping frenzy, with women running back and forth to their cars filling them up with many Christmas presents. This year, Holidaze Sell-A-Bration Arts and Crafts show will take place on November 19th and 20th 2016. The Show is at the Porter County Expo Center, located at 215 Division Rd. in Valparaiso. Over 200 vendors will be on hand. Show Hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.n. Admission is $2 and children under 12 are free.
he show is held in a festive atmosphere with a Christmas theme. Christmas music is played throughout the weekend along with a giant screened fireplace.
     Vendors from six states are selling thousands of items for your family. You’ll find everything from household items and presents for you family as well as your pets. Some items include: ceramics, candles, florals, art work, wreaths and so much more!
This year’s show will feature many food items such as pumpkin rolls, cakes, dips, summer sausage, and much more. You can sample as well before your purchase.
     As a guest, you will have a chance to win one of the hundreds of door prizes that are given away. The door prizes are generously donated by the vendors. Each vendor also has a chance to with their space for free for next year’s show when they donate a door prize. Part of the proceeds from the show are donated to the Toys for Tots program. The program is ran by ABATE of Indiana.
  ABATE will have Santa and Mrs. Claus and some elves on hand for the kids in attendance. Candy Canes will be given to the kids that visit Santa.
     Come and join the fun at this popular show, you’ll be glad you did!   For more information, call Mario at 464-9918 or email holidazeshow@yahoo.com Their website is: http://holidazecraftshow.com And the facebook page is:  https://www.facebook.com/Holidaze-Sellabration-Arts-Craft-Show-237768953040284/?fref=ts

Wednesday, November 16, 2016


Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa and enjoy the Theater 
A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail
November 18, 2016
Times: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Organization: Chicago Street Theater

Location: 154 W Chicago Street, Valparaiso, IN 46383

Contact Phone: 219-464-1636

Description: HOLIDAY MUSICAL: Bring the whole family to celebrate Christmas with all of their friends in the Hundred-Acre Wood as Christopher Robin is told about the holiday (not so long ago) when Eeyore lost his tail. Full of enchanting songs and beloved characters, A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail is the perfect holiday treat to share with your little ones. The Story: A very special Friend-and-Relation tells Christopher Robin a story of a Christmas Eve very long ago (about last year) when Eeyore, the old gray donkey who lives by himself in the thistle corner of Hundred-Acre Wood, was absolutely miserable. It seems that he lost his tail and Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet got all of their friends and a search was organized. There is a great deal of fun and excitement, plus delightful songs, in the adventure that follows.

Event URL: http://www.chicagostreet.org/a-winnie-the-pooh-christmas-ta/

Monday, November 14, 2016



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Date: Wednesday, November 16 Time: 7:30 p.m. (CT)
Venue: Memorial Opera House Address: 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: 219-548-9137
Admission: Call for tickets
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An historical musical context for Indiana's Inauguration as the 19th state. The Midwest Premiere of "Crystal Healing" by Gary Schocker will be featured. Joan Tower's "Snow Dreams" pays homage to 1816 globally as the catastrophic "year without a summer." Opera Excerpts from Rossini's "Barber of Seville" in an original early 19th century arrangement for flute and guitar, a sonata by G.P.A. Gatayes, close friend of the infamous Jean-Paul Marat, and a Giuliani sonata will complete the program.

Saturday, November 12, 2016

STAY AT SONGBIRD PRAIRIE AND ENJOY THE THEATER
The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical
November 25, 2016
Times: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Organization: Chicago Street Theatre

Location: 154 W Chicago Street, Valparaiso, IN 46383

Contact Phone: 219-464-1636

Description: HOLIDAY MUSICAL FOR ADULTS: Holiday time at North Florida's Armadillo Acres Trailer Park means that everyone's filled with warmth and beer; however, when a freak bout of amnesia strikes the trailer park's resident Scrooge, neighborly love is put to the test. It's a festive fracas with cat-fightin', sun-worshipin', and chair-throwin' fun!

Friday, November 11, 2016


Songbird Prairie Inn and SPa has one room left for veterans day Friday Nov 11 2016

Date: Friday, November 11
Time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
Venue: Indiana Dunes Visitor Center
Address: 1215 N. State Road 49, Porter, IN 46304
Phone: 219-395-1882
Admission: Free admission

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Join staff and visitors as they honor our nation's veterans. The film Heroes on Deck will be shown in the Visitor Center Auditorium. The film chronicles the role that Chicago and Lake Michigan played in the training of over 15,000 WWII Navy Pilots. The story includes how the pilots were trained and the recovery of some of the over 100 aircraft that ended up at the bottom of Lake Michigan. In addition, there will be a number of military artifacts on display that can be viewed before or after the film.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

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DETAILS

Date: Saturday, November 12
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. (CT)
Venue: William E. Urschel Pavilion
Address: 70 Lafayette St., Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: 219-462-5144
Admission: $75

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Valpo's most exciting social event benefiting the Valpo Parks Foundation. Come join the Central Park Plaza to see the Valpo Police and Fire Department take the ice in a friendly hockey game for city bragging rights. Enjoy skating, food, drinks, and much more.

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa an Indiana Bed and Breakfast and enjoy live theater. songbirdprairie.com Book Now

Into the Woods
Dates: November 04 - November 20, 2016
8:00 p.m.; Sun. 3:00 p.m. (CST)
The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of characters' wishes and quests. http://www.4thstreetncca.org/

Saturday, November 5, 2016


Weekend getaway at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa an Indiana Dunes Bed and Breakfast and ice skating in Valparaiso great pairing! songbirdprairie.com Book now

Ice Skating Under the Urschel Pavilion
Dates: November 04 - March 05, 2017
Sun. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Mon. & Wed. 6 - 8 p.m.; Tues. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.; Thur. 6:30 - 10 p.m.; Fri. Noon - 10 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. (CT)
Grab your friends, bring the kids, snag your spouse and come out to skate at the William E. Urschel Pavilion. Open skating takes place 7 days a week.

Friday, November 4, 2016


Enjoy Breakfast  or Afternoon tea at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa an Indiana Dunes Bed and Breakfast songbirdprairie.com Book Now 219-759-4274





Need I say anything more? Beautiful weekend in November in the mid 60s for a 3 Dunes Challenge and a getaway at Songbird Prairie's luxury Fireplace Whirlpool suites! Book now songbirdprairie.com

Friday, October 28, 2016


Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa an Indiana Dunes luxury Bed and Breakfast songbirdprairie.com   Book Now

DETAILS
Dates: August 12 - October 29, 2016
Time: 6;30 - 8:30 p.m. (CST)
Venue: Indiana Dunes Tourism
Address: 1215 N. State Road 49, Porter, IN 46304
Phone: 219-921-3085
Admission: $10 per person
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Enjoy a scenic bike ride to the State Park beach and a fantastic sunset over the Chicago skyline. Sunset Tours offered every Friday and Saturday evenings through October. Includes bike, accessories, and guided trail tour. The ride is 20 minutes each way. Book your tour now!

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa just 2 miles from Taltree Arboretum.
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DETAILS
Dates: October 01 - October 31, 2016
Venue: Taltree Arboretum & Gardens
Address: 450 W. 100 North, Valparaiso, IN 46385-9231
Phone: 219-462-0025
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Vote on your favorite book=themed scarecrow created by local children ages 6-12 on display across from Taltree's Railway Garden Depot throughout the month of October. Book now

Tuesday, October 25, 2016


DETAILS

Dates: April 01 - October 31, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)
Venue: Taltree Arboretum & Gardens
Address: 450 W. 100 North, Valparaiso, IN 46385
Phone: 219-462-0025
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior (55+), military, college students; $5 child (5-12), children free (4 & under)

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Featuring dwarf plants and model steam engine trains, the exhibit showcases the impact steam engine trains had on early 19th century US railroads. Check the website for special events.
 Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa an Indiana Dunes Bed and Breakfast and experience the railway garden at Taltree Arboretum just 2 miles away! book now
Plan you spring trip when all the trees and bulbs are in bloom.

Thursday, October 20, 2016


Stay and Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa an Indiana Dunes Bed and Breakfast and take the 3 Dune Challenge songbirdprairie.com Book now

DETAILS
Dates: January 01 - December 30, 2016
Time: Self guided, can be done any day that the Visitor Center/park is open (CST)
Venue: Indiana Dunes Visitor Center
Address: 1215 N State Road 49, Porter, IN 46304
Phone: 219-395-1882
Admission: There is a fee to enter the Indiana Dunes State Park
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Hike the three tallest sand dunes on the southern shore of Lake Michigan: Mt. Holden, Mt. Jackson and Mt. Tom. This is a self guided, signed challenge that can be done any time of the year. There is a fee to enter the Indiana Dunes State Park.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

When the Cubs come back to Chicago don't stay at airbnb stay at Songbird Prairie 45 minutes from Chicago




This Indiana Dunes Bed and Breakfast is inspected for safety, has serve safe food handlers certification and pays taxes to the state and county!!! songbirdprairie.com Book now

Tuesday, October 18, 2016









Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa and visit County Line Orchard just 7 miles and about a 13 minutes drive. Book now


Dates: September 01 - November 06, 2016
Time: Open Daily 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Corn Maze: Mon. - Thu. 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (CST)
Venue: County Line Orchard
Address: 200 S. County Line Rd., Hobart, IN 46342
Phone: 219-947-4477
Admission: Prices vary
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Come to spend a day at County Line Orchard. Featuring U-Pick apples, antique tractor rides, animal barnyard, 10-acre corn maize, country kitchen & grill, and much more.



Sunday, October 16, 2016

Century of Progress Homes Tour

Dates: October 15 - October 16, 2016 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST) Explore five houses that were originally displayed in the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and are now located in the National Lakeshore. Tour the Cypress Log, Florida Tropical, Armco-Ferro, and...Read More

Plan your stay next year for a getaway at Songbird Prairie and tour the homes



 

Details

Dates: October 01 - October 31, 2016
Time: Thurs. & Sun. 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. (CST)
Venue: Amhurst Asylum
Address: 228 S. 500 West, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: 888-813-4571
Admission: $20

About

Someone let the crazies out and they are at your doorstep. Allow Amhurst Asylum to take you through a world of fright and madness as Dr. Amhurst's experiments run free through this once well-know insane asylum. All indoor waiting. leave the October chill outside while you wait for us to scare you to death. 
Just 3 miles from Songbird Prairie songbirdprairie.com
 
 

Thursday, October 6, 2016




Save The Date - Holly Days coming Friday, December 2

Better watch out now! Holly Days is coming to town Friday, December 2! Our town of Valparaiso will be transformed into a winter wonderland for all to enjoy. See a live nativity display around the Courthouse Square, as well as strolling carolers, ice carving, free train rides, Ice skating in our new Pavilion and more!

Be sure to visit our local downtown businesses. Stop by one of the shops during their annual holiday open house, or dine at one of the restaurants, many of which will have special treats for you!
Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa to enhance your experience! at our Indiana Dunes Bed and Breakfast 219-759-4274  book now 



Save The Date - Holly Days coming Friday, December 2

Better watch out now! Holly Days is coming to town Friday, December 2! Our town of Valparaiso will be transformed into a winter wonderland for all to enjoy. See a live nativity display around the Courthouse Square, as well as strolling carolers, ice carving, free train rides, Ice skating in our new Pavilion and more!

Be sure to visit our local downtown businesses. Stop by one of the shops during their annual holiday open house, or dine at one of the restaurants, many of which will have special treats for you!
Stay at Songbird Prairie Inn and Spa to enhance your experience! 219-759-4274  book now 

Thursday, August 11, 2016


Do Hummingbirds fly south in flocks, on the backs of bigger birds, or what? ~ Eaton Rapids, Michigan

See and hear the hummers at breakfast at Songbird Prairie.

Hummingbirds migrate thousands of miles south every fall to reach their winter homes in Mexico and Central America under their own power. They fly about 23 miles a day by themselves, not in flocks or on the backs of geese.

It's not necessary to take down feeders to force hummingbirds to leave. The initial urge is triggered by the shortening length of sunlight as autumn approaches, and has nothing to do with temperature or the availability of food.

Many hummingbirds migrate around the Gulf of Mexico, through Texas and northern Mexico to winter in Central America. Others will fly from Florida across the Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula.

Regardless of which migration route they take it's inspirational. Individual adult males get the urge to leave first, followed soon after by the females, and then finally the juveniles.

Amazingly, once the young have gained enough weight, they find their own way to the same winter habitat as their parents - someplace where they have never been, using the GPS in their head.

It’s astonishing that a bird that weighs as little as a penny with the brain the size of a BB has traveled thousands of miles all alone and ended up in the right place every fall since the creat

Thursday, July 28, 2016

FREE performance festival comes to West Beach

By  on July 28, 2016
Mark your calendars, because this September, West Beach will come alive as Save the Dunes will be partnering with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on the 2016 Dunes Blowout: A Festival of Performance and Ecology.This FREE family-oriented festival will take place from 12-7 pm on September 24 and 25, 2016 at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s West Beach in Porter County.
The festival is inspired by the historic Pageant of 1917, a large outdoor event that galvanized the movement to protect the Indiana Dunes. The Pageant brought together many different walks of life to show just how much the dunes meant to people in the area.
The 2016 Dunes Blowout will once again bring many people together for two days of performance and exploration of the dunes. This year, the blowout will feature many exciting things, including:
  • Indiana Ballet Theatre dancing on the beach in the historic style of the 1917 Pageant
  • South Shore Dance Alliance in an original contemporary ballet depicting the struggles of the dunes with music by Indiana native Kenneth Ware
  • No Exit Performance of Indianapolis guiding audience members through the trails during a family friendly ecology based adaption of familiar fairy tales
  • Pine Elementary Magnet School for the Arts in an original dance performance focused on native plants of the dunes
  • Emerson Jazz Tornadoes in a musical performance
  • Sacred Sands Reader’s Theater in a performance based on “Sacred Sands” by Ron Engel written by David Hoppe and directed by John Green, the chair of the theatre department at Columbia College
  • Patti Shaffner with an original song about the dunes and an interactive improvisational singing circle
  • Serena Sutliff of the Westchester Township History Museum presenting the history of the 1917 Pageant
  • The Duneland Plein Air Painters will be painting all along the trails
  • There will also be many family-friendly interactive activities brought to you by Save the Dunes and the National Park Service
  • Local food trucks will be on hand with a variety of different food
The 2016 Dunes Blowout is sponsored by ArcelorMittal, NIPSCO, Efromyson Family Fund, and Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. It is a signature project of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, and is made possible, in part, with support from the Indiana Arts Commission. More information can be found here  or on Save the Dunes Facebook event page.

The pageant of 1917 brought many people together. This year they hope to do the same!
The mission of Save the Dunes is to preserve, protect and restore the Indiana dunes and all natural resources in Northwest Indiana’s Lake Michigan Watershed for an enhanced quality of life.
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 412 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit them at www.nps.gov, on Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice, Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice, and YouTube www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice.