The area boasts four beautiful seasons and year-round recreational activities such as camping, hiking and biking, award-winning breweries and wineries, a charming lake-side zoo, art festivals, a casino, and an outlet shopping mall. Nestled along the shores of Lake Michigan and the Indiana Dunes National Park, La Porte and Porter Counties merge the best of small-town friendliness with easy access to Chicago - less than 50 miles away.