Indiana Dunes National Park Bailly Homestead — Local services in Porter

The federal government says I can’t ride a bike back here, I defy you to stop me from doing it anyway. So for others committing federal bike crimes, come here when it’s slower, the trails are narrow and you don’t want to be in the way. The eastern section involves a lot of wood stairs which are sketchy when wet but it’s a lot more open and visible so you can go much faster. The western section is narrow and technical, go slow and listen for others. No point in going fast, it’s all sand and roots. There’s an open section through the wetlands which is a nice change of pace, it’s also very open and spacious.

the paved trail through here leads to the calumet trail which follows highway 12, the paved trail in the bailly homestead is fine, though a bit climb heavy, but the calumet trail to the north is basically a gravel access road through the bog and most of it is under up to 2 feet of water, with no exaggeration

I’ll respect the park guy if they catch me because I don’t want to make their job any harder, just as I wouldn’t want my job made any harder. But at the same time what are you going to do, full sprint chase me through the woods? Call the cops, a ford edge can’t fit...

This is an interesting place to see and learn about while hiking along a beautiful trail in Indiana Dunes. The original house and several surrounding buildings can be viewed from the outside. If a ranger is present they sometimes open a couple of the small outbuildings. There are several educational signs around that tell a bit about the area, the native people to the area, and, just a bit, about the Bailly family. It's interesting to learn that the Bailly who built the house worked for the government to interact and arrange agreements with the native people. It's sad to learn that he died before he was able...

The Indiana Dunes National Park is very interesting. The three log cabinets and the large Bailly home undergoing restoration is neat to see. However, there are two signs about 3 feet wide and two feet tall mounted 100-200 feet from the front of the Bailly home. One sine states that Joseph was give $6,000 in the 1830’s to counsel Native Americans.

In 1830 the U.S.A. government passed the law, THE INDIANA RELOCATION ACT. Native Americans were told they need to move west of the Mississippi River.

What role did Joseph play here in Porter County?...