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randy mink
Menno-Hof in Shipshewana sheds light on the Amish and Mennonite lifestyles.
Best of Northern Indiana Groups can climb sand dunes, mingle with the Amish, watch cheese being made and tour Notre Dame University
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rom waves pounding the sandy shores of Lake Michigan and the ringing of casino slot machines to the rhythmic clip-clopping of Amish buggies rattling down the road, the sounds of Indiana’s
northern tier beckon tour groups. Tucked between metropolitan Chicago and the borders with Michigan and Ohio, cities and rural areas are packed with group-friendly attractions, shopping opportunities, pockets of natural beauty and places to commune with the past. Many tourist favorites are a short drive from Interstate 80/90.
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Fair Oaks Farms