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Ski Hill Road 17

Seventeen Ski Hill is a house with many names. Originally built in 1933, it was the “Booth” house until the early 1950s. It became the “Hanson” house for a few years until the Hanson family sold it in 1955 to Jack and Barbara Ahrens and her mom, Katherine Parker. Then [...]

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Ski Jump: 1927-1932

In 1927, the top of the dune now known as Ski Hill Road in Ogden Dunes was billed at that time as the site of the United State’s highest ski jump. Side view of ski jump showing metal supports on right and disembarkation "jump point" on left. The slide was 590 feet long [...]

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Summit Road 8

8 Summit Road: Home & Studio of Marie Englehart (1st appeared in catalogue for the 2019 Artists’ Home/Studio Walk, Ogden Dunes) The Artist Marie Englehart lives art.  This is reflected in her own work but especially in her home that is filled with art, especially art of indigenous people and [...]

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The Battle for the Indiana Dunes: Examples of Local Leadership

The Battle for the Indiana Dunes: Examples of Local Leadership By Dick Meister   Dorothy Richardson Buell (1886-1977)   Dorothy Richardson (1886-1977) was born in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.  Following graduation from Lawrence College and a career as a teacher and an organizer of a National Women’s Sorority, she married James [...]

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