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One Night Only: Emmy® Nominated Indiana Dunes Documentary Screens at Portage IMAX

Jun 15, 2017

PORTAGE, IN – The Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy® nominated documentary “Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability” makes its first and only theatrical premiere on Tuesday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Portage Imax. The theatrical premiere celebrates Indiana’s... read more

Volunteer Cyclists To Screen Emmy® Nominated Indiana Dunes Documentary Ahead of National Bike Travel Weekend

May 16, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2017 Volunteer Cyclists To Screen Emmy® Nominated Indiana Dunes Documentary Ahead of National Bike Travel Weekend Chicago, IL – Before embarking on a 50-mile bike journey from Chicago to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Out Our... read more

Saugatuck-Douglas History Center Hosts Emmy® Nominated Indiana Dunes Documentary

Apr 11, 2017

SAUGATUCK, MI – The Saugatuck-Douglas History Center will screen “Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability” on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts. Event sponsors include Kathleen and James Cook, CottageHome, the Saugatuck Dunes State Park Hikers, and the Saugatuck Center for the Arts.

‘Shifting Sands’ Nominated for a Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy® Award

Oct 19, 2016

Gary, IN – “Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability,” a locally produced documentary about the historical environmental battles along the South Shore of Lake Michigan, has been nominated for a 2016 Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy® Award by the Chicago/Midwest... read more

University of Chicago Hosts a Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy® Nominated Indiana Dunes Documentary

Oct 18, 2016

CHICAGO, IL – Locally produced documentary, “Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability,” will be screened at the University of Chicago on Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Max Palevsky Cinema on 1212 E. 59th Street. The University of Chicago’s Program on the... read more

University of Chicago Hosts Environmental Documentary with Hyde Park Connections

Sep 16, 2016

CHICAGO, IL – Locally produced documentary, “Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability,” will be screened at the University of Chicago on Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E. 59th Street. The documentary examines... read more

Documentary’s National Debut Honors National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary

Aug 9, 2016

GARY, IN – From Boston to Dallas to Los Angeles, 82 public television stations nationwide will air “Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability” beginning on Sunday, August 14. The 60-minute documentary explores how the Indiana Dunes region, through its influential... read more

“Shifting Sands,” a Documentary about the Indiana Dunes, Premieres on Earth Day

Apr 21, 2016

VALPARASIO, IN – Local documentary, “Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability,” premieres this Friday, April 22, Earth Day, at 9:00 p.m. on Lakeshore Public Television (WYIN). The documentary explores how the Indiana Dunes region, known internationally as the... read more

In the News

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore now is America’s newest national park

February 15, 2019 | Northwest Indiana Times | By Dan Carden & Joseph S. Pete |The 15,000-acre Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore that runs for 15 miles along Lake Michigan on Friday was re-designated by President Donald Trump as America’s 61st national park —... read more

Alumni Spotlight: Pat Wisniewski

July 26, 2018| By IU Northwest News | When Pat Wisniewski, of Valparaiso, first embarked on a college education, she likely didn’t realize what a powerful career she’d chosen. The Indiana University Northwest alumna was once a steelworker who wrote plays and stowed... read more

Documentary on Indiana Dunes to be Shown in Wilmington

July 19, 2018| By The Herald News | Staff Writer | The public is invited to a free showing Saturday in Wilmington of the environmental film “Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability.” The movie will be shown at 3 p.m. at The Mar Theatre, 121 S. Main St.,... read more

Spring Brings Student-Friendly Environmental Film Festival

February 27, 2018| CCSJ | By Jesse Fuerte | The seventh annual One Earth Film Festival, the Midwest’s premier environmental film festival, officially begins with a “Green Carpet Gala” on Friday, March 2 and runs through March 11, 2018. The festival coincides with... read more

Dunes Environmental Leader Marks 90th Birthday

February 23, 2018 | Chicago Post Tribune | By Amy Lavalley | Lee Botts remembers walking through the woods at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore with an 11-year-old girl, who spotted Lake Michigan for the first time. “She dropped to her knees and burst into... read more

Steel Mills to Shifting Sands – Pat Wisniewski Digs the Dunes

January 11, 2018 | Dig the Dunes | By Matt Werner | Patricia Wisniewski held her camera as she stood among a group of big, burly guys and one woman holding guns at a firing range. The woman asked her, “Do you shoot?” “My Canon,” Wisniewski replied. A short time later,... read more

Three Documentaries in National Lakeshore January Film Series

December 28, 2017 | Indiana 105.5 FM | Region News Team | Region residents are invited to join staff and visitors next month at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center in Porter County for free screenings of three documentaries: Everglades of the North:... read more

Celebration Marking 51st Anniversary of National Lakeshore

October 31, 2017 | X Rock 103.9 | Region News Team | Region residents are invited to a celebration this Sunday November 5, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center marking the 51st anniversary of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The documentary,... read more

‘Shifting Sands’ documentary shifting focus to the classroom

October 23, 2017 | Northwest Indiana Times | By Joyce Russell | “Shifting Sands on the Path of Sustainability,” a locally produced documentary, has been seen across the country since it premiered 18 months ago. It’s been the focus of small groups,... read more

#ShiftingSandsMovie Airs on KPBS

October 10, 2017 | KPBS | “Shifting Sands: On The Path To Sustainability” airs Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. To read more, click... read more

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