13th Annual Calumet Heritage Conference Resource Materials
A Calumet Heritage Area Revisited
2012 Conference Resources
The the 13th Annual Calumet Heritage Conference, “A Calumet Heritage Area–Revisited,” was held on October 20, 2012 at the Indiana Dunes Visitors Center. This year’s conference theme was “A Calumet Heritage Area—Revisited.” Experts on Heritage Areas from both inside and outside the region addressed the opportunities and challenges presented by Heritage Areas, and whether the time is right for the bi-state Calumet region to seriously consider such a designation.
View pdfs of selected presentations, photos, and links to the organizations represented by participants below:
View pdfs of selected presentations, photos, and links to the organizations represented by participants below:
| Welcome: A Calumet Heritage Area Revisited [PDF] by Mark Bouman, President Calumet Heritage Partnership | |
| Heritage Areas: Retrospect and Prospect by Jerry Adelmann, President and CEO, Openlands | |
| Industrial Heritage Retooled [PDF] by August Carlino, President and CEO, Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area | |
| Heritage Perspectives [PDF] by Nancy I.M. Morgan, Principal, Point Heritage Development Consulting, Canalway Coalition | |
| Northwest Indiana Steel Heritage Project [PDF] by Bob Meyer, Northwest Indiana Steel Heritage Project | |
| Ana Koval, President and CEO, Canal Corridor Association, I&M Canal National Heritage Area | |
| During a break conference attendees view exhibits | |
| Tourism : Lorelei Weimer, Indiana Dunes Tourism, Beyond the Beach Trail | |
| Structures and Landscapes [PDF] by Patrick Steffes, Forgotten Chicago | |
| Plans: John Rogner, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Millennium Reserve | |
| The Marquette Plan: Indiana’s Lakeshore Reinvestment Strategy [PDF]John Swanson, Executive Director Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, Marquette Plan | |
| Paths: Gregg Calpino, SEH, and Steve Buchtel, Trails for Illinois, Calumet–Sag Trail | |
| Lynn McClure, National Parks Conservation Association | |
| Tour: Cynthia Ogorek, Historian and author of the new book Along the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Rail Line, narrates a tour of the Calumet Region from a dedicated South Shore rail car. | |
Continue the Conversation on The CHirP, the Calumet Heritage Partnership’s Blog and on the Calumet Heritage Partnership Page on Facebook. |
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