Michigan City, IN

My wife one day told me about a outlet mall that she went to had a lighthouse. She thought it was in Wisconsin. Looking it up one day, I said "It is not in Wisconsin honey, it's in Indiana." We made a decision that morning to take the trek out to Michigan City, Indiana. Why not! It is a 77 mile drive taking I-294, I-80, and I-94 to get there. We put the address on the GPS and we started our journey. It was a nice day outside and there was not really that much traffic. There is a stretch of highway when I-80 joins into I-294 all the way to the toll road is one of the most busiest stretch in the area. A lot of trucks go though that section every day.
Traffic was not that bad and we got though pretty well past that big construction project with the I-65 interchange. We followed the path from the GPS and we took IN-49 and took US-20 to US-12 all the way into Michigan City. When we went into the city, we saw a big power plant. We looked at that and we thought, "There is a outlet mall near here? Are we in the right place?"
Not far from the power plant, we were able to find the outlet mall. It is a big outlet mall and it was built in the 1980's. There were not much people and plus I let my wife splurge a bit. The town is a popular tourist town for Chicagoan's since it is close to Indiana Dunes State Park and Lake Michigan. It is now rehabilitation the downtown area on the west side. It is a nice town and I would like to see the state park when I am there next time. There is something that I really do like about traveling. It is a way to relax and get rid of your usual surroundings and explore new places and towns. Another pleasant Sunday and more journeys to come.