Michigan City, Indiana

Michigan City is a city located in LaPorte County, Indiana, approximately 50 miles east of Chicago, Illinois and 40 miles west of South Bend, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 32,900.

Features

Michigan City Area Schools, the city's public school system, includes one high school, three middle schools, and nine elementary schools. Michigan City also contains one parochial high school and several parochial elementary schools.

Related Topics:
High school - Middle schools - Elementary schools - Parochial

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Michigan City contains two major shopping centers, the Marquette Mall and the Lighthouse Place Prime Outlets outlet mall, the latter being a popular tourist attraction.

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St. Anthony Memorial Health Center is Michigan City's sole hospital.

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In terms of media, Michigan City has one daily newspaper, The News-Dispatch. It also has one FM radio station, WEFM, though residents receive radio and television broadcasts from both Chicago and South Bend.

Related Topics:
Newspaper - FM radio - WEFM - Radio - Television

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Michigan City also houses a zoo, and also features on its outskirts the Indiana state prison.

Related Topics:
Zoo - Outskirts - Prison

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In recent years, Michigan City has added a riverboat casino to its tourism offerings.

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