Bicentennial Torch Run

On Sunday, Oct. 9, the torch run kicks off with a ceremony at 8 a.m. at the Indiana Dunes State Park pavilion, 1600 N. 25 East, Chesterton, followed by the torch run at 8:30 a.m. from the state park to the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. In addition, people can tour the Bicentennnial Experience mobile unit at the state park pavilion, with attractions like a machine to make a Bicentennial penny. The experience is open from 8 a.m. to noon. Entry to the park is free until 10 a.m.

The torch goes through Valparaiso University, starting at the welcome center on U.S. 30, from 10 a.m. to 10:20 a.m., and on Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso from 10:20 to 11 a.m. There will be a ceremony in Valparaiso's Central Park around the time the torch passes through.
 

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Portage High School bison-tennial bison will be on display at Founders Square Park, 6300 Founders Square, Portage. There will be a parade from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., starting at Central Avenue and Airport Road in Portage (torch caravan only until it reaches Founders Square and is joined by the rest of the parade), proceeding west down Central Avenue to the Lake County line.