The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-19
State PARKS
ART: SELECTED
FOR Scenery
Tourists Urged to See
America First by Looking
Over Indiana.
BAN CIVILIZED MARKS
Effort Made to Retain All
Primitive Features of
Country.
BAN CIVILIZED MARKS

"See America by touring Indiana
hrst" is the advice Conservation
Director Richard Lieber offers to
motoring Hoosierdom and tourists
from out Of the state.
He points out that almost every
thing the United States has to Of
fer in the way of scenic delights
Mcan be found in one or another of
Wthe State parks.
Miniature mountains, beautiful
canyons, lakes, falls and woods are
all to be found without crossing the
States border line.
Well Defined Policy
Lieber has developed a well-de-
fined policy regarding the parks and
sets 1t forth as follows:
"A State park in Indiana con-
sits of an area of natural land
scape, largely wooded and preferably
having within its boundaries I'M
usual scenic features. The area
should not be less than 500 acres.
Accessibility by automobile is indis-
pensable and a railroad or interur-
ban running to or near the park is
desirable.
THE park having been desig-
mated, the problem of development
begins. Not the planting Of flowers
in geometrical beds, no ornamental
ton with whitewashed boulders and
ironmongers' statuary, not white
washed tree trunks nor driveways
other than for utility. The task is
to make available to the public the
beauties and sights of the area,
preferably on foot, without despoil-
ing the natural landscape. Land
scape cannot be appreciated and
studied intimately from an automo-
bile. The greatest return in health
and pleasure is found by walking,
stopping at will to value and con-
template the many attractions that
are offered. One real motive in
visiting such a park is relief from
the hustle and hurry and ugliness
. attendant upon our so-called civil
N ization."
Summary of Attractions
Continuing, the conservation di-
rector points out the need for good
water supply and reasonable hotel
accommodations all of which are
obtainable in the various State re-
serves.
A fine summary of the attractions
can be found in a booklet contain
ing a State map and descriptions
of various parks issued by the con-
servation department and obtain
able free at the Statehouse.
There is Pokagon State park, with
Potawatomie Inn, the newest and
finest of the park hotels. 1t Is To-
Gated near Angola, Ind, on the
banks of Lake James, the second
largest body of water in the State
and headwaters for a chain of twen-
ty neighboring lakes. The park COW
ers over 700 acres of rolling land
scape, typical of the northeastern
lake country
Cuts Canyon in Cliffs
The Dunes comprises two thou
sand acres of primitive, beautiful,
historical and amazingly unique
Hoosier landscape. 1t lies in Porter
County and includes three miles OF
the Lake Michigan shore line.
McCormick's Greek is 385-acre
park, through which the creek runs
cutting a great canyon, 100 feet
deep, in the limestone cliffs. 1t is
wooded spot in owen County, on
the edge of the quarry country.
A primitive forest typifies Turkey
Run, where hundreds of guests re-
\ turn annually to enjoy the great
\ out of-doors. Here are ample hotel
facilities and 750 acres of the beau
tiful landscape for which Sugar
Greek country is famous.
Clifty Falls Park
At Clifty Falls is found the Ohio
River valley at its finest. From the
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