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Michigan City, Indiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Michigan City (IPA: [ˈmɪʃ.ɪ.gɪn ˈsɪ.ti]) is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, USA, approximately 50 miles east of Chicago, Illinois and 40 miles west of South Bend, Indiana. |
 | | Michigan City is noted for both its proximity to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore national park and for its bordering Lake Michigan; because of this, Michigan City receives a fair amount of tourism during the summer months, especially by residents of Chicago and parts of Indiana. |
 | | Michigan City's origins began in 1830, when the land for the city was first purchased by Issac C. Elston. |
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