STAY ON DESIGNATED PATHS RIGHT: A section of the Miller Beach shoreline in Gary, IN, showing two designated paths managed for easy beach access near several "social" trails that fragment and damage fore- dunes that line the shore. Aerial shoreline photos courtesy of E. Argyilan MILLER BEACH SAFETY ZONES LEFT: Designated paths to the beach protect sensitve foredunes Beach zones have been established to help emergency response teams locate people requesting assistance on the beach. Beach zones are marked on sign posts that correspond to the colors below. In an emergency, dial 911 and identify your beach zone to the responders. while providing easy access to the shore. Paths are marked with LAKE MICHIGAN beach sign posts that also indicate Wells Street Beach the color of the beach zone you are Lake Shore Drive in. Three beach zones were D ST BLUE ZONE YELLOW ZONE GREEN ZONE R MONTGOMERY TO RANDOLPH ST RANDOLPH TO N UNION ST ST NUNIONTOCOUNTY LINE RD LINE Oak Ave established to help emergency UNION N. Wells St Wells N. N Ripley St. Ripley RANDOLPH ST MONTGOMERY N.Shelby St. N.Shelby Oak Ave Ave Rush N. COUNTY response teams locate people To Marquette Park and Lake St Beach SAVE OUR Maple Ave To Wells St Beach requesting assistance on the N. Vanderburg St Vanderburg N. Locust Ave DUNES LIFEGUARD RESTROOMS RESTROOMS beach. In an emergency, dial 911 PARKINGP PARKINGP Indian Boundary Indian Boundary and identify the color of your beach USE DESIGNATED PATHS zone to the responder. Walking off of designated trails to go to the beach results in immediate and long-lasting damage to the dunes. LIFEGUARDS Protecting the marram grass that holds the sand in place is easy - stay on designated paths on your way to Designated paths to the beach have easy-to-recognize signs the beach! near the street, similar to the path at the north end of Wells Street. This publication was made possible by a Small Grant from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Lake Michigan Coastal Program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Legacy Foundation. The project was developed in partnership with the City of Gary, Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana University Northwest, Michigan City Parks and Recreation Department and Save the Dunes..