Diana of the Dunes
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Diana of the Dunes was the nickname given to Alice Mabel Gray, an American intellectual and counterculture figure, whose life inspired a local legend in Chesterton, Indiana. Gray lived in primitive co
Alice Gray on blanket, Chicago Tribune
Alice Gray in Chicago. Undated studio photograph.
Alice Gray outside her shack, which she named "Driftwood". Photograph taken by the Chicago Tribune.
Paul Wilson, Alice Gray's husband, with an injured foot after a fight with the sheriff's deputy.
U.S. Route 12 in Indiana
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U.S. Route 12 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan. In the U.S. state of Indiana, it is part of the state road system. US 12
Diana of the Dunes
…to their personal troubles, the area surrounding Gray's and Wilson's shack was becoming more developed. This was especially true after 1923 when the Dunes Highway (U.S. 12) was completed between Gary and Michigan City, Indiana. The new road provided easy access to the dunes from Chicago and northern Indiana, passing within…
Burns Harbor section near intersection with SR 149
US 12 (Dunes Highway), westbound in the Dune Park section
Dunes Highway Historic marker at US 12 and SR 49