Michigan City

The Michigan City Breakwater lighthouse is located in the harbor of Michigan City, Indiana. This is the successor to the Old Michigan City Light,... when the lantern, lens and light was moved to the new light at the end of the newly extended pier. This is one of very few lights on the Great Lakes which still has the iron walkway atop the pier . For 170 years there has a lighthouse in Michigan City. However, "most people in Indiana don’t realize there is a lighthouse in the state." Mayor Oberlie passes out lapel pins to illustrate its importance and scope. He calls Lake Michigan "the city’s crown jewel," which became prominent when he was city planner in the 1970s. In May 2007, this aid to navigation was deemed excess by the Coast Guard. It was offered at no cost to eligible entities, including federal, state and local agencies, non-profit corporations, educational agencies, or community development organizations under the terms of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. "According to Mayor Chuck Oberlie, Michigan City filed a letter of interest for the lighthouse and will seek ownership.
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Donald James Larsen is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953-1967 for seven different... teams. Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles , New York Yankees , Kansas City Athletics , Chicago White Sox , San Francisco Giants , Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros , and Chicago Cubs . Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is the only perfect game in MLB postseason and World Series history and is one of only two no hitters in MLB postseason history. He won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award in recognition of his 1956 postseason. Larsen was born in Michigan City, Indiana. Larsen's family moved to San Diego, California in 1944, where his mother became an housekeeper and his father worked as a department store salesman. Larsen attended Point Loma High School where he was an member of the basketball and baseball team.
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Anita King was an American stunt driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner. Born Anna Keppen to German immigrants in Michigan City, Indiana,... her father committed suicide in 1896 when she was twelve years old and two years later her mother died of pulmonary tuberculosis. Left an impoverished orphan with siblings, Keppen went to work as a house servant and in her late teens moved to Chicago. There, the attractive young girl found employment doing modeling and acting in minor parts in theatre. Around 1908 she moved to the West Coast where she developed a fascination with powerful cars after working as a model at California auto shows. Keppen soon learned to drive and by the early 1910s was competing in auto races. Following her hospital recovery from an accident in a race in Phoenix, Arizona, she gave up racing and, with the rapid growth of the Hollywood film industry, returned to acting using the stage name Anita King. Her theatre experience opened the door to small roles with the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company under director Cecil B. DeMille that evolved to good supporting parts in comedy films.
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Donald James Larsen is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953-1967 for seven different... teams. Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles , New York Yankees , Kansas City Athletics , Chicago White Sox , San Francisco Giants , Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros , and Chicago Cubs . Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is the only perfect game in MLB postseason and World Series history and is one of only two no hitters in MLB postseason history. He won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award in recognition of his 1956 postseason. Larsen was born in Michigan City, Indiana. Larsen's family moved to San Diego, California in 1944, where his mother became an housekeeper and his father worked as a department store salesman. Larsen attended Point Loma High School where he was an member of the basketball and baseball team.
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Charles Arnt was an American film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1933 and 1962. He was born in Michigan City, Indiana, and died in Orcas... Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer.
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