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Statement posted:   June 6, 2009 Verified Signatures:   794 Petition Ends: September 30th, 2009

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Tell Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to honor its own General Management Plan, which commits resources to the operations on Chellberg Farm!
Please read and sign our petition by submitting the form below.
  * Signatures and comments will be sent to Superintendent Constantine Dillon of the National Park Service's office after September 30th.

Summary:
Chellberg Farm has ceased to operate this year as a working historic farm. Staff and budget shortfalls are reasons provided by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for changes being made to Chellberg Farm including selling the farm animals, not hiring a farmer and therefore not planting/harvesting the crops. Please show your support for Chellberg Farm by signing this petition.



Dear Superintendent Constantine Dillon and National Park Service:

We, the undersigned, want the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Chellberg Farm returned to its prior working farm status.  We want the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to honor its own General Management Plan, which commits resources to the operations on the farm.

Concerned Individuals:

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# Name Group Affiliation City StateComments
 863Bruce Edinger Wheeling WVLets have the imagination and desire to find the staff, volunteers and funds to bring back a fully functioning Chellberg Farm. Lets not let this living history book die. Gardens and small farms root people, lets contribute to this sense of place. 
 861Ronda Waters Chesterton INThe farm was available for field trips to show students how people lived during the time period. I have been on the tour a couple of times. It would be ashame to see this not happen for students anymore. 
 859David Gurniewicz Chesterton IN 
 858Suzanne Zimmerman Chesterton IN 
 856Brian Tullos Merrillville INPlease save the working farm to educate our children and maintain the significance of our history. 
 854Susan Lannin Chicago ILPlease restore Chellberg Farm as a working farm. It is vital to help people understand and rebuild local sustainable food systems. We need to re-skill by recovering food growing, canning, fermenting, natural dyes, and other skills from our recent past. 
 853Robin Farney Porter IN 
 850Lynnette Verner Michigan City INPreserving the Chellberg Farm is a definate highlight regarding Hoosier History and deserves to always be preserved. 
 849Anthony Hofer Valparaiso IN 
 845Alison Stankrauff South Bend INI feel it's crucial to save Chellberg Farm. It's a part of our local history - and a part of our local environment. 
 844Marshall D'Arcy Ogden Dunes INThank you for your effort to make our national parks better. 
 843Karen Adams Mount Prospect IL 
 842Cynthia OgorekThe Public Historian Calumet City IL 
 841Lars Djuvik Chicago IL 
 839Jim Varkalis Portage IN 
 838Cassandra CannonUnited Urban Network, Inc Gary IN 
 836Rachel Smith LaPorte IN 
 835Bryant Williams chicago IL 
 833Frances Sowa Evergreen Park ILThe small farm is becoming extinct. We should preserve this farm for future generations. 
 831Chris Eller Esparza Chicago IL 
 830Shea Eckert McCordsville IN 
 829Judith LihotaCalumet Ecological Park Assoc. Chicago ILMany people from Illinois visit the Indiana Dunes National Park area and the Chellburg Farm is a wonderful historic residence to visit. 
 828Joann PodkulCalumet Stewardship Initiative Chicago ILToo valuable a resource to lose. 
 826Richard Cook Griffith INMy children went to Chellberg Farm with us and on school trips. We want the same experiences for our grandchildren. 
 825Kathryn Basick Lake Station INPlease restore Chellburg Farm back to it's working farm status.It is such a beautiful place to visit.I have taken my grandchildren there for many years in the past and I will miss it greatly. 
 824Robert Chambers Oak Park IL 
 823KEVIN Burton westville IN 
 822william siebel chicago IL 
 820George T. OttersenSons of Norway Lodge 5-600 Michigan City INThe farm has much less attraction W/O animals. 
 818Ruth Maxwell Porter INWe love the Bailey/Chelburg Farm and trails. We miss the animals. Recently we attended the MidSummer celebration. It was not well attended, since it was hot and no food or drinks were allowed to be sold. 
 817Carl SwisherVolunteer Chesterton IN 
 816Sue Lynch Portage IN 
 813Beth Dornan Rockford MI 
 810tony fulton westport IN 
 809Barry Tharp Elmhurst ILAnything that can be done to preserve and maintain the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore needs to be done. It is a treasure. 
 808Mauriza Colunga Portage INSave Chellberg Farm! It was enjoyed by so many. 
 807Leeann Guerra Valparaiso INI have loved this place every since we moved to this area in 1982, I have taken my children there and now my grandchildren, it is a shame that we will not be able to go there for some peace of yester years. 
 806Eric Miller Greenwood IN 
 805Nina Rivas Valparaiso IN 
 804michael arwoodsave the dunes Louisville KY 
 803Frank Campbell Pflugerville TXWe'll come work it! Let us live there!!! 
 802Kim Covell-Campbell Lot 47 TX 
 801Katrina RossKLR Publishing Gary IN 
 800Randall LossSave the Dunes Chicago ILWe visited the Chellberg Farm a few years ago - and it was thrilling to see it as a working farm. Kids (and their parents) should be able to visit a working historic farm - it is very important to our cultural heritage! 
 799Patrick Moody Beverly Shores IN 
 796Sarah Highlen Chesterton IN 
 795larry dieckmann chicago IL 
 794donna krizek chesterton IN 
 793Della DemeCOWS Glenview ILGlenview resident that worked to save Wagner Farm and is delighted everytime she sees children with their parents enjoying this beautiful farm. 
 792Linda Allison Westville INI valued the time spent with my daughter at Chelberg in the past. I was refreshed by the simple ways of life and crafts presented. It would be a shame to not share this with future generations. Please bring back the working farm. 
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