Portage - Indiana - United States. Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels

If you are in or around the Chicago area, be sure to take a side trip and visit Portage, which is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan.  The community, which is only forty years old, is thriving and is improving the economic development of the Central Avenue Business District so that more local businesses and entrepreneurs looking into the area will be profitable in the city. 

If you would like to take in some of the outdoors, visit the city marina, which is located in Porter County on the Burns Portage Waterway.  From the marina, you can fish off of the pier, or launch a boat into Lake Michigan.  East Branch is a very popular fishing location and with many parks in the city, you can sit and relax as you drink in the glorious sights around you. Nature was more than generous to this area and it's all free for you to enjoy.

Whether you stay for a day, a week, or more, you are sure to enjoy your stay in Portage, Indiana.  Walking trails abound as well as recreational activities to help you keep in shape while on vacation. Explore the native plants of this region at the Indiana Dunes National Park or shop in the stores of the downtown area.

This new city has hotels and restaurants where you will be treated like royalty. Enjoy the peace and quiet that only a small town can give and when you crave hustle and bustle, just take the short drive into Chicago to get all you want.