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2008 PROJECTS
The Beverly Shores Historical Society currently has undertaken several preservation projects:
1) The Gates of Beverly Shores
The Gate of Beverly Shores are two large (over 13 feet high) structures made of Indiana limestone. They are located at the corner of U.S. Highway 12 and Central Avenue.
The Gates of Beverly Shores
CSS&SB RR Lake Shore 1927 Station in Background
The Gates are on the property of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. There is no money left in their budget to preserve these structures. The Gates must be moved.
What is Needed
We need advice and expertise in determining if it is even possible (or feasible) to move the Gates.
2) Turtle Bridge
Turtle Bridge was in the Botanical Gardens of the Beverly Shores Inn, located off of Broadway. Although the Inn is long gone, Turtle Bridge remains and is still visible in its original location.
Turtle Bridge
Mrs. Louise van Hees Young commenced the installation of the "Turtle Bridge,"
placed near the Pool of Peace, in the Dunes botanical garden, yesterday. This
garden is at the back of Beverly Inn and is a unique and distinctive feature not
only of Beverly itself, but of the whole mid-western states. As far as enquiry can be made there is no such thing anywhere else on this continent, certainly
not in Europe. People are already talking about this extraordinary work of art, and
preparing to come from far and wide to the see the jewel like medallions which
surround the pool.
— Reprinted from The Michigan News-Dispatch, Friday, June 15, 1934
Turtle, ceramic (ca 1934)
Created by: Louise van Hees Young (1876-1964)
Gift of the Thomas Oberle family, Beverly Shores
Restored by: 1999, Herbert George, Beverly Shores
Turtle Bridge is currently on the property of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, in a recently restored marsh.
What is Needed
We need advice and expertise in determining the best way of moving the Bridge.
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