People Flock To Indiana Beaches For Memorial Day Weekend Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
CHICAGO (CBS) — The unofficial start of summer looks a lot different in the middle of a pandemic — at least in Illinois. Across the border in Indiana is a different story.
More than 2 million people visited the Indiana Dunes National Park in 2019. Judging by the size of the crowd Sunday, they may be on track to approach that number, despite COVID-19. The beaches may be smaller due to high water levels and erosion, but that wasn’t scaring people away from Porter Beach.
Beachgoers CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli spoke with seemed nonchalant about a disease that has sickened close to 1.7 million Americans. Although nearly 100,000 Americans have died due to COVID-19, social distancing didn’t even seem to be possible on the stretch of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Some people sought room by setting their towels up amid the seagrass or off the beaten path, but social distancing was about as common as masks in the crowded Sandy oasis from the heat.
Cara Nebel and her friends arrived at the beach at noon but didn’t actually get onto the sand for two hours.
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