The reason we chose Gary is that we decided to include a day at the Indiana Dunes State Park in our trip. The girls, who had gone to Chicago the previous day, met back up with us and we enjoyed a day at the beach. The kids enjoyed hiking the dunes, especially the largest natural dune in North America which was a special challenge for all of us! Definitely worth a stop if you are in the area.
This was our first independent league game. This park is easily seen off of 80/90 into Chicago so I had seen the park on many occassions during my travels. For this reason, I knew it was a relatively new quality park. While no one really wants to go to Gary, ever, the park was really the nicest independent league stadium I had ever seen. It definitely eclipsed South Bend from the night before and was as nice as most Single-A stadiums. Overlooking centerfield you get the 80/90 bridge. I remember actually enjoying seeing the bridge beyond the wall during a night game as the oncoming traffic with their lights strange enough included a nice backdrop. Fittingly, due to Gary history, the park is called the Steelyard. The concourse is pretty traditional with the normal vendors, but I actually remember having some really good nachos in Gary.
We bought a Sky Blue Railcats Mini-Bat.
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