# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Octave Chanute, A Flying Pioneer
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: National Aviation Day celebrates the courage and ingenuity of aviation pioneers, whose perseverance and innovation paved the way for modern aviation as we know it. Beyond its historical significance, Aviation Day is an opportunity to foster interest and engagement in the field of aviation. 

Please join us on August 16 to learn about one aviation pioneer, Octave Chanute, and his aeronautical activity in north-west Indiana 130 years ago. In 1896 and 1897, Chanute and his team came to the southern shore of Lake Michigan to experiment with gliders, thus setting the stage for the airplane to come. 

Simine Short will highlight why Chanute selected this area in Lake and Porter County instead of experimenting with flying machines elsewhere in the country. If there is interest, a hike through Miller Woods to the lake can follow Short's presentation, allowing a discussion on Chanute's learning to fly.

National Park passes are required if hiking. For more information, visit https://www.nps.gov/indu/planyourvisit/fees.htm
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gary/octave-chanute-a-flying-pioneer/200030357325803
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, trekking
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 58

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Gary
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education
- **lat**: 41.606423317928
- **long**: -87.268910790419
- **full address**: Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education, 218 S Lake St, Gary, IN 46403-2363, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Octave Chanute, A Flying Pioneer
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Octave Chanute, A Flying Pioneer being held?
  - **A:** Octave Chanute, A Flying Pioneer takes place on Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education, 218 S Lake St, Gary, IN 46403-2363, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Octave Chanute, A Flying Pioneer?
  - **A:** Octave Chanute, A Flying Pioneer is organized by Indiana Dunes National Park.

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