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NOVEMBER FOG ON LAKE MICHIGAN AT NEW BUFFALO HARBOR

The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Galien River. This forms a natural harbor, which is part of the current pleasure-boat harbor drawing summer residents and boaters.

 

New Buffalo is a popular resort town due to its location along the Lake Michigan shoreline and its proximity to the Chicago Metropolitan Area. As a result, tourism is the primary industry.

 

NOTABLE PAST AND PRESENT SUMMER RESIDENCE:

Andrea Barthwell, former deputy drug czar

Roger Brown, Famous Chicago painter[7]

Common, Chicago-based rapper

Steve Dahl, Chicago radio legend

Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago (family estate located outside of town)[8]

Ronnie James Dio, musician

Roger Ebert, film critic (nearby)[9]

Dennis Farina, actor

Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam[8]

Jonathan Toews, NHL player

James L. Ziemer, CEO of Harley-Davidson

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