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New Membership or Renewal!

Joining ABSR or renewing your membership is quick and easy. Join or renew online or download a membership form located on the sidebar of this webpage. If you have questions or need help, please call Nancy Nichols at nichols-nancy@comcast.com.

2025 Annual Meeting

Registration is now open for the 2025 ABSR Annual Meeting. This year's meeting will be held on September 6th at 9AM at Joe and Freddy's. Seating is limited, please register using the link below.

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ABSR Events for 2025

Winterfest Feb 22
Easter Egg Hunt Apr 19

Spring Mustard Pull Apr 26

Memorial Day Coffee May 26

Garden & Art Walk July 13
Necktie 5K & Walk June 14

Summerfest July 26

ABSR Annual Meeting Sept. 6

Neighborhood Parties Sept 20
Halloween Oct 25
Holiday Hop(e) Dec 13

ABSR Board Meetings:
First Saturday of the month

The September Issue is Now Available

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The printed version will be mailed soon to members who have opted in for the hardcopy service.

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VOLUNTEERS

We need volunteers to help us with events! Please email ABSR at absrorg@gmail.com to join the team.

Do you have kids in Beverly Shores?

Check out our new group for the younger members of our community - Kids of Beverly Shores (KOBS).

If interested check out our Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/kidsofbeverlyshores/ or Email Annaliese atannaliese.mcsweeney@gmail.com and Jennifer at jenriederer@yahoo.com.

Beverly Shores Volunteer Fire Department

The BSVFD constructed and installed 230 reflective signs! A big thanks to the team for all their hard work!

For those of you who missed out on the program and would like a sign, please download the DIY instructions using the link below.

Reflective Sign DIY Instructions

Community Forums

Are you starting a home project and need a recommendation for a tradesperson? Do you need help moving, babysitting or landscaping? Tap into the collective experience of the community with the ABSR Community Forums.

Take a look at the full list of forum topics or add your own. You can even elect to receive email notifications when new messages are posted. Click here if you would like help getting started.

Here are a few of our most popular forums:
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Beverly Shores is the world’s 7th

International Dark Sky Community

Click on image above to go to actual brochure

Click Here for the Beverly Shores Dark Sky Community Webpage

WGN TV Features Beverly Shores

Click Here to See the Video

NPR Radio Story on Dark Sky

Click Here to Listen to Story

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Nature Depends Upon Their Admonishing Smile

“But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson could not have imagined, back in 1836 when he wrote those words, that there actually would be a future when the stars could not come out. Now we know that all the creatures of Nature need the starry sky for their existence. The following article explains that much more is at stake than our esthetic riches when the stars become invisible.

Click Here to Read the Article

In The Water

In honor of Earth Month, documentary film maker and Indiana Environmental Reporter journalist Beth Edwards has graciously agreed to share the link to "In the Water," her film chronicling the impact of coal ash on our neighbors in the Town of PInes. Click on the link to view at your convenience, and watch for a panel discussion on this appearing in April on Indiana Public Media's station WFYI's health news initiative "Side Effects."

FYI - Local

Northwest Community Action Corporation (NWICA), a community-minded not-for-profit, is the largest combined Area Agency on Aging and Community Action Agency in Indiana. They help to eliminate barriers to independence through a variety of services and advanced regional knowledge.

2-1-1 is a free community service. Call them for information or to seek help in a crisis 24 hours a day, every day. Simply dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-826-7871 or

Click Here to go to their Website

Michigan City - Michigan City Farmer’s Market. You’ll find locally grown produce, local cheeses, proteins, baked items, and foods from local artisans. Vendors are required to produce all their own items to ensure they are providing fresh, local, and healthy food options. Wednesday Market: June 15 - September 28 (4pm-8pm) Saturday Market: April 30 - October 30 (8am-1pm) Location: 8th & Washington Street, Michigan City, IN

Chesterton - Chesterton’s European Market. The European Market provides a strong tradition of quality shopping, live entertainment and a festive community experience. The artists, chefs, merchants and farmers travel from across Indiana, Michigan and Illinois to offer visitors an extraordinary collection of products and services. The Market is every Saturday from the beginning of May through the end of October from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Location: Broadway and Third Street, next to Thomas Centennial Park in Chesterton, IN.

Porter County – The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 400 West 550 South, will open for the season March 28, to give Porter County residents a location to drop off and recycle yard waste from their spring yard cleanups. (3/7/16) Click Here to Go to News Article

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