For several years the Lakota Group has been deeply involved in planning in the Calumet region, a 900-acre area at the foot of Lake Michigan stretching from the Southeast side of Chicago to the Indiana Dunes. This region boasts important environmental areas, proud and diverse neighborhoods, and a powerful industrial heritage. In its Ford Calumet Environmental Center Feasibility Study, Lakota took a fresh look at a stalled project and, after listening to community residents, advocacy groups, non-profits, and governmental agencies, recommended a new gateway design that will serve residents and visitors alike. The Lakota Group studied and recommended improvements to William W. Powers State Recreation Area that will enhance active recreation at this key site on Wolf Lake along the Illinois -Indiana border. In the Millennium Reserve Wayfinding project Lakota analyzed hundreds of sites, attractions, and access routes in the 900 square miles of the Calumet region, worked with residents and representatives to craft an overall story of the region, and created a hub-and-spoke approach to draw in visitors and move them throughout the region.