Article: Munster: town of 22,000 celebrates 100 years.(REGIONAL REPORT NORTHWEST)

This summer, as the town of Munster celebrates 100 years, it will unveil Centennial Park, a 200-acre tract with two botanical gardens, a dog park, walking trails and amphitheater.

Over the next year, more sections of the park will open, including a driving range, clubhouse and nine-hole golf course. While visitors marvel at the sculpture gardens or enjoy a concert, those who've lived in the town a few years may shake their heads in amazement remembering what used to be on this spot. Or, more accurately, still is. Centennial Park is built on top of the former Munster landfill.

The site was a one-time brickyard that became a landfill decades ago. It closed ...

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