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A little about Hobart...

Hobart is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 25,363 at the 2000 census.

Hobart is located at 41.528715, -87.267420.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 69.2 km² (26.7 mi²). 67.9 km² (26.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.83%) is water.

Hobart is home to Lake George, a popular place for people to gather to walk along the city's waterfront. Couples getting married are often seen taking pictures at a gazebo near the Hobart branch of the Lake County Public Library. Musical entertainment can be found near the clock tower in Lakefront Park and at the Revelli Bandshell during the warm months. People enjoy fishing, boating, and strolling along the shores of Lake George. Hundreds of resident ducks, geese and ring billed gulls live here permantly through the year, so duck feeding is another fun activity.

The city features 14 parks, 2 public 18-hole golf courses, and many sports fields for basketball, football, baseball, soccer, rugby, and many other sports. The city recently bought an outdoor swimming pool.

The Oak Savannah rails-to-trails route cuts through the city and offers biking and hiking.. The Oak Savannah trail passes by the 90 acre (360,000 m²) Hobart Prairie Grove Unit of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. .

The Shirley Heinze Land Trust, Inc. owns other nature preserves in the city of Hobart, including a tallgrass prairie.. The Cressmoor Prairie is a dedicated state nature preserve. The Cressmoor Prairie is the largest state-protected rare "black soil" or silt-loam prairie in Indiana..

The city's Mundell Field has a quarter-mile outdoor oval track for walking.

Hobart is home to one of Indiana's largest indoor shopping malls: Westfield Shoppingtown Southlake, located in the southern part of the city near the intersection of US 30 and Interstate 65. The area is filled with outdoor strip malls that contain over 200 stores and restaurants.

Hobart residents drive 15 minutes west to visit casino boats on Lake Michigan and 15 minutes east to visit the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the Indiana Dunes State Park, containing 15 thousand acres (60 km²) of beaches, sand dunes, bogs, and protected wildlife.

Hobart is approximately 31 miles from Chicago and many residents take advantage of this proximity to enjoy the world-class offerings of The Windy City.