Michiana Division
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The NMRA Michiana Division serves northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. The Michiana Division consists of Berrien County, Michigan and the following Indiana counties: Elkhart, Fulton, Jasper, Lake, La Porte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, and Starke.
Meetings consist of open discussion followed by a program designed to assist model railroaders in becoming better modelers, layout builders, and operators. The programs range from hands-on workshops on weathering, painting, installing DCC, programming decoders, creating backdrops, model photography, etc. to clinics put on by some of the hobby's best model railroaders. Like all NMRA division activities around the world, all Michiana Division meetings and other activities are open to all NMRA members, regardless of where the member's "home" region and division may be. Guests and visitors are welcome.
In addition to scheduled meetings, the NMRA Michiana Division also hosts regular model railroad operating sessions at members' home layouts. We host "photo safaris" where division members go on trips around the area to photograph railroad equipment, structures (particularly older structures), and infrastructure, along with modelable scenes. We also have a social aspect where we get together for holiday and other events.
The NMRA Michiana Division's mission statement is: To promote the hobby of model railroading through sharing, education, operation, photography, socializing, and having fun in general.
Joining the NMRA Michiana Division: Membership to the NMRA Michiana Division is open to all NMRA members. We maintain a Yahoo!Group for communication and discussion. Our very detailed division news periodical is published to and distributed through our Yahoo!Group. To join the NMRA Michiana Division you only need to be a NMRA member and join our Yahoo!Group. Send an e-mail message stating that you wish to join the division. You must provide your NMRA# along with your US Postal zip code (or equivalent in other countries) in this Also note that division communication is via the Yahoogroup. We do not communicate or distribute via the US Mail. Communication is one hundred percent digital media, via via telephone, or face-to-face.
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