Local people tell about a mysterious woman who once lived in a small house not far from Mount Baldy. Alice Marble Gray moved to the Dunes from Chicago at age thirty-five. Alice shocked people by swimming in Lake Michigan without a swimming suit. Fishermen compared her to the Roman goddess Diana. So began the traditional story of Diana of the Dunes.

FAITH LAPIDUS: This legend says Diana fell in love with a man who treated her badly. She died in nineteen twenty-five. Health officials said her body showed evidence of beatings. As the years passed, people have claimed that they sometimes see her swimming in the lake. They say that in the moonlight, you can still see Diana running along the sands of the Indiana Dunes.

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STEVE EMBER: This program was written by Jerilyn Watson. It was produced by Mario Ritter. I'm Steve Ember.

FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Join us again next week for another EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English.