The Collier Lodge site (12-Pr-36) is a relatively small archaeological site with an unusual time depth and high density of archaeological features. It is located in Porter County, Indiana at a historically important location that once provided one of the few places the Kankakee Marsh could be easily crossed. Archaeological investigations have shown the site contains artifacts and features that can be used to address a host of research questions about the prehistoric and historic archaeology of northwestern Indiana. As an unplowed site with intact prehistoric and historic cultural deposits, the Collier Lodge site provides a 11000 year long archaeological record that at this time appears to be unique in northwestern Indiana. - NRHP, 24 December 2009