(WSBT) Hundreds across Northern Indiana took a page out of history Sunday. The group held their own "Boston Tea Party" to demand a change in their tax bills.

It's been more than 230 years since angry colonists sparked America's first taxation revolution, filling Boston Harbor with tea. On Sunday, nearly 200 taxpayers from across Northern Indiana held their own tea party, hoping to send state lawmakers a clear message.

Niann Lautzenhiser's lakefront dream home is no longer a dream.

"I plan to spend my retirement there!" she said. But her dream came with an unexpected price tag.

"My taxes went up 76% from last year!" she said. Her neighbor Colleen Boyd was confused when she saw Lautzenhiser's bill.

"Mine only went up 28%," Boyd said. "I don't understand." So, the two got to talking and found something else odd.

"My taxes were $6500 a front foot," said Niann. "My neighbor's were $4875 a front foot for the same amount of land."

So they decided to talk a little louder, by taking a page from America's founding fathers and throwing a tea bag into Noble County's Sylvan Lake. But inside this tea bag were property tax bills-- hundreds of them, all gathered from the crowd assembled in the rain on the Lake's boat launch.

The gesture was symbolic, but the message was loud and clear.

"All over the state people are bringing up situations to show how un-equitable the property tax is," said Melyssa Donaghy of the Indianapolis-based group Hoosiers For Fair Taxation, who helped organize the event. "It needs to be repealed!"

And LaGrange and Noble Counties aren't alone. Dozens came to the rally from all across Northern Indiana to tell lawmakers they're now being forced to make some very tough choices.

"There's a lot of people that bought homes in the 1960's and lived here all their lives," said Nick Heffner, who owns a home on Sylvan Lake. "And it's getting to the point where they can't afford to live here anymore just because of the property taxes!"

But an increasing number aren't choosing quietly.

"At some point you have to say, enough's enough!" Heffner quickly added.

And after all, there's no better place to make some noise, than at a party.

Organizers held a similar "tax tea party" in Indianapolis last month. They plan to hold another one in South Bend this fall.