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September 2009

Visit to Garwood Orchard in LaPorte

September 30, 2009

We decided to try a new apple orchard this year and discovered Garwood Orchard in LaPorte after some research. So, the wife and I piled into the car on Saturday and went for a drive. Garwood Orchard is located out in the country before you get to LaPorte, it’s not far off Route 2 and [...]

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‘They Call Me Mister Fry’ stops in Indianapolis Before Off-Broadway Showing

September 29, 2009

Former Hoosier-turned-Los-Angeleno Jack Freiberger wanted to be an actor. Then he wanted to be a teacher. Then an actor again, then a teacher again, and now he’s doing both. Freiberger’s one man show, They Call Me Mister Fry is stopping in Indianapolis, his hometown, for the month of October as part of his national tour, [...]

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Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

September 29, 2009

Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep may have had their Bridges of Madison County, but that was in Iowa. Everyone who knows anything about covered bridges knows that Parke County is the Covered Bridge Capital of the world. You can commemorate this fact at the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, from October 9 – 18, throughout [...]

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Apple Orchards in Northwest Indiana

September 29, 2009

Fall is harvest time and one thing I look forward to every year it apple picking time. I love going to the orchard and picking my favorite apple right off the tree. It’s great to do with kids. And now a lot of orchards have a lot more than just apples – they have hayrides, [...]

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James Whitcomb Riley Groupies, REJOICE!

September 29, 2009

For anyone who loves James Whitcomb Riley — and who doesn’t? — you can get your fill of the Hoosier poet at the the 40th annual Riley Festival in Greenfield, Indiana, in Hancock County. Although Riley spent his adult life in Indianapolis, in the historic neighborhood of Lockerbie, he grew up just a few miles [...]

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Chocolate and shopping and wine, oh my!

September 29, 2009

Last weekend, I headed east to Wayne County at the invitation of Nancy Sartain who works for the convention and visitors bureau. Having lived for three years in Richmond, Indiana when I was a little girl, I was excited to return to see what the city has to offer big girls. I wasn’t disappointed. My [...]

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Walk Through History – Visit the Beverly Shores World’s Fair Homes

September 28, 2009

I’ve written often on this blog and my personal one about the World’s Fair Homes located in Beverly Shores. They really are a gem in Northwest Indiana and a fantastic piece of history. Currently they are being lovingly restored by people who have been given 30 year leases to the homes under the condition that [...]

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Hunting & trapping this fall and winter?

September 28, 2009

NOW AVAILABLE: The 2009-2010 Indiana Hunting & Trapping Guide Hunting Season Schedule Squirrel (gray and fox) – Aug. 15 – Jan. 31, 2010 Ruffed Grouse – Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2009 Rabbit – Oct. 1 – Feb 15, 2010 Red and Gray Fox – Oct. 15 – Feb. 28, 2010 Coyote, Striped Skunk -  [...]

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Levi Coffin House played a significant role in Underground Railroad

September 26, 2009

If you found yourself driving through Fountain City in east central Indiana, you might drive right past the red brick Levi Coffin House without giving it much consideration. But the house, built in 1839, was one of the stops of more than 2,000 freedom-seeking slaves traveling the Underground Railroad from the south. I recently had [...]

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Indiana Leaf Cam Photos – Sept. 25, 2009

September 25, 2009

Here are a few photos submitted this week to our Visit Indiana Flickr Group as part of our Leaf Cam Promotion. (See all photos tagged with “LeafCam”) You can submit your favorite fall photos by joining the Visit Indiana Flickr Group, tagging your photo with “LeafCam” and adding it to the group. Who knows, your [...]

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