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November 2009

Perfect gifts for the outdoor lovers on your list

by ammagan November 28, 2009

Do you have someone on your holiday gift giving list who is most at home in a tent or whose idea of a good time is a 5-mile hike? The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has some ideal gifts for you to consider. 2010 State Park Permits: Only $36 for Indiana residents and $46 for [...]

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Get your glow on

by ammagan November 28, 2009

One of our family’s favorite traditions during the holidays takes place when we go visit my in-laws in Evansville. Whether we’re there for Thanksgiving or later for Christmas, we always pile everyone into the minivan and head out to Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights. My 10-year-old sports nut looks for the Santa with the hook shot. [...]

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A Fun Christmas Day Out: The Kouts Christmas Open House

by jonathanwthomas November 28, 2009

Every Christmas season a select number of residents in Kouts, Indiana open their hearts and their homes for the town’s annual Christmas Open House. Residence set up small Christmas shops inside their homes, each house specializing in a trade or craft. Visitors are welcome to come and enjoy the Christmas cheer. Maps are given out [...]

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Lighting the Circle of Lights

by erikdeckers November 28, 2009

After writing about the Circle of Lights last month, I was determined to take my family this year to this annual Indianapolis tradition. When I saw that they expect 100,000 people to the event, and it’s the busiest shopping day of the year, and the Pacers were playing at home, I knew that could mean [...]

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Indiana’s Thanksgiving-themed locales

by ammagan November 25, 2009

Tomorrow is Thanksgsiving, so I thought I might highlight a few of Indiana’s Thanksgiving-themed locales. If you think of some that I missed, please chime in with a comment. Plymouth, Indiana Our state is a little too far west to claim many ties to the pilgrims and Indians of Massachusetts. But we do have a [...]

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Our Weekend at the Leavenworth Inn

by indiana.tourism November 24, 2009

Indiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Carey Driscoll: Carey Driscoll resides in Indianapolis with her husband, two dogs and cat. A graduate of the University of Indianapolis, she works in business development at BLASTmedia, a public relations firm based in Fishers. She enjoys traveling, cooking, knitting and working out. You can find her on Twitter, [...]

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Indiana’s First Signature Wine Unveiled

by indiana.tourism November 24, 2009

Raise a glass and toast the latest news from Indiana’s growing wine industry. The Indiana Wine Grape Council unveiled Indiana’s first signature wine on November 24 during a ceremony at the Statehouse. The honor goes to Traminette, a fragrant, floral white wine made with a hybrid grape that flourishes in Indiana’s climate and soil. A [...]

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Indiana Artisan Holiday Giveaway!

by jwtourism November 23, 2009

To kick off the holiday season, Visit Indiana and Indiana Artisan are teaming up to help you spread a little holiday cheer. Enter our Indiana Artisan contest for a chance to win unique Indiana Artisan prizes! Twelve winners will receive a gift from Indiana Artisan, select works of local art and food, to give to [...]

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Get Loud at the Rhythm! Discovery Center

by jwtourism November 19, 2009

The Percussive Arts Society has been headquartered in Indianapolis since 2007 and works very closely with Drum Corp International, Music For All (which hosts the Bands of America Grand Nationals) and Winter Guard International, three organizations also dedicated to helping students love and appreciate music. This Saturday (November 21) is the grand opening of the [...]

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Top 10 Things to See in Columbus, IN Before You Die

by jwtourism November 19, 2009

We’ve written several posts about Columbus, Indiana before and today’s we’re excited to congratulate Columbus on their recent ranking as one of AOL Travel/Visa Signature’s  Ten Places To See In The U.S. Before You Die. Columbus is by far the smallest town on the list which includes such heavy hitters as New Orleans, The Grand [...]

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