Amy moved to Indiana for college in 1988 (Go Bulldogs!) and has never left. Married with three children, she's always on the lookout for fun and affordable things to do in Indiana. Elsewhere on the web, you can find Amy at The Fourth Frog Blog and All Things Aging. Amy receives compensation from the Indiana Office of Tourism Development for blogging. For more information, see our FTC Disclosure page.
Ruthmere Mansion in Elkhart, Indiana is a 1910 estate offering visitors a glimpse into the lives of the rich and influential of early 1900s Indiana. On February 17, Ruthmere will celebrate the popularity of the PBS Masterpiece Classic show “Downton Abbey” Read more >
I usually try to give more heads up about special events, but I just came across this one and thought it was worth a share. Today and tomorrow, December 28 and 29, Shipshewana will host its annual Ice Festival. Fifteen Read more >
It was almost two years ago that I sat stuck in my house courtesy of a big winter storm, thinking of five Indiana places where I wouldn’t mind being snowed in. Now, another big storm has begun (the weather folks Read more >
‘Tis the season to start making your family’s plans to enjoy the winter holidays and Hendricks County has a long list of activities you won’t want to miss. Returning this year as the holiday hostess with the mostess is Holly Read more >
Though the jolly Indiana city is named for a worldwide Christmas icon, Halloween gets more than a courtesy nod from attractions in Santa Claus, Indiana. Santa’s Candy Castle At Santa’s Candy Castle, famous for its frozen hot chocolate, it’s time Read more >
Tonight is Presidential Debate Night in America. (Doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as “Football Night in America,” does it?) Unfortunately, one potentially popular candidate was not invited to participate. Santa Claus. What? You didn’t know Santa was Read more >
Most Friday nights in our house go like this: Order in pizza Rent a movie on-demand Semi-watch rented movie while Facebooking/tweeting/surfing the web Fall asleep on the couch Last night was quite different. Last night, we attended opening night at Read more >
If you are a sucker for front porches — and I am — you owe it to yourself to head to French Lick, Indiana and enjoy the ambience of the front porch at the French Lick Springs Resort Hotel. There Read more >
As the jingle goes, “there’s more than corn in Indiana.” There’s also basketball. Lots of basketball. Exciting basketball. And most exciting of all is that some of the most successful hardwood heroes in the state right now are women. The Indiana Fever, Read more >
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