Posts about Hamilton County, Indiana
Anyone who has ever visited Conner Prairie’s Conner Prairie by Candlelight — their holiday activities — have always gone at night. There was something comforting and intimate about those cold nights spent roaming 19th century Indiana, learning about how our ancestral Read more
Urban folk art might sound like an oxymoron, but it’s exactly what’s in store at the Monon Community Center in Carmel, Indiana this weekend. The Urban Folk Art Show travels the country as a community of independent artists to help Read more
Conner Prairie is starting their “Follow the North Star” program again this November. This 90-minute program will show participants what it was like to be a fugitive slave on the Underground Railroad, fleeing to freedom in the north. This isn’t Read more
Searching for the perfect pumpkin is one of the best rituals of the fall season. Granted, pumpkins seem to look alike, but any kid will tell you they know when they’ve found just the right one. Kids (and kids at Read more
As my go-to companion to roses on Valentine’s Day – the archenemy of my dentist and the sweet cheat to get back in my mom’s good graces – chocolate has served me in many different ways in my life. It Read more
Why yes, yes I did. Conner Prairie, Indiana’s only Smithsonian affiliate will open it’s doors with free admission on Saturday Sept. 24, 2011 as part of the national Museum Day. This day is meant as a celebration of the dissemination Read more
When the first Harry Potter movie was still in production, I couldn’t wait to see how they would depict the game of Quidditch. Now I have the chance to see the game played in person at the Midwest Quidditch Cup, Read more
Conner Prairie is hosting its annual Country Fair on Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18. If you want to see what kinds of foods we ate, games we played, and fun we had in the 1860s, this is your Read more
Labor Day weekend is one of those weekends when you feel like you should be doing something besides watching the CSI marathon or working on your “honey-do” list. After all, it is the unofficial last weekend of the summer and Read more
I just returned from playing 18 holes at Plum Creek Golf Club – a semi-private course nestled in a neighborhood in suburban Indianapolis (Carmel, to be specific) – part of Indiana’s Pete Dye Golf Trail. While Plum Creek lacks the Read more
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