Amish Acres
Northern Indiana is known as Amish Country and if you have ever traveled that way, you know why. From the shopping to the restaurants, and even passing horse-drawn buggies on the road, each and every experience has a touch of Read more
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Last Minute Plans: Shipshewana Ice Festival
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
5 More Indiana Places Where I’d Like to Be Snowed In
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
Parke County’s Covered Bridge Festival
If you knew me, you probably wouldn’t think that I count down the days until the Covered Bridge Festival in Parke county. The majority of my life consists of social media and culinary adventures, so why would I look forward Read more
Early Morning on the Cardinal Greenway
Morning . . . early morning . . . 6:30 am early morning today found me walking the Cardinal Greenway with my 2 mini schnauzer dogs, Bella and Zoe. The girls (that’s what I call my dogs) woke me extra Read more
#40. Hunt for Treasure at the Shipshewana Flea Market (#50Things)
Bonnet-topped Amish women and $1 sunglasses may seem completely unrelated, but at the Shipshewana Flea Market the two are harmoniously juxtaposed. Located about 3.5 hours northeast of Indianapolis in the heart of northern Indiana’s Amish country is the sprawling Trading Read more
Northern Indiana Girls Trip
I just got back from my annual girls trip to Northern Indiana. If you have never been, let me enlighten you on a few tips/trades I’ve learned along the way: Flea Market – Held every Tuesday and Wednesday from May Read more
State Fair…in Nappanee?
Yes, you read that right. Head north to Nappanee to the Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres, which this week opened Rodgers & Hammerstein’s award-winning musical State Fair. The musical follows the Frake family who leave the routine of their Read more
Gasthof Amish Village of Montgomery (Daviess County)
Gasthof Amish Village, billed as an “oasis in the farmland” of Southern Indiana, offers a hotel, restaurant, antiques, and craft shops. It sits on a 25 acre lake in Daviess County, and provides visitors a sample of authentic Amish food, Read more
The Art and Earth Trail in Northern Indiana
There’s a lot to do in Northern Indiana. So much that you could take about 7 weekends to get visit that region, and still not see everything there is to see. The Northern Indiana Tourism Development Commission has plotted out Read more
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