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Save with Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs Go! Packages

by nwiltrout April 3, 2012

I don’t know about you, but this unseasonably warm weather we’ve been experiencing around Indiana has me ready to dive right into summer. I’m already planning our weekend getaways, long hikes through the woods, trips to the pool and some camping adventures. One of my favorite aspects of traveling around Indiana is the amazing network of state parks [...]

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Rudolph’s Christmas Cabins…Home (Away from Home) for the Holidays

by indiana.tourism November 22, 2011

Indiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Laura Barker: Laura  Barker has been the PR Coordinator at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort and the Santa Claus Christmas Store for two years. Follow both the Lake Rudolph Campground and the Santa Claus Christmas Store on Facebook. When we decided to expand this past season at Lake [...]

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Explore Brown County through the Trees

by artourism October 28, 2011

Valley Branch Retreat Center, just east of Nashville on State Road 46, is known for great outdoor activities – camping, ATVing and mountain biking – but they have gone from the ground to the sky by adding ZIPLINING to their repertoire. A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I tested out Valley Branch’s beautiful [...]

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Fall’s Biggest Day – Halloween!

by IDNR October 26, 2011

Indiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Tim Cordell: Tim Cordell is an interpretive naturalist at Potato Creek State Park. He has worked for DNR since 1978 at Potato Creek, McCormick’s Creek and Spring Mill State Parks. Tim plays an active role in the park’s resource management as well as running the nature center and park [...]

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Creepy Crafts, Costumes, Campsites and Campfires at Monroe Reservoir

by IDNR October 16, 2011

Indiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Jill Vance: Jill Vance is the interpretive naturalist at Monroe Reservoir, the largest lake in the state of Indiana. She has worked for Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs since 2004. Her outdoor interests include hiking, camping, wild edibles, and geology. Autumn is my absolute favorite time of year, highlighted [...]

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The Fruits of Fall

by IDNR October 7, 2011

ndiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Dana Gehlhausen: Dana Gehlhausen is an Interpretive Naturalist at Patoka Lake for Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs. Dana studied Wildlife Biology at Ball State University and has worked at Patoka Lake since 2006, where she started as an intern. She always enjoys time spent outdoors, and a few of [...]

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Delightful Days of Fall at Patoka

by IDNR September 29, 2011

Indiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Dana Gehlhausen: Dana Gehlhausen is an Interpretive Naturalist at Patoka Lake for Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs. Dana studied Wildlife Biology at Ball State University and has worked at Patoka Lake since 2006, where she started as an intern. She always enjoys time spent outdoors, and a few of [...]

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Prairie Harvest Weekend at Potato Creek State Park

by IDNR September 22, 2011

Indiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Tim Cordell: Tim Cordell is an interpretive naturalist at Potato Creek State Park. He has worked for DNR since 1978 at Potato Creek, McCormick’s Creek and Spring Mill State Parks. Tim plays an active role in the park’s resource management as well as running the nature center and park [...]

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Brookville Lake

by nwiltrout September 19, 2011

To end the summer with a bang, my family planned one final camping trip for the year. I wanted to visit someplace new, but that wasn’t too far of a drive. Since I knew the temperatures might still be pretty hot and sticky, water was also a high priority. Brookville Lake in southeastern Indiana fit [...]

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Where Were You the DAY AFTER 9/11?

by IDNR September 9, 2011

Indiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Ginger Murphy: Ginger Murphy is Assistant Director for Stewardship for Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs. During her 25 years with DNR she has also worked as an interpretive naturalist at the Upper Wabash Reservoirs (Salamonie, Mississinewa and Roush Lakes) and as Chief of Interpretation. Birding and hiking top her [...]

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