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Centerville-based candle outlet casts a Warm Glow

by visitrichmond February 24, 2012

 Get going and get Glowing! Located just west of Richmond where Centerville Road meets I-70, Warm Glow Candle Outlet beckons locals and travelers alike to make a pit stop, come in and explore. At first sight, the charming Warm Glow exterior calls to mind a quaint German-style cottage, and the hard-to-miss giant candle out front lets [...]

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Veach’s Toy Store – An Amazing Adventure

by visitrichmond December 14, 2011

Indiana Tourism welcomes today’s guest blogger, Susan Ray: Susan is a freelance writer and co-founder of a local writers’ group. She loves her life in Indianaand is passionate about discovering and sharing the little known treasures and the unexpected beauty of the Hoosier state with newcomers and natives alike. Susan often shares these forays into [...]

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5 Things I Learned As a Tourist In My Own Town

by ammagan November 20, 2011

For three days this week, I had the chance to play tourist in my own town. I was a chaperone at the National Catholic Youth Conference that took place in downtown Indianapolis. Our group stayed in the J.W. Marriott. The general conference sessions took place at Lucas Oil Stadium. The rest of the conference was [...]

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Urban Folk Art Show Highlights Up and Coming Artists

by ammagan November 3, 2011

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 newcomers  expand their following and businesses. Artists will be on hand to display and sell [...]

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More November Fun in Brown County

by nwiltrout November 3, 2011

While the lines of traffic and herds of fall foliage seekers may have packed up and fled Brown County at the end of October, next weekend presents a great opportunity to visit this always beautiful area of Indiana. With so much on the schedule, you won’t miss the now-fading fall colors one bit! Below I’ve listed a [...]

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Tell City Pretzels

by nwiltrout October 11, 2011

If you’re anything like me, you’re looking for a distraction during some of these Colts games to make them a little more pleasant to watch. A good, crunchy snack is certainly one way to cure the 0-5 blues. Tell City Pretzels in Tell City, Indiana date back to 1858 when a baker from Switzerland immigrated [...]

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It All Starts With a Ball of Yarn

by cjohnson September 26, 2011

I admire people that are crafty. It takes a special kind of person to be able to produce an interesting and special artifact from scratch. When I first saw Jennifer Berger’s hand-designed and constructed felted creatures, I was infatuated knowing these unique artifacts began from a simple ball of yarn. Berger is an Indiana Artisan [...]

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Ethnic Expo in Columbus, Indiana October 7-8

by nwiltrout September 24, 2011

One of my favorite aspects of living in Columbus, Indiana, is the international diversity you find here. It’s very typical in any gathering of people at a public place in town to hear several languages being spoken. This diversity is primarily attributed to Columbus being the headquarters of Cummins, a Fortune 500 company that manufactures diesel [...]

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Put Your Life on Hold in Nappanee, IN

by ammagan July 31, 2011

Have you ever wished you could just press the “pause” button on your life to just slow things down for a while? A trip to Nappanee, Indiana — a community in Indiana’s northern Amish region — is about the closest you will come to that elusive pause. We started our visit to the small town [...]

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Yard Sale Season is Here!

by nwiltrout June 1, 2011

One thing I love about summer (besides sunny days by the pool, the sound of the ice cream truck approaching, and the smell of a freshly mowed lawn) is that each weekend brings a new round of treasures to find. The kind of treasures that can only be discovered at a yard sale. And two great [...]

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