Indiana INsider's Guide

Posts From: March 2014

Rural Routes to Main Street

By Carrie Lambert on Mar. 27, 2014

Rural Routes to Main Street is a Cultural Trail located just west of downtown Indy in Hendricks County. In December, I had the privilege of stopping at several destinations on the trail and want to make sure you know about these wonderful gems. Located in Martinsville are two shops, next door to…

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Northern Indiana Beer Trail, Day 3

By admin on Mar. 20, 2014

We had to cut our day a little short yesterday, trying to cover the remaining seven microbreweries in the Northern Indiana Beer Trail (click here for the Google Map). We covered seven on the Northwestern Indiana Beer Trail, but we discovered that the rest of Indiana is a big place. So we visited…

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Corndance Tavern

By Carrie Lambert on Mar. 20, 2014

I'm really glad I had a reason to head to South Bend last week. It gave me an excuse to visit Notre Dame (more on that in a later post) and make another trip to Corndance Tavern. It has been a few years since I ate here and I'm happy to say all of my memories of the delicious food and wonderful…

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Northern Indiana Beer Trail, Day 2

By admin on Mar. 19, 2014

In trying to create an Indiana Beer Trail, we've hit a bit of a snag, but only a minor one. On Day 1, we managed to visit seven breweries all in "Da Region" , all within 20 miles of each other. So that's a lot of breweries in a small area, but if we're going to visit the rest of the Northern Indiana…

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First Indianapolis Comic Con a Blast

By admin on Mar. 19, 2014

It was an exciting time at the Indianapolis Convention Center, as comic book fans, sci-fi fans, and anyone who has pored over the full-color pulp pages and sighed, " If only. . . " I was taking my youngest daughter and son to their — and my — very first comic convention. We've often dreamed of…

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Northwest Indiana Beer Trail, Day 1

By admin on Mar. 18, 2014

We already have a wine trail in Indiana, so I'm thinking we need a beer trail. There are enough microbreweries around the state, that we could spend a few days traveling around, sampling beers, and eating some great pub grub. Assuming you had a designated driver, or a very understanding spouse…

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Story, Indiana to Pick a New Village Idiot

By admin on Mar. 18, 2014

April 1 Election Fast Approaching Story, Indiana—They may not have much in the way of government, no mayor, town counsel, or any kind of government (they only have 13 full-time residents, after all), but little Story, Indiana understands how government works. So every year, they elect the Village…

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Beef & Boards to Show Cole Porter's "Anything Goes"

By admin on Mar. 18, 2014

Cole Porter is coming to the Beef & Boards Theatre from April 3 to May 11 with his 80-year-old nautical classic, Anything Goes. It's the same old story: boy-meets-girl-on-ship, girl-has-fiance-on-ship, hilarity-ensues. The boy and girl in question — Billy Crocker and Hope Harcourt — meet on board…

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Children's Museums

By Carrie Lambert on Mar. 16, 2014

So it's still cold. It's still dreary. Everyone is getting a little bit of cabin fever. You need to get out. You need a children's museum. Lucky for you, there are many options across the state. Choose a destination and make a little trip out of it. It just might do you all good! Fort Wayne's…

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Gray Brothers Cafeteria

By Carrie Lambert on Mar. 07, 2014

Since 1944 Gray Brothers Cafeteria, located just eight miles south of 465, has been serving home cooked meals and dessert (I recommend the peach cobbler, but we'll get into that later!). My husband has ranted and raved about this place since we were dating. But to him, and all the locals, it is…

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