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Conner Prairie Re-Opens for Spring

By Visit Indiana on Mar. 24, 2016

Today’s the day! It’s Opening Weekend for the outdoor grounds at Conner Prairie! The Conner home Prairietown, the Nature Walk, the Civil War Journey, and everything else on the outdoor grounds re-opens today. The entire weekend of March 24-27, which falls on Easter weekend, is celebrated as the…

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Fort Wayne’s Embassy Theatre Unveils New Features

By Visit Indiana on Mar. 17, 2016

The Avett Brothers were a new name to me, but knowing they combine bluegrass, country, punk, pop melodies, folk, rock and roll, indie rock, honky tonk and ragtime is intriguing. I might have to give it a go! For the past couple of years those of us who live in the Fort Wayne area have heard of a…

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Spring Break Fun in Clark & Floyd Counties

By Carrie Lambert on Mar. 15, 2016

Still looking for more ideas for spring break close to home? Here's an great option in Southern Indiana - Clark Floyd Counties. I spent a weekend here last year and vowed to go back and hit some areas I just didn't have time for. Here are the hot spots ... Falls of the Ohio State Park Last year I…

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Have Sweet, Sticky Fun at National Maple Syrup Festival

By Visit Indiana on Feb. 26, 2016

Photo by Shirley Lance, courtesy of Brown County Photography Club My kids never knew this, but our vacations were designed to have an educational element. That was never truer than at the National Maple Syrup Festival in Medora. It was great fun as we watched sap being drawn from maple trees and…

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Big Ten Basketball Madness Descends on Indy This March

By Visit Indiana on Feb. 19, 2016

Indianapolis plays host to the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments this March, marking Indy’s 10 th time hosting the men’s championship and the 19 th time hosting the women’s championship. The women’s tournament will be held from March 2-6 and the men’s tournament will be held from March…

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Trains on Main, a Rising Sun Tradition

By Visit Indiana on Dec. 28, 2015

A member-constructed ticket booth sits outside the Trains on Main exhibit entrance in Rising Sun. As a young girl growing up near Pittsburgh, some of my fondest Christmas memories include the vast holiday decorating my parents would undertake. Dad-- the original “Clark Griswold” of Christmas…

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Take in Sacred Journeys at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis

By Carrie Lambert on Dec. 22, 2015

It's no secret that I'm a regular visitor to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The combination of living 15 minutes away, having a child living at home and a membership card in my wallet makes it an easy decision ... every time! Last week I actually headed there on back to back days (crazy I…

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Santa arrives by seaplane, kicks-off 2015 Ohio County holiday events

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 18, 2015

When your Main Street begins at the beautiful Ohio River waterfront that's all the more reason to have Santa Claus arrive by seaplane! The public is invited to meet on Front Street in Rising Sun on Friday, December 4 around 4:45 p.m. as Mac's Seaplane Service has made special arrangements to fly in…

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So Much to Discover at Muncie's Gem - Minnetrista

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 13, 2015

Have you heard of a place for years and never visited it and when you finally did, you went ‘Wow!’ That's what I felt when I recently toured the place called Minnetrista in Muncie. The word Minnetrista means ‘gathering place by the water’. It refers to the 40-acre place in Muncie where the five…

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Catch a Mesmerizing Stevens Puppet Show

By Visit Indiana on Oct. 30, 2015

I’ve loved puppets since the first time I saw a puppet show at my school. Actually they were marionettes, the kind of puppet held by strings by the puppet master above them. I was always fascinated by the way the puppets—usually made of wood – could walk, dance, twirl, even fly. So it was a delight…

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