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The Votes Are In! These Historic Destinations are the Best of Indiana

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 07, 2017

Another record setting year of voting and the results are in for Visit Indiana's Best of Indiana awards. More than 24,000 Hoosiers selected Indiana's Best Historic Destination. The top-10 vote getters include the homes of historic champions for freedom, military memorials, locations instrumental to…

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Want to See Indiana's FIRST Capital? Visit Vincennes in Knox County

By admin on May 13, 2014

Want to know who the true Indiana geeks are? Ask them "what was Indiana's first capital?" You have to say it exactly that way, because it's a trick question. Most people will tell you, "Corydon, until they moved it up to Indianapolis in 1825." Except Vincennes was the first capital of the Indiana…

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A Steampunk Holiday Adventure in Vincennes

By admin on Nov. 30, 2013

Steampunk is often considered a sub-genre of entertainment, but it's starting to emerge as its own genre classification of music, literature, and art. Steampunk, if you're not familiar, is currently a sub-genre of science fiction where everything is steam powered. It's as if the internal combustion…

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Knox County Watermelon Festival - August 3, 2013

By admin on Jun. 30, 2013

They take their watermelons seriously in Vincennes Indiana. So seriously, they devote an entire day to the thumpable fruit. On Saturday, August 3, head to Knox County and Patrick Henry Square, located on the Historical George Roger's Clark Memorial Site, for a day of fun, food, music, and of course…

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Red Skelton Museum Grand Opening in Vincennes, Indiana

By admin on Jun. 29, 2013

When you reach a certain age, there are certain names you know, or at least remember, even if it was what your parents watched. With only four channels on TV, you remember any mention of a TV show, actor, musician, or comedian. Even if it was your parents' time, you had to watch what they watched…

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