Indiana INsider's Guide

Tag: Nature

Test Your Skills With 20 More Digital Indiana Jigsaw Puzzles

By Visit Indiana on Apr. 24, 2020

To keep you mentally stimulated and entertained while at home, we initially created a list of 10 digital jigsaw puzzles featuring some of the most beautiful landscapes in Indiana. The first round of puzzles was so popular that we are now releasing an additional 20 that represent gorgeous…

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Where is Indiana's Best Hiking Trail? The Choice is Yours!

By Visit Indiana on Sep. 11, 2019

Canyons, Waterfalls, Swamps, Dunes and even an Abandoned Theme Park! Indiana’s hiking trails are as different as they are challenging. In 2019, the Indiana Department of Resources put together a list of 33 nominees to go head-to-head for the crown of the Best Indiana Hiking Trail. View the winners…

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You Have to Explore Indiana's Underground in Historic Corydon

By Hyacinth Rucker on Aug. 27, 2019

Are you looking for a destination to take your family on an adventure? Then head on down to Historic Corydon, Indiana in Harrison County. For years, I have wanted my boys to experience a cavern. So needless to say, when the opportunity arose for us to get away from everyday life and experience, not…

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T.C. Steele State Historic Site: Where Art & Nature Create Inspiration

By Marilyn Culler on Aug. 15, 2019

Indiana’s natural beauty has a richness recorded by painters, photographers, poets and songwriters. Wind into the hills of Brown County and you’ll find a true national treasure – the T.C. Steele State Historic Site. Paintings on giant easels along the road announce you’re getting close. The…

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You Won't Believe The Beauty of This Nature Preserve in Putnam County

By Marilyn Culler on May 15, 2018

Wandering through nature in Putnam County confirms that Indiana is not flat! From ridgetop to riverbed, visitors can relax in rolling woodlands, steep ravines, and pristine beauty. Saunter along easy trails. Photograph colorful arrays of wildflowers. Listen to the wind in the treetops. Enjoy…

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Two Southeast Indiana State Parks Perfect For a Getaway

By Visit Indiana on Oct. 02, 2017

Am I a person who hikes miles in the wilderness, climbs mountains, enters a triathlon? That would be a "no". Even if you're not an outdoor adventurer, you'll enjoy a drive or stroll through these two southeast Indiana State Parks on a beautiful day. Bring the whole family, a few friends, your…

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Quilt Gardens: How One Idea Flowered Into a Million Blooms

By Visit Indiana on Jul. 10, 2017

The Quilt Garden at Krider World's Fair Garden is one of three in the Middlebury area. By Marshall V. King Ten years of Quilt Gardens in Elkhart County has resulted in a lot of blooms, a lot of visitors and a lot of stories. Mary Ann Lienhart-Cross, Elkhart County Extension Director and an…

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You Must Visit This Animal Sanctuary in Northeast Indiana

By Tina Bobilya on May 25, 2017

My children and I made a recent trip to Albion, Indiana to the Black Pine Animal Sanctuary. This is one of those places in Indiana that is not only an excellent place to experience many types of exotic animals up close and personal but also delivers a powerful and humbling message to us as humans…

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The Eagles Have Landed in Indiana and Here's Where You Can Find Them

By Tina Bobilya on Dec. 27, 2016

Copyright DNR; Lynnanne Fager A hundred years ago you would not have been able to find a bald eagle anywhere in the state of Indiana. But thanks to a successful reintroduction program at Lake Monroe in Bloomington during the late 80s, bald eagle sightings are much more common as the population of…

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A Closer Look at Northern Indiana's Nature

By Visit Indiana on Jul. 27, 2016

This is a guest blog by Alyssa Nyberg written as a Nature Note Article Alyssa Nyberg Rain soaked and exhausted, I stand at the edge of a wetland. My hair is plastered to my face, my shirt is askew, and my jeans are heavy with water and mud. At this moment, I am far from the epitome of “marsh…

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