Indiana Insider Blog

Autumn has arrived in Festival Country Indiana, and that means great leaf-viewing opportunities and plenty of fall fun like corn mazes, pumpkin patches and fall festivals. You’re going to love autumn South of Indy. Festival Country, located just south of... Read more

Hendricks County, Indiana has all of the ingredients to cook up an authentically amazing Fall Excursion in the Hoosier State. From a ride on horseback to a hike through amazing Fall foliage, you have to get outdoors and experience the... Read more

This guest blog was written by Duane Brodt, director of public relations for Conner Prairie. August is a busy month for some 100 women who volunteer at Conner Prairie. Not as busy as September and October are. But pretty busy.... Read more

A lifelong Hoosier, Emily Metallic is an Indiana University student who was somewhat disillusioned with her home state. After reading the 50 Things Every Hoosier Must Do article in the August 2010 issue of Indianapolis Monthly, Emily made it her... Read more

It’s fall in Indiana and with just a couple weeks left until Halloween, it’s time to get your pumpkins! There are dozens of pumpkin patches throughout the Hoosier State where you spend the afternoon. Many places are also apple orchards,... Read more

Fall has, well, fallen, and to me that always means apples and pumpkins. I know we can get apples in the summer, but summer is not my apple season. That’s because I think more of apple cider and apple pie... Read more

Want to get your face and hands sticky with gooey caramel goodness? We’ve got an app for that. Tuesday, September 1, Conner Prairie’s Apple Store will open to the public and offer the first hand-dipped caramel apples of 2009. They’ll... Read more

We Hoosiers like to have a good time. And, apparently, we like to eat as evidenced by the multitude of food-based festivals happening in Indiana during the month of September. As the old theme song goes, there’s more than corn... Read more