Indiana Insider Blog

Step into history with a stop at this Parke County Winery. Located on Bridgeton Road, the winery is north of the town of Bridgeton. Cross at a Walk Britton Winery pays homage to a family history that you can explore... Read more

Indiana’s story stretches well into history, with significant events happening well before statehood was granted in 1816, and visitors can experience the people and places of the past firsthand at historic sites across the state. You are guaranteed to find... Read more

What do you give a park for its 70th birthday? If you’ve been around the block a few times, you already know that Holiday World started out as Santa Claus Land, with an opening day of August 3, 1946. That’s... Read more

We rolled through Leavenworth around lunchtime--and everyone was a bit cranky (me included). We needed food! Stephenson's General Store was calling!

When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, Switzerland County began the countdown to the October 4-13, 2013 Bicentennial honoring its county seat.

What “rapper” lived in Lockerbie? What was in the middle of Monument Circle before the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument? And why is College Avenue called that anyway? You can learn the answer to these questions and much more while enjoying... Read more

When I was a teenager considering what to do with the rest of my life, I thought that I might want to be a high school history teacher. That is until my mom said that those jobs always go to... Read more

I used to work in downtown Richmond, in an old movie theater that had been nicely redesigned to house Center City Development’s Innovation Center.  My office overlooked a lovely street-scape of brick sidewalks, old-style lampposts, curving streets, and interesting, old... Read more

It’s opening weekend this weekend (March 27 & 28) at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park. They’re kicking off their 2010 outdoor season with several new programs and interactive experiences. Some of their new daily programs will include: Wednesdays are Grandparents... Read more