Indiana Insider Blog

From boating and fishing to swimming and waterskiing, Indiana is an incredible place to spend a day on the lake. The Hoosier State is home to 100,000 acres of publicly owned lakes and 45 miles of Great Lakes shoreline that... Read more

Indiana is beginning to safely re-open business and face coverings are now required. Along the way, you might be wondering, “What is open in Indiana right now?” The Back on Track Indiana plan features a multiple-stage gradual re-opening process of... Read more

We were in luck for this year’s Indianapolis Scottish Highland Games and Festival — it was warm and sunny, and not the typical fall weather you get in the middle of October. The beer and Irn Bru were flowing, the... Read more

After a long, long day in Downtown Indianapolis the day before, my daughter and I decide we’re going to sleep in and finish off day 2 of our trip in a more relaxed manner. On the schedule for today is... Read more

I love all things Scottish (except maybe the shorter life span). I love bagpipe music. I love Scottish TV. I even love haggis — a mixture of sheep’s liver, lungs, and heart, with barley and other spices. It’s served in... Read more

The Indy Jazz Fest is coming up next month, just in time for fall. Because when you think cool weather, you think cool music. Or at least I do. The Jazz Fest is a week long festival of, well, jazz... Read more

If you’re a fan of locally grown food, you’ll want to check out the third annual Dig IN, A Taste of Indiana, which showcases our state’s top chefs, growers, producers, brewers, and wineries on August 26th at White River State... Read more

As a theater goer, you have to be careful when the words on the playbill say “touching,” “heartfelt,” or “poignant,” because some time during the evening, someone is going to cry. I started my third year of attending Beef &... Read more

I was worried about how Beef and Board would do A Christmas Carol in one hour, especially with songs and music. It’s always a two-hour show when they show the Patrick Stewart (aka Captain Jean-Luc Picard) playing Ebenezer Scrooge version... Read more