Indiana Insider Blog

Once the temperatures dip, the snow starts to fall and the winds become chilly (or borderline brutal), there aren’t many souls hanging out at Whiting Lakefront Park. And in a time like this, that’s a welcome thing. Not only are... Read more

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... Read more

I knew the Ansel Adams photographs would be perfect. And I knew the Eiteljorg – the downtown Indianapolis museum known for its focus on the American West – was the perfect place to display them. As I walked across the lawn... Read more

Where are the most beautiful, fun, friendly, patriotic, best food and best place for geocaching located? How about Nashville, Indiana!   Yes that’s right, according to the Best of the Road 2013 Competition; Nashville, Indiana has been nominated as one... Read more

I love a good contest, especially when it involves travel, photography, writing, and the new kid on the communications block, video. So I thought this contest from the Lafayette-West Lafayette Convention and Visitors Bureau, called One Great Contest, was lots... Read more

The Stutz Art Space is featuring the work of three of award-winning photographers in May, with their show, “The Art of Nature: The Best of Our Worlds,” featuring the traditional and digital photography of Pete Howard, Gayle Moore and Tom... Read more

When the frigid winter temperatures and gray skies get you down, there’s no better place to head in Central Indiana than the Garfield Park Conservatory in Indianapolis. Before the word “park” scares you off or has you packing up mittens and... Read more

Jill Mowrey is an award-winning photographer based out of Anderson, Indiana. Jill started her career as a graphic designer but with the economic downturn she got laid off from her job in 2006. Instead of dwelling in the past, she... Read more

The ready availability of digital cameras has churned out hundreds of Hoosiers who call themselves photographers. But Bloomington-based photographer John Bower is an old school shutterbug. He uses a medium format-film camera, develops his film and hand-processes gelatin-silver prints in... Read more