Indiana Insider Blog

“Everlasting Light: The Story of Indiana’s Bicentennial Torch Relay” is a 37-minute documentary produced by the Department of Telecommunications at Ball State University. The documentary serves to commemorate the Torch Relay for future Hoosier generations. You can purchase a DVD... Read more

Visit Indiana’s Executive Director Mark Newman appeared on Fox 59 Morning News in Indianapolis to talk about some of the amazing Indiana Grown products that you should put on your table this Thanksgiving. You can watch his segments below and... 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

If you’ve read my blogs on Southeastern Indiana (three blogs: one, two and three) then you are sure to remember a highlight of my trip – Schimpff’s Confectionary. The sweetest people running the most adorable, quaint candy shop all in... Read more

Hear a little bit more about Kokomo Opalescent Glass and see what all I experienced on my visit! (Or read about it on the last blog here.)

I had a chance to visit Fort Wayne on a travel writing trip, courtesy of Visit Fort Wayne, the convention and visitors bureau up there in, well, Fort Wayne, Indiana. In addition to visiting a few restaurants, an Amish experience... Read more

Indiana Insider recently visited The Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes. Here’s an accompanying video to go with the story: Click here to view video if you can’t see it above.

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

On a recent Saturday, my family planned a trip to Hunter’s Honey Farm in Martinsville, Indiana. The first thing you should know when heading to visit the farm is that the journey is as beautiful as the destination. It is about a... Read more