The 10th anniversary of the popular Quilt Gardens in Elkhart County will feature two new sites, a new Quilt Mural and one of the largest-ever exhibitions of Seward Johnson bronze sculptures outside of the artist’s personal retrospective. Planting of the 19 Read more
It’s never been done before in Elkhart County and, really, only once anywhere in the world. The Quilt Gardens and the downtowns of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Middlebury, Bristol and Wakarusa will be the site of the largest exhibition of American Read more
The Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival will be held in Wakarusa, Indiana (Elkhart County), on Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22, celebrating their maple syrup heritage, including their annual parade, town-favorite maple syrup jelly beans, sugar camp tours, and a Read more
I spent the early years of my childhood growing up in New England. Each summer, we camped in Vermont and came home with bottles of maple syrup to pour all over our pancakes for the rest of the year. I’ve wrongly assumed Read more
Erik wrote about this last month – but since it’s coming up, I figured it’d be a good time to remind everyone all about it. Springtime in Northern Indiana means maple sugar is starting to run from the trees and Read more
Indiana’s jug seems to runneth over with maple syrup. I’ve already written about the National Maple Syrup Festival in Medora and the Parke County Maple Syrup Festival. So I figured I’d complete the Maple Syrup Trifecta this month, and tell Read more
My wife and I discovered this gem of a place while we were on the Elkart County Heritage Driving Tour last month. The Wakarusa Dime Store was founded over a hundred years ago and to this day sells a dizzying Read more
Head to Wakarusa for the Maple Syrup Festival, April 17 & 18. Enjoy stack after stack of packages under wonderful layer upon layer of maple syrup!
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