Indiana Insider Blog

I always love the time between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. All the hustle and bustle of Christmas has died down. And this northern Indiana ice festival is our family’s new late December tradition. We’re not a family that jets... Read more

This is year 32 that Pete Basala has been spreading Christmas cheer for those in Northwest Indiana with an elaborate holiday lights display known as “Peteyville” that lights up part of the block in his Hessville neighborhood in Hammond from... Read more

Our family made a pact to go places and do things that we’ve never done this year. Our first stop – Paoli Peaks and the French Lick resort in southern Indiana, which is about 2.5 hours away from the Indianapolis... Read more

Indiana State Parks are a great place to escape into nature, and the seven Indiana State Park Inns are the best way to get the full experience. The Indiana State Park Inns include Canyon Inn at McCormick’s Creek State Park, Potawatomi Inn... Read more

Winterval … What a lovely word that immediately makes me interested to know more! It is exactly what you might guess it means – a combination of winter and a festival and Downtown Fort Wayne has it.On Saturday, January 30,... Read more

It is definitely winter in Indiana. Why not take advantage of the weather with a ski package? Yes, you read that right … a ski package in Indiana.Spring Mill Inn in Southern Indiana has partnered with Paoli Peaks to offer... Read more

There are few better ways to get in the spirit of the holiday season than at Conner Prairie by Candlelight. If you’re not familiar with Conner Prairie, it is an Interactive History Park in Fishers, Indiana that recreates life in... Read more

Thanksgiving and Black Friday have just passed, and you know what that means…CHRISTMAS! Time for listening to carols, snow ball fights, hot cocoa and awaiting Santa’s arrival. I love the holidays so much I don’t wait for Thanksgiving to come... Read more

The Muncie Children's Museum offers 24,000 square feet of indoor space for kids to play in northeast Indiana. Links to coupon and savings offers as well.