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Posts From: November 2015

Celebrate Christmas in Fort Wayne!

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 23, 2015

Make time in your Christmas schedule to visit the friendly city of Fort Wayne this year. There’s so much to do! This video may help you make decisions on which to do first! Here are my favorites: Downtown’s Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony This free event really tips the scales in favor of outdoor…

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Thanksgiving Weekend Fun in Southern Indiana

By Carrie Lambert on Nov. 20, 2015

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holiday breaks because you have an automatic four day weekend and there is no pressure of gifts - only good food. So, let me do you a favor and plan some things for you to do ... in Southern Indiana. Schimpff's Confectionary - I visited this place over the summer…

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Celebrate Anderson's Treasures

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 20, 2015

As part of our goal to get to know parts of Indiana that were new to us my husband and I traveled recently to Anderson in the central eastern part of the state. We had always stopped at an Anderson exit on our way south off of I69, but this was our first opportunity to get to know the city of…

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Jingle Rails ... A Holiday Experience

By Carrie Lambert on Nov. 19, 2015

It's coming ... the annual Jingle Rails exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indy. Last year was my first time to visit this annual exhibit and I am figuring out when to go back this year. It is hard to explain it for those that haven't visited, but basically you…

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Santa arrives by seaplane, kicks-off 2015 Ohio County holiday events

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 18, 2015

When your Main Street begins at the beautiful Ohio River waterfront that's all the more reason to have Santa Claus arrive by seaplane! The public is invited to meet on Front Street in Rising Sun on Friday, December 4 around 4:45 p.m. as Mac's Seaplane Service has made special arrangements to fly in…

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Take a Sip (or Several) on the Heartland Wine and Ale Trail

By Carrie Lambert on Nov. 16, 2015

I heart trails. It honestly doesn't matter what kind: antique trails, fairy trails, even hiking trails, but I want to tell you about a new trail I just heard about: the Heartland Wine and Ale Trail. If you haven't been to Richmond/Wayne County on the eastern part of the state, a visit is necessary…

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Learn About America's 23rd President at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 15, 2015

In 1874 Benjamin Harrison, famed attorney from Indianapolis, built his family a 16-room Italianate mansion at 1230 N. Delaware Street in what would have been then outside of the city. Today, that home is known as the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site You say you don't know much about Benjamin…

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Rising Star Transformed Into The Christmas Casino

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 13, 2015

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Ohio County! Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun welcomed a visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus recently to help casino officials light up the featured Christmas tree inside the casino’s Pavilion. It wasn’t merely the decorative glow of a holiday tree…

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So Much to Discover at Muncie's Gem - Minnetrista

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 13, 2015

Have you heard of a place for years and never visited it and when you finally did, you went ‘Wow!’ That's what I felt when I recently toured the place called Minnetrista in Muncie. The word Minnetrista means ‘gathering place by the water’. It refers to the 40-acre place in Muncie where the five…

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Fill your Thanksgiving table with Hoosier treats

By Visit Indiana on Nov. 12, 2015

Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to appear of Fox 59 and promote some delicious, locally made products for your holiday table. Indiana abounds with dozens upon dozens of expert food producers, and this is just a sampling of our Hoosier food artists. With our proud agricultural and culinary…

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