Samuel Jackson is the first recorded white settler in the area that would become Spring Mill State Park sometime around 1815. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Spring Mill State Park – First Settler
Experience history first hand with a road trip to Spring Mill State Park near Mitchell, Indiana. The park features a modern electric campground and a great system of hiking trails. Stay in style in Spring Mill Inn. The pioneer village features a working gristmill, blacksmith shop, woodworking shop and weaving looms. Visitors may take a boat tour into one of the parks two caves. Continue reading Spring Mill State Park
The geologic features of Dune State Park have their origins in the rising and falling water levels of Lake Michigan as well as the winds coming off the lake. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Dune State Park Geology
Visitors to Indiana Dunes State Park can hike the sand mountains that tower over beautiful Lake Michigan and see the city of Chicago in the distance. Bird watchers can find a copious number of waterfowls, songbirds and other avian treats in the marshes in the park. Sun worshipers can swim and lounge along the immense sand beaches that line the Lake Michigan shoreline. Camping, fishing and picnicking are also fun activities at the park. Continue reading Indiana Dunes State Park
I have written the books in this series to provide prospective visitors to the Indiana State Parks with a complete visitors guide to the area and to present histories of the individual parks, their geology as well as their unique features. At present there are six books in the series which are published in order of the dates of when the parks were established. Continue reading Indiana State Park Travel Guide Series
Greetings, today I will discuss several of the wildlife refuges visitors to Greetings, today I will discuss several of the wildlife refuges visitors to Pokagon State Park can visit while in the area. The first one I will talk about is the Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve. Continue reading Podcast – Nature Preserves Near Pokagon State Park
Greetings, today I will talk about Trine State Recreation Area, which is part of Pokagon State Park. Continue reading Podcast – Trine State Recreation Area History
Last week I discussed the original inhabitants of the Pokagon State Park area, the Pokagon tribe. This week I will discuss the geology of the park and its establishment in 1925. Continue reading Podcast – History of Pokagon Staten Park Part 2
Sample ChapterPokagon Indiana State ParkChapter title – History of the ParkThe Potawatomi tribe lived in the region now occupied by … Continue reading Sample Chapter – History of Pokagon State Park
Greetings, today I will discuss my newest book release, Pokagon Indiana State Park. In this episode you will hear the History of Pokagon State Park – Part 1 – The Potawatomi Tribe and the Trail of Death Continue reading Podcast – History of Pokagon State Park – Part 1 – The Potawatomi Tribe and the Trail of Death
Pokagon Indiana State ParkTourism and History Guide to the Park Table of Contents Audio BookPreview ChapterEbook Price – $ 2.99 … Continue reading Pokagon Indiana State Park
In the Book:Brown County State ParkT. C. Steele State Historic Site DescriptionGosport, Indiana native T. C. Steele brought his nationally … Continue reading Video – T. C. Steele State Historic Site
Visitors to Parke County Indiana will find 31 restored covered bridges set in the beautiful Parke County countryside. Continue reading The Covered Bridges of Park County Indiana
A visit to Cataract Falls will reveal two waterfalls a half mile apart. The Falls are, by volume, the largest waterfalls in Indiana. The Upper Falls is at the Cataract Falls State Recreation Area. This Falls drops about thirty feet. Visitors will find an observation deck to observe them located adjacent to a picnic area. A walk across Cataract Falls Covered Bridge, just above the Falls, affords a magnificent view of the Mill Creek Gorge below the Falls. Continue reading Indiana’s Cataract Falls
McCormick’s Creek State Park – Trail 3 Description: Explore the magnificent McCormick’s Creek canyon and savor the beauty of McCormick’s … Continue reading McCormick’s Creek State Park – Trail 3
In the Book: McCormick’s Creek State Park Tivoli Theatre Description The historic Tivoli Theatre in Terre Haute, Indiana is a … Continue reading Tivoli Theatre
Brown County Indiana State Park offers visitors a premier hiking experience as well as wonderful camping opportunities. This guide includes the history of the park as well as historical and tourism information for Brown County, and Nashville Indiana. Continue reading Brown County State Park
Southern Indiana
The southern one third of the state has never, as far as geologists can tell, been covered by glaciers. This region has some of Indiana’s most ancient soils and terrain. Most of the state’s bedrock layer consists of limestone, dolostone, sandstone, and shale Continue reading Sample Chapter – Brown County Geology
Clifty Falls State Park offers visitors a premier hiking experience as well as wonderful camping opportunities. This guide includes the history of the park as well as historical and tourism information for Madison and Jefferson County, Indiana. Continue reading Clifty Falls State Park
The area of Clifty Falls State Park lies on an area geologists call the Cincinnati Arch. This geological formation stretches between the Illinois Basin, in south central Illinois, and the Appalachian Basin, which slants southwest through eastern Virginia. The rock layers in the area of the park slant towards the west with the younger rock faces to the west and the older to the east. The exposed rock is mostly composed of a substance geologists call Laurel Dolomite. Continue reading Sample Chapter – General Geology Clifty Falls State Park
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