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While Gladys Russell is a wildlife preserve with excellent opportunities for bird watching, it also offers a number of uses, including hiking, picnicking, horseback riding, and fishing. This popular park is a favored destination for small weddings, family reunions and other events. The barn and shelter are available for reservations. Continue reading Indiana Photo Gallery – Gladys Russel Wildlife Refuge
The Markland Locks and Dam are located on the Ohio River 6 miles East of Vevay connecting Indiana and Kentucky by bridge on Indiana State Road 156 to Kentucky State Road 42. The Markland Locks and Dam provide extra depth for the Ohio River, allowing year round barge and boat traffic. The locks allow barges to travel upstream and downstream. A bridge across the concrete dam allow motor traffic between Indiana and Kentucky. Cinergy operates a hydroelectric plant at the site, providing electric power for a portion of the region.
Continue reading Markland Locks and Dam
Yellowwood State Forest has a lot to offer the outdoor enthusiast. A visit to Yellowwood will reveal trails to hike for the hiker, lakes to fish for the fisherman and forests to hunt for the hunter. Continue reading Indiana Photo Album – Yellowwood State Forest
Muscatatuck Park has an interesting history. Indiana purchased the property and established the fourth State Park there in 1921 as Vinegar Mills State Park. Continue reading Podcast – Muscatatuck County Park
Wildlife lovers should think about making a trip to Muscatatuck National Wildlife Area. The Refuge is on US 50 just east of Seymour, Indiana. Continue reading The Fall Flowers of Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Whitewater Canal Trail at Metamora, Indiana Continue reading Whitewater Canal Trail at Metamora, Indiana
Established in 1992, the Whitewater Canal Trail currently consists of three sections, the Metamora Trail Head, the Yellow Bank Trailhead and the Tecumseh Landing trailhead in Brookville. As of October 2023 the trail heads between the Yellowbank Trail Head and a site about 2 miles east of the Laurel Feeder Damn are complete. Continue reading Podcast – Metamora Trail
Today we will visit one of Indiana’s unique natural areas, the Lost River in Orange County, Indiana. Continue reading Video – Indiana’s Lost River
The Lost River is a large sinking and subterranean stream, as well as an intricate cave system. There are two forks of the Lost River. The North Fork begins Northwest of the intersection of NW Washington School Road and Lost River Road. Continue reading Indiana’s Lost River
Today I will talk about the National Model Aviation Museum, which my wife and I visited in August 2022. Continue reading Video – American Academy of Model Aeronautics Museum
National Model Aviation Museum
Located on the eastern edge of Muncie, Indiana, the National Model Aviation Museum is operated by the National Model Aviation Museum Continue reading Podcast – National Model Aviation Museum
Travelers interested in touring the state of Indiana will find my Road Trip Indiana Series an indispensable guide to the state. Continue reading Road Trip Indiana Series
Today I will talk about Starve Hollow Lake, where we camped in the autumn of 2023 Continue reading Video – Starve Hollow Lake
Starve Hollow State Recreation Area is a small recreation area consisting of 285 acres, however it is adjacent to the 18,000 acre Jackson/Washington State Forest for more recreational activities. The recreation area has a modern campground with 55 Class A sites that have access to shower facilities, electricity, picnic table and grills. Continue reading Starve Hollow Lake
To visit the Violet and Louis Calli Nature Preserve you will need to find County Road 40E, about a mile east of downtown North Vernon, Indiana on US 50. The gravel road begins just east of the bridge across the Vernon Fork of the Muscatatuck River. After turning south on the gravel road, you will travel about a quarter mile to the parking lot, which is on the left. The road dead ends at this place. Continue reading Calli Nature Preserve
The Oxbow is a broad floodplain where the Great Miami River empties into the Ohio. This area where three states – Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky – come together, is near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, seventeen miles downstream from Cincinnati. Continue reading Indiana Photo Gallery – The Oxbow at Lawrenceburg
Greetings, today we visit the LST museum, located on the Ohio River waterfront in Evansville, Indiana. Continue reading Visiting the LST 325 Floating Museum
Local lore states that the earliest settlement was by the French in the late 1700’s. There has been no evidence to support, or refute, this tradition. By 1810 there were around ninety settlers in the area of Vallonia. The name derives from the site being located in a valley. John McAfee, Thomas Ewing, and J. B. Durham laid the town of Vallonia out in 1810. Continue reading Indiana Photo Gallery – Fort Vallonia
Greetings, in this episode we visit the Shiojiri Niwa Garden in Mishawaka, Indiana which is in St. Joseph County in north central Indiana.
My wife and I strolled through the Shiojiri Niwa Garden in Mishawaka, Indiana during a camping trip to Potato Creek State Park. This 1 1/3 acre garden includes over 20 varieties of shrubs and trees and many more smaller flowering plants. Over 200 boulders are scattered over the garden. Continue reading Podcast – Visiting the Shiojiri Niwa Garden
A variety of outdoor activities may be enjoyed at Starve Hollow State Recreation Area. Hiking, fishing, camping, boating are all activities which may be partaken in. There are picnic areas and a beach for swimming. Hunting and boating on the lake may also be enjoyed. Continue reading Indiana Photo Gallery – Starve Hollow Lake
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