The Food of Love…

Chocolate, of course! Check out these great Indiana chocolate locations:
Abbott’s Candy (Hagerstown)
Albanese Candy Factory (Merrillville)
Best Chocolate in Town (Franklin & Indianapolis)
Blu Boy Chocolate Cafe (Bloomington)
Charlie’s Caramel Corn & Candy Shop (Vincennes)
Cocoa Safari (Madison)
David Allan Chocolatier (Lebanon)
DeBrand Chocolates (Fort Wayne)
Donaldson’s Chocolates (Lebanon)
Farmland Chocolates at Tanglevine Crossing (Farmland)
Ghyslain Chocolates, Inc. (Union City)
Good’s Candy Shop (Anderson)
McCord Candies (Lafayette)
Mundt’s [...]

Indiana’s Newest Winery Opens in Richmond

Dr. Jeff & Melody Haist and Jim & Karen Ramey invite you to their new 8-acre winery located on a picturesque setting along historic National Road/U.S. 40 West. J & J Winery was established in 2008 and is expecting many guests at the public opening this Thursday, February 12, 2009. Much renovation has been done [...]

RICHMOND Means ROMANCE

Surprise someone special with a Richmond~Wayne County, Indiana Valentine/Romance package. During the day, you can stroll hand-in-hand through our quaint towns and villages, packed with galleries, antique stores, museums, boutiques and artisan shops. While you’re out, be sure to stop by one of Wayne County’s candy shops or chocolatier. Abbott’s Candies in Hagerstown is known [...]

Santa Claus, Indiana – Most Christmasy Place in America

According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, Santa Claus, IN (map) will be featured on the Travel Channel’s holiday special Most Christmasy Places in America. The episode will feature footage from the 2007 Christmas in Santa Claus Festival. The episode will debut on the Travel Channel on Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) at 9 PM EST and will [...]

Visit Indiana Blog Wrap-up

 
We began blogging about nine months ago (see our first two posts – Indiana College Towns and Moto GP Promo) and it feels like time to do a VI Blog wrap-up. When we first started blogging, we had three different blogs (Indiana College Towns, Indiana Motorcycle Rides, and Indiana Outdoors). This summer we officially launched the [...]

Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy in Indiana

Henager’s Memories & Nostalgia has opened the largest Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial exhibit in Indiana. The museum is located on Hwy. 57 in Buckskin, Indiana. The exhibit is titled Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy: How it Has and Continues to Influence our Region and Country. It exhibit opened October 2008 and runs through December 31, 2010. The exhibit [...]

Holiday Fun in Richmond

If you’re looking for a great place to begin your holidays, Wayne County, Indiana is the place to do it. Just about an hour East of Indianapolis, right on the Indiana/Ohio state line, you’ll find Wayne County. Known as one of Indiana’s great antiquing spots, you’ll find gifts for everyone on your list, and you might just [...]

French Lick/West Baden Resorts mentioned in Atlanta Paper

This weekend, the AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) ran a great story about French Lick and West Baden Resorts in southern Indiana. The article mentions that, unlike Las Vegas – where people travel in order to gamble, French Lick and West Baden are destinations in themselves and the casino is simply one of their many amenities. “Guests [...]

Greetings from Switzerland County/Vevay, IN!

Greetings from Switzerland County, IN!  I’m excited to be writing my first post to the Switzerland County Tourism blog from my office located in the Switzerland County Visitors Center–once the Historic Phoenix Hotel in downtown Vevay, IN.
Since most of you are not local, I did want to explain that we pronouce our town “Vee-vee”, for reasons I [...]

It’s Holiday Time in Madison

 
I’m sitting here in Madison – the midwest’s prettiest town, by the way- and the fall leaves are just starting to blanket the sidewalks.  But, we’re thinking holidays and getting ready for our Nights Before Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes.  Do you think this is an excuse for not raking?  Whatever it is, Marci, the [...]