Visit Indiana Flickr Photo of the Week (Week 10, 2009)

 
Our photo of the week was submitted by Cygnus~X1 and features a beautiful black & white look at the Michigan City, Indiana’s Lighthouse on the south shore of Lake Michigan. You can see more great photos of Indiana on the Visit Indiana Flickr Group. If you’d like to join the group and submit your own photos, [...]

Visit Indiana Flickr Photo of the Week (Week 9, 2009)

 
Here is a shot taken in the fall of 2007. It shows a beautifule house on Michigan Avenue in LaPorte, Indiana. LaPorte County is home to about 8 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and Michigan City’s great Lighthouse Premuim Outlets.

Hostetler’s Hudsons

If you don’t know who Hostetler is or what Hudsons are, then you got to go to Shipshewana!
Hostetler’s Hudsons is the newest car museum in Indiana.  It houses the largest collection Hudsons and other models: Essex, Terraplane, Railton and Dover.
Check out the history of the Hudson.

Visit Indiana Flickr Photo of the Week (Week 8, 2009)

This week’s featured Visit Indiana Flickr Photo will help you begin to think warm thoughts. As Central and Northern Indiana braces for several inches of snow this weekend, take a look at this picture and remember that warmer weather really is just around the corner.

Shrine of Christ’s Passion – Now Open

Journey through the Passion of Christ in St. John. The half-mile prayer trail and visitor center are now open.
The trail brings people of all faiths from around the country to view the 40 life-size bronze statues depicting the Stations of the Cross. The trail is set on 15 acres and begins with the Last Supper [...]

John Dillinger Museum

Learn more about John Dillinger, Public Enemy #1, before the premier of Public Enemies (staring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale) this summer. The John Dillinger Museum is located in Hammond, Indiana and illustrates the Dillinger gang’s crime how it led to the birth of the FBI as we know it today.
The museum features life-size wax figures, hundreds of [...]

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 [...]

Visit Indiana Flickr Photo of the Week (Week 7, 2009)

This week’s Photo of the Week comes from Northwest Indiana, on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Martin’s Third Annual Ice Fest

On Saturday, February 21st (10-4p), Martin’s at Heritage Square in Mishawaka is hosting their third annual Ice Fest. Enjoy the wonder of  amazing ice creations and competition. Ice carvers come from all over northern Indiana and lower Michigan to compete. Cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award.
Day’s Activities:
Free-style carving: 10-12pm
Martin’s cookout: 11-4pm
Ice competition: [...]

Two Upcoming Charity Rides in Indiana

There are some great motorcycle routes throughout Indiana and here are a couple different organized rides that are coming up this year. The first ride, the Clark County one, happens in late March just across the river from Louisville, KY and the Indiana Ride for Kids is coming up in June in South Bend. Here [...]