Second Quarter Picture Switzerland County Photo Contest Entries Sought

Switzerland County Tourism is accepting entries for the second quarter of its Picture Switzerland County 2009 Photography Contest. The deadline is March 11 at 5:00 pm. A minimum of $2400 in cash prizes will be awarded throughout the contest, which includes a $1000 Grand Prize award.  
The First Place winner of the First Quarter was [...]

“Tea & Tour” offered at Schenck Mansion, Vevay

The Schenck Mansion Bed and Breakfast located in Vevay, IN will offer holiday tours complete with gourmet tea and desserts beginning on Dec. 7. Tours will be held from 4-6 pm and will resume each Sunday throughout the month of Dec.
Built in 1874, the 35-room home was once the residence of riverboat captain Benjamin Franklin [...]

Switzerland County-The Big Bucks Stop Here!

For the majority of us, I would figure that when one considers “tourism” perhaps we think more in the line of an area’s history, quaint shops, eateries and bed and breakfasts. However, I’m fully aware that there’s a whole other type of tourist out there that prefers the treasures of the outdoors to those found in [...]

Christmas in Switzerland County/Vevay

It’s beginning to look a lot like…Christmas in Vevay! The telltale signs are here…the garland, the holiday displays in the stores and the lights—the holiday season is upon us!
I believe that if you asked several people about their favorite part of Christmas or their fondest holiday memory, one would get many different responses.
If you asked [...]

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 [...]