The Kickapoo Exchange holds its annual Not Made in China Holiday Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 17 and Sunday, December 18. You’ll find locally sourced treasures, such as hand thrown pottery mugs, botanical art pieces, traditional baked goods, and hand-made toys, in this celebration of both Native American culture and made-in-the-USA gift giving…
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And he lives in Indiana. Every year about this time, the post office there goes into overdrive postmarking a bazillion-million (ballparking here) holiday missives from folks wanting their Christmas Cards to bear the Santa Claus postmark…
From December 1 to 4, more than 10,000 people are expected to arrive for the 23rd Annual Victorian Sleighbell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend in Manistee, Michigan…
Friday night marks the annual Brigadoon-like emergence of Fort Wayne’s Gingerbread Community, a town that takes root at The History Center (302 E. Berry St.; 260-426-2882, fwhistorycenter.com) from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through December 11…
This time next week, we’ll be gearing up for the annual turkey-induced Tryptophan coma that generally hits between the second helping of stuffing and halftime. In preparation, now might be a good time to run, hike, or at least stroll…
Quick—before they all head south to warmer climes: It’s the second-to-last weekend for the Woodson Art Museum’s 36th Annual Birds in Art exhibit. But Wausau, Wisconsin’s yearly artistic tribute to our fine, feathered friends is only one of three great reasons to look north for adventures this weekend…
Head for central east Indiana and you’ll find a two-county collaboration worthy of the most discerning sweet tooth. Winding through Richmond and Wayne counties, the Indiana Chocolate Trail features stops at 11 choco-centric locales, each waiting to give free samples to trail blazers…
When the Whitewater Valley Railroad first took off in 1867, the train provided a high-speed route from Connersville to Cincinnati. These days, the line’s Fall Foliage Flyer departs Connersville—at 10 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays and at noon Saturdays and Sundays—for a scenic ride to Metamora and back…
There’s something soothing about the sight of an antique covered bridge: It’s a reminder of the possibility of life in the slow lane. If you can’t traverse it in your car, the idea of a traffic jam becomes unthinkable. And isn’t that lovely? There are two covered bridge festivals in Indiana this weekend, both providing the chance to get off the highway, take a breath, and take in changing leaves…
The Harvest Moon, which is the last full moon of summer, was about three weeks ago, but that isn’t stopping the good folks of Madison from celebrating their annual Harvest Moon Festival this weekend. Read on for the festival’s roster of events, as well as two more terrestrial happenings in the neighborhood…
