Category Archives: Indiana History

Covered Bridge Festival – Parke County, Indiana

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The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a much loved traditional event that has been celebrated every October since 1957.  The event starts at the county seat, Rockville, with booths of crafts and food and spreads out across the county … Continue reading

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Feast of the Hunter’s Moon

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This weekend was the Feast of the Hunter’s Moon near here just south of Lafayette, Indiana along the Wabash River.  It is a festival & re-enactment of the Fall gathering of an 18th Century military and traders’ village at the … Continue reading

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Jake’s Sunday Post Weekly Competition: Bridge – Time Machine

My bridge, or rather two bridges, provide a link from one time to the next, in our historical minds, a literal historic time machine. Bridge One:   Was built long ago, as a replacement for Davis Ferry over the Wabash … Continue reading

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Fiddler’s Gathering June 28 – 30, 2013

Each year in this area, and coming up soon, there is the most wonderful musical gathering near here called  ‘The Fiddler’s Gathering.’  Bluegrass and folk musicians come from around the world to perform in an outdoor arena.  Most of the … Continue reading

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