Category Archives: Indiana

Lake Michigan from the Indiana Dunes

We spent a day with our niece and her husband in Porter County, Indiana. They live about a mile from Lake Michigan, surrounded by sections of Indiana Dunes National Park. During the day we went to the lake shore two … Continue reading

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Columbus

We spent three days in Columbus at the beginning of Thanksgiving week. The weather was pleasant — not like the heavy snowstorms back in Colorado that shut down work for two days. It’s taken us a while, but we’ve finally … Continue reading

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National Auto & Truck Museum

We had this museum, in Auburn, Indiana, all to ourselves on a rainy Monday morning. In fact, the guy who took our $8 admissions was genuinely surprised that we were there. We saw him and two other volunteers during the … Continue reading

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New Harmony Downtown

This part of New Harmony was decidedly less weird. There were about three blocks of attractive old storefronts, including three pretty good antique stores that were actually open. This one, in an old firehouse, had some really tempting stuff, but … Continue reading

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New Harmony Utopia

We spent the morning in New Harmony, a village in extreme southwestern Indiana that is very pleased with itself. I won’t go into a lot of details, but here’s an overview. New Harmony was established in 1814 by the “Harmonie … Continue reading

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