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Indiana Travel

At a turkey shoot during pioneer days, the typical Indiana frontiersman would hang back, leaning on his long rifle, while the visitors and city folk did all the talking. Then he would prime his piece, step up to the line, and win the turkey Hoosiers, as Indianans like to be called, remain much the same today: calm, competent, and competitive — colorful, too, just not flamboyant.

The same can be said of the state that is their home. It is a green, leafy, unpretentious sort of place, with plenty of trees in the cities and towns, patches of woods scattered here and there across the rural countryside, and dense forests in the south.

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, Indiana

My husband and I usually take the backroads when traveling for pleasure. But after spending a lovely week in Michigan recently, we headed down I-69 to see the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana, the "Home of the Classics".

Indiana Hoops Hall of Fame

INDIANA is crazy about high school basketball. And the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle is the best place around to experience "Hoosier hysteria".

Antique Trains in Fort Wayne, Indiana

One day I stopped at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society restoration building in New Haven--what an interesting place! The old Number 765 steam locomotive was completely disassembled for restoration. I could hardly imagine the work involved, as many of the parts are huge and weigh tons.

Antique Engine and Tractor Show, Indiana

For a fascinating look at bygone farming days, head for the annual Antique Engine and Tractor Show held at the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland in east-central Indiana.

George Rogers Clark Memorial, Indiana

AS we meandered along backroads to Missouri, my husband, Tom, and I found a classic monument in Vincennes, Indiana--the George Rogers Clark Memorial.