No Ocean? No Problem.
By Nick Werner, DNR Staff Kelly Cochrane had been to Lake Michigan once. She was a kid with her parents, passing through northern Indiana. It was nighttime. The experience didn’t…
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Refuse to hibernate
Adventure and smaller crowds await winter visitors to Indiana’s state parks By DNR staff In Indiana, skunks, groundhogs and some bat species are among the mammals that hibernate. Humans don’t…
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Hit the Knobstone Trail—A walk through the woods in Southern Indiana
By Amy Lynch Not much has changed along the Knobstone Trail in the past, oh, 200 million years or so. And that’s exactly why hikers love it. The Knobstone Escarpment…
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Go RVing!—Super Size” Me, Please
By Marshall V. King If you were to combine a commercial truck and a Class A motorhome, what you’d get is a Class C motorhome. If you trick out that…
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Northwest Indiana Blueways
By Jane Ammeson Glints of sunlight filtering through the canopy of trees sparkle on the waters of the east branch of the Little Calumet River. It ripples along through the…
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Giddy Up!—Horseback Riding at Indiana’s state parks
About five times a year, Rheba Montgomery drives from her home in Eaton, near Muncie, to O’Bannon Woods State Park to ride horses with friends and family. At three-and-a-half hours to the…
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East Central Indiana’s Cardinal Greenway
Indiana’s longest span of recreational trails, the Cardinal Greenway, travels more than 62 miles through 11 towns in East Central Indiana, including Muncie, Richmond, and Marion. Although it’s a favorite…
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Beat cabin fever at Indiana’s state parks this winter
Snow-based outdoor recreation opportunities, holiday events, and special programs await the park visitor willing to don a heavy coat and winter hat. In northern Indiana, where snow is more abundant,…
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Make Lasting Memories at a State Park Campsite
By DNR Staff Three summers ago, the Grosh family of Muncie endured a nearly 4-hour drive and triple digit temperatures to camp at Lincoln State Park in southwest Indiana. Despite…
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Go RVing!—The RV Lifestyle
BY Marshall V. King Elkhart County—Indiana’s “RV Capital of the World” ELKHART — In the RV Capital of the World, those who make the recreational vehicles get excited about making…
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