Brown County Almanack Visitor's Guide Fall 2010

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Artwork by Patricia Rhoden (Bartels)

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Brown County Democrat

Fall 2010

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Contents Antiques & Collectibles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Lodging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Art Colony of the Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Map of Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Conferences, Retreats, Reunions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Shopfinder Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Food, Snacks & Spirits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Unique Specialty Shops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Handmade in Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Worship in Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Brown County Democrat, P.O. Box 277, 147 E. Main Street, Nashville, IN 47448 (812) 988-2221 ~ (877) 988-2221 ~ ads@bcdemocrat.com www.bcdemocrat.com

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"Why do you spell 'Almanack' wrong?"

By Sara Clifford

Wild and Wonderful Brown County

See what you've been missing in Brown County's outdoor activities on page 45.

Generally Speaking

Lost in the back roads of Brown County, these general stores are out of the way oasis for locals and tourists alike. Find out more about them on page 32.

Well, it’s a tradition.

“Kin” Hubbard, creator of those cartoony figures you see around Nashville, drew “Abe Martin of Brown County” for the Indianapolis News from 1904-1930. The Abe Martin character offered wit and wisdom with a questionable grasp on English, but a firm root in old-time practicality.

Hubbard published five “Almanack”s full of Martin’s sayings, intended as parodies of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” or the “Old Farmer’s Almanac.”

Brown Countian Tom Hensely published the first Brown County Almanack in 1965, retaining the Hubbard spelling and sensibility.

The Brown County Democrat revived the tradition in the early 1970s, and has carried on quarterly ever since.

Sara Clifford has been taking a shine to ol' Abe and his cartoon cronies since becoming editor of the Democrat last fall and reading up on local history.

To regale her with local lore, offer opinions or hurl complaints, you can find her at the Democrat office on Main Street most hours of the day and most days of the week.

For More Than Just Bare Feet

Discover the story behind one of Nashville's largest employers, its retail shops and tourist attraction on page 21.

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ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES Brown County Antique Mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 18, 39 Carol’s Fine Gifts & Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . 18, 19, 40, 47 Cathy’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . 18, 19, 40, 43 Coin Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 . . . . . . . . . 18, 41 Flower & Herb Barn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . 18, 41 Michael’s Flowers & Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . 18, 43 Nashville General Store & Bakery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46 The Holly Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A6 . . . . . . . . . 18, 47 The Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7 . . . . . 18, 22, 24 Touch of Silver Gold & Old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . 18, 22, 41, 49

ART Barb Brooke Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Brown County Pottery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . 15, 19, 33 Brown County Art Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12 . . . . . 15, 17, 18 Brown County Art Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Brown County Craft Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Brown County Visitors Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5 . . . . . . . . . 23, 53 Cathy’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . 18, 19, 40, 43 Cathy Haggerty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connie Simmonds - Smashing Designs. . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Chris Gustin - Homestead Weaving Studio. . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 15, 49 Dick Ferrer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Dixie Ferrer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Elizabeth O’Rear Studio & Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ferrer Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Fine Line Rustics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . 34, 41 Gallery by the Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 June Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Mary Jo Limp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sally Baldwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Smashing Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Spears Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Susan Threehawks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Waldron Gallery of Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

BABY Babies, Toddlers & More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . . . . 19, 40, 47 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4 . . . . . . . . . 14, 43 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46

BOOKS HIS Book Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D8 . . . . . . . . . 43, 56 The Book Loft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . . . . . 28, 46 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46

Brewery Big Woods Brewing Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CANDLES Country Folks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4 . . . . . . . . . 14, 43 Nashville General Store & Bakery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46 The Ferguson House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

CANDY Jack and Jill Nut Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5 . . . . . 15, 36, 43 The Candy Dish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . 35, 38, 46

CHRISTMAS Carol’s Fine Gifts & Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JoAnn’s Home Elegance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Ferguson House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Holly Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H6 . . 18, 19, 40, 47 J8 . . . . . . . . . 25, 41 H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46 G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 A6 . . . . . . . . . 18, 47

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIEs Babies, Toddlers & More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . . . . 19, 40, 47 Brown County Weavery/Roots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . 19, 33 For Bare Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4, F3 . . . . . 19, 24, 37 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Peg Ann’s Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Peg Ann’s Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 T-Shirt Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I5 . . . . . . . . . 28, 46 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46

COINS Coin Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 . . . . . . . . . 18, 41

BATH & BODY

CONFERENCES RETREATS & REUNIONS

Bathology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 40 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46

Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . 24, 26, 29, 48 Artists Colony Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . . . . . 4, 26, 29 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5 . . 16, 26, 29, 36 Camp Palawopec Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 26, 29 Comfort Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L10 . . . . . . 3, 26, 29

BIRDHOUSES & FEEDERS For the Birds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 6 Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide • Fall 2010

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Hampton Inn – Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . 3, 28 Hampton Inn – Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hilton Garden Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . 3, 29 Holiday Inn Express – Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Holiday Inn Express – Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . 3, 29 Hotel Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 . . . . . 28, 33, 36 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 Salt Creek Golf Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 The Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L12 . . . . . 16, 28, 34

CRAFTS Ady’s Fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . 40, 52 Babies, Toddlers & More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . . . . 19, 40, 47 Brown County Craft Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Brown County Pottery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . 15, 19, 33 Brown County Weavery/Roots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . 19, 33 Carol’s Fine Gifts & Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . 18, 19, 40, 47 Country Folks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 For Bare Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4, F3 . . . . . 19, 24, 37 Gallery by the Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Michael’s Flowers & Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . 18, 43 Papertrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7 . . . . . . . . . 27, 43 Sheep Street Fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Through the Looking Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 . . 17, 22, 33, 49 Wishful Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . 13, 49, 50

DINING & SNACKS 19th Hole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 34, 56 Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . 24, 26, 29, 48 Appleworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Artists Colony Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . . . . . . . . 26, 29 Big Woods Brewing Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5 . . 16, 26, 29, 36 Brown County Steak and Seafood Co.. . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Brown County Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7,5 . . . . . 17, 24, 36 Harvest Moon Pizzeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1 . . . . . . . . . 36, 50 Hobnob Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Holy Cow Steakhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J9 . . . . . . . . . 25, 36 Hotel Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 . . . . . 28, 33, 36 Jack and Jill Nut Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5 . . . . . 15, 36, 43 McDonald’s Restaurant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L11 . . . . . . . . . 15, 38 Miller’s Ice Cream House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . . . . . 35, 38 Nashville BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Nashville General Store & Bakery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Salt Creek Golf Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 That Sandwich Place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5 . . . . . . . . . 38, 46 The Candy Dish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . 35, 38, 46 The Farmhouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Nashville House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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The Ordinary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 . . . . . . . . . 16, 38 The Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L12 . . . . . 16, 28, 34 Trolly’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C5 . . . . . . . . . 39, 54

DOLLS The Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7 . . . . . 18, 22, 24

ENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 24, 26, 29 Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Brown County Art Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12 . . . . . 15, 17, 18 Brown County Art Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5 . . 16, 26, 29, 36 Brown County Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7,5 . . . . . 17, 24, 36 Coachlight Musical Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Copperhead Mining Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Harley-Davidson of Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . 41, 43 Lonley Street Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 LTD Motorcycle Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 33 Melchior Marionette Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 Salt Creek Golf Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 The Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L12 . . . . . 16, 28, 34 Red Barn Jamboree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

FLEA MARKET Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

FLOWERS & HERBs Flower & Herb Barn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . 18, 41 JoAnn’s Home Elegance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J8 . . . . . . . . . 25, 41 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4 . . . . . . . . . 14, 43 Michael’s Flowers & Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . 18, 43

FOOTWEAr For Bare Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4, F3 . . . . . 19, 24, 37 Peg Ann’s Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 The Totem Post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5 . . . . . 15, 22, 47

FURNITURE JoAnn’s Home Elegance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J8 . . . . . . . . . 25, 41 Trilogy Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E10 . . . . . . . . . 22, 47

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GARDEN & PATIO Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Ferguson House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 H4 . . . . . . . . . 14, 43 H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46 G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

GIFTS Ady’s Fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . 40, 52 Appleworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Babies, Toddlers & More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . . . . 19, 40, 47 Bone Appetit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6 . . . . . . . . . 36, 40 Brown County Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7,5 . . . . . 17, 24, 36 Carol’s Fine Gifts & Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . 18, 19, 40, 47 Cathy’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . 18, 19, 40, 43 Coin Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 . . . . . . . . . 18, 41 Country Folks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Ferrer Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Fine Line Rustics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . 34, 41 For the Birds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Gallery by the Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Grasshopper Flats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . . . . . 19, 50 Jack and Jill Nut Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5 . . . . . 15, 36, 43 JoAnn’s Home Elegance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J8 . . . . . . . . . 25, 41 K. Bellum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 43 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4 . . . . . . . . . 14, 43 Michael’s Flowers & Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . 18, 43 Peg Ann’s Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PJ's Pub Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 55 Smashing Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Ferguson House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 The French Connection Parfumerie. . . . . . . . . . . . . I2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The Totem Post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5 . . . . . 15, 22, 47 The Toy Chest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 The Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7 . . . . . 18, 22, 24 Touch of Silver Gold & Old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . 18, 22, 41, 49 T-Shirt Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I5 . . . . . . . . . 28, 46 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46 The Purple Fig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 47 Trilogy Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E10 . . . . . . . . . 22, 47 Wishful Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . 13, 49, 50

GLASS Papertrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7 . . . . . . . . . 27, 43 Trilogy Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E10 . . . . . . . . . 22, 47

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GOLF Salt Creek Golf Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34

HOME DÉCOR Carol’s Fine Gifts & Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . 18, 19, 40, 47 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Gallery by the Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 JoAnn’s Home Elegance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J8 . . . . . . . . . 25, 41 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4 . . . . . . . . . 14, 43 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46 The Ferguson House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 The Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7 . . . . . 18, 22, 24 Trilogy Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E10 . . . . . . . . . 22, 47

ICE CREAM Miller’s Ice Cream House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . . . . . 35, 38 Nashville General Store & Bakery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

JEWELRY Country Folks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grasshopper Flats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Peg Ann’s Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Ferguson House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Totem Post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Touch of Silver Gold & Old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 H6 . . . . . . . . . 19, 50 J6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46 G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 G5 . . . . . 15, 22, 47 E8 . . 18, 22, 41, 49

KITCHENWARE & GOURMET FOODS The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46 Harvest Preserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3 . . . . . 35, 36, 43 PJ's Pub Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 55 Nashville Fudge Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

LODGING 1875 Homestead Bed & Breakfast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 24, 26, 29 Allison House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Artists Colony Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . . . . . . . . 26, 29 Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5 . . 16, 26, 29, 36 Cobblestone Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 23, 46 Comfort Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L10 . . . . . . . . . 26, 29 Conley Vacation Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Cornerstone Inn & Suites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G8 . . . . . 26, 27, 33 Green Valley Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Hampton Inn – Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Hampton Inn – Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hidden Valley Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Hilltop Cabin & Suites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 27, 43 Hilton Garden Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Holiday Inn Express – Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Holiday Inn Express – Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hotel Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 . . 28, 33, 36, 51 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 Red Bud Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 28, 36 Salt Creek Golf Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 The Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L12 . . . . . 16, 28, 34 The Garden Cabin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Antique Cabin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Kelly Reed Cabin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Pines Cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Cobblestone Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 23 ,46 Flower & Herb Barn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . 18, 41 McDonald’s Shopworth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Mike Nickels Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 23, 58 Nashville Express Train Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ethereal Village Salon & Spa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SIGNS Through the Looking Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 . . 17, 22, 33, 49

SOUTHWEST & WESTERN The Totem Post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5 . . . . . 15, 22, 47

SPORTS Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Ferguson House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

LOG CABINS

TOYS

Cobblestone Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 23, 46 Mike Nickels Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 23, 58

The Toy Chest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 For Bare Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4, F3 . . . . . 19, 24, 37

MOTORCYCLES & ACCESSORIES

WEAVING

Harley-Davidson of Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . 41, 43 LTD Motorcycle Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 33

Brown County Weavery/Roots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . . . . . 19, 33 Chris Gustin - Homestead Weaving Studio. . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . 15, 49 Sheep Street Fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

PET CARE Bone Appetit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6 . . . . . . . . . 36, 40 The Crow’s Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . 22, 24, 46

POTTERY Brown County Craft Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Brown County Pottery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3 . . . . . 15, 19, 33 Gallery by the Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Trilogy Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E10 . . . . . . . . . 22, 47

WEDDINGS & RECEPTIONS Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 24, 26, 29 Artists Colony Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6 . . . . . . . . . 26, 29 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5 . . 16, 26, 29, 36 Hotel Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 . . 28, 33, 36, 51 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 Salt Creek Golf Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 25, 28, 34 The Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L12 . . . . . 16, 28, 34

REAL ESTATE

WINERY

Hills O’ Brown Realty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2 . . . . . . . . . 23, 42 Hills O' Brown Log Cabins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Brown County Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7,5 . . . . . 17, 24, 36 Chateau Thomas Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25, 36

SCRAPBOOKING

WOODCRAFTS

Country Folks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Papertrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7 . . . . . . . . . 27, 43 Wishful Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8 . . . . . 13, 49, 50

Through the Looking Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 . . 17, 22, 33, 49

SERVICES Brown County Visitors Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5 . . . . . . . . . 23, 53 Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide • Fall 2010 9

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Homestead Weaving Studio Mary Jo Limp Studio McDonald's Shopworth Oak Grove Pottery Paintball Valley/Valley Branch Retreat Rawhide Ranch Red Bud Inn Salt Creek Golf Retreat Spears Gallery T.C. Steele Historic Site The Farmhouse Cafe and The Flower & Herb Barn The Owls Roost Cabin

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Worship in Brown County Anglican

St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Pastor Tom Tirman, Salt Creek Plaza (west side), Chestnut Street, Nashville; toll free 866-455-5134 or (812) 988-6585; www.IndianaAnglican.com.

Apostolic

Grandview Apostolic Church, Pastor James A. Miller, 8898 Grandview Road; 812-526-2550 or 812-988-1807.

Green Valley Apostolic Church, Pastor Paul D. Hardin, 812-988-2884 or 812-988-6523.

New Life Apostolic Tabernacle, Pastor Nick Seniour II, 812-597-4698 or 812-988-0681; half mile west of Indiana 135 on Indiana 45 at Bean Blossom.

Baptist

Bible Baptist Church, Pastor Steve Gerber, 7 Trafalgar Square, Trafalgar, (812) 597-4669.

Bean Blossom Baptist Church, Pastor James Brown, 812-988-7679 or 812-988-4161; off North Indiana 135 on Spearsville Road.

Country-Gospel Music Church, Pastor Merideth Wilfong, 5181 E. Indiana 46, 812-9881288; www.countrygospelmusicchurch.com.

Fellowship Baptist Church, Pastor Ken Hein, 812-988-9901, 1267 E. Old Indiana 46.

Harmony Baptist Church, Pastor Greg Brown, 812-988-4750, 3.5 miles east of Stonehead on Bellsville Pike.

Pleasant Valley Church (Separate Baptist Association), Pastor David “Harold” Summers, 812-988-2131. 3888 E. Indiana 46, Nashville; 812-350-4205.

Sprunica Baptist Church, Pastor Dan Law Jr., 812-988-6456, Sprunica Road.

Unity Baptist Church, the, 3 miles northeast of Bean Blossom on Spearsville Road.

Catholic

St. Agnes Church, Sr. Eileen Flavin, parish life coordinator, 812-988-6995, Father Eric Johnson, sacramental minister, 812-988-2778.

1008 McLary Road, Nashville; 812-988-6995; www.stagneschurchnashville.org.

Christian Becks Grove Christian Church, Minister Jim

Weld, 812-988-7380, 8009 Becks Grove Road, Freetown.

First Christian Church of Morgantown, Pastor Burt Brock, 765-813-0427, 2717 S. Morgantown Road.

Nashville Christian Church, Rick Clayton, senior minister, 812-988-2889, 160 S. Van Buren St., Nashville.

Christian Science

Christian Science Society, Indiana 135, Nashville.

Church of Christ

Church of Christ, Preacher Charles Wright, 812-988-7694. Pikes Peak, one mile east of Stonehead.

Church of God

Neighborhood Church of God/Anderson, the Rev. Rodney Walker, 317-878-5134. 7440 Sweetwater Trail.

Episcopal

St. David’s Episcopal Church, corner of Indiana 135 and 45 in Bean Blossom, the Rev. Don Jones; 812-361-1283 or saintdavidsbeanblossom.org.

Inter-denominational

Church of the Lakes, Pastor Bruce Bendinger, 933-2595, 8844 Nineveh Road, Cordry Sweetwater Lakes; www.cotlakes.org.

New Life Community Church, Pastor Justin Senesi, 812-988-6543, North Indiana 135, Nashville; www.newlifecc.org.

Rubber Stamping Classes! Scrapbooking Paper Crafting!

We seek out the obscure and eccentric vendors and blend them with many of your favorite, well-know products.

The results are always fun and amazing!

Wishful Thinking Main Street Shoppes

Old School Way & Main Free Nashville, IN 47448 Demos!

Phone: 812-988-7009 www.wishfulthinking-in.com

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Lutheran

Greasy Creek Pentecostal Church, Pastor Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 812- Sim Brock, 812-597-5975, Greasy Creek Road.

Way of Holiness Tabernacle, Independent 988-8057, Indiana 135, Bean Blossom.

Full Gospel Church, 812-597-5451, 145 Hurdle Mennonite Road, Morgantown.

Bean Blossom Mennonite Church, Pastor Presbyterian Gary Link, 812-988-7359, Bean Blossom.

Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship, the Nazarene Rev. Scott Seay, 812-988-9764, 602 N. Indiana Parkview Church of the Nazarene, Pastor 135, Nashville; www.bcpresby.com.

David Hayes, 812-988-7797, East Indiana 46, Salvation Army Nashville.

The Salvation Army of Brown County, Pastor Non-denominational Phil Barrett, 988-7019, 168 S. Jefferson St., Bear Creek Church, Pastor Dave Coffey, Bear Nashville.

Creek Church Road off Bear Creek Road, 988-6176.

Brown County Community Church, United Methodist Christiansburg United Methodist Church, Pastor Ken Smith, 812-988-7347, Main Street, Pastor Teresa Terrell, 812-988-1870 or 812-824Helmsburg.

Brown County Vineyard Church, Pastor 4716, 7372 Christiansburg Road.

Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church, Pastor Darrell Stout, 4528 Old Indiana 46, Gnaw Bone, Linda Margison, 812-988-9305, 8624 Mount 988-0547.

Duncan Community Church and Christian Center, Nebo Road.

Nashville United Methodist Church, Pastor Andra Smith, 812-988-4677, Yellowwood Road.

Fred Haywood, 812-988-4666, Jefferson Street, Faith Full Gospel, Pastor Jim Hoskins, 812Nashville; www.nashvilleumc.org.

597-5759, 6881 N. Indiana 135, Morgantown.

North Salem United Methodist Church, Goshen Community Church, Pastor Barb Pastor Daryl Gressel, 812-342-9201 or 812-988Wood, 597-0018, Gatesville Road.

2786, 7718 E. Indiana 46.

Grace Church, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Bean Blossom, 812-988-1465; Wesleyan www.gracechurchbrowncounty.org.

Gnaw Bone Wesleyan Church, the Rev. Albert Denzel Hendershot, 5427 E. Indiana 46, Pentecostal Belmont Chapel, Pastor Lloyd Cheek, 812- Nashville.

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Madeline’s Gifts for home and happiness

French Country Decor • Handmade Items Quilts • Handpainted Furniture

Brown County Historic Redware By potter Susy O’Donnell Inspired by the early works of Brown County pottery from the 1930s.

Corner of Franklin & Van Buren Streets in Calvin Place 812.988.6301 812.988.6301 • www.madelinesfrenchcountry.com 14 Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide • Fall 2010

Art Colony of the Midwest Arts Information Center 10 N. Van Buren Street, in the Visitors Center.

The center offers visitors a comprehensive artist registry, community art calendar, featured artists exhibits, maps and information. Learn about our art history and today’s artists and craftsmen who made Brown County, “The Art Colony of the Midwest.”

Brown County Art Guild 48 S. Van Buren Street, is a wonderful gallery of fine art. It is also home of the Marie Goth collection. Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; January & February, weekends only; closed Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. www.browncounty. org (812) 988-6185.

Barb Brooke Davis 61 W. Main Street, in the Ferrer Gallery, designs and stitches decorative home accessories including wall art, pillows, pin-keeps, and seasonal felted pins using over-dyed vintage wool.

The method is textile assemblage or collage, with multiple layers of wool, threads and embellishments creating the original designs. Open most days, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. www.barbbrookedavis. com jobardavis@yahoo.com (812) 360-0478.

Brown County Pottery 58 W. Franklin Street, in the historic Antique Alley complex, is the working studio of John and Beth Mills. Their pottery is made right on the premises and only sold there. Come and watch them work.

Cathy Haggerty Franklin Shoppes, 39 E. Franklin Street, Cathy’s Corner is a unique mix of antiques, jewelry, art, and those rare hard to find items! Come take a look at our wide variety of items and paintBrown County Art Gallery Located just 3 blocks east of the courthouse ings. Commissions also accepted - portraits, on Main Street. Brown County’s original art gal- sawblades, landscapes, still-life, etc. Also offering lery, established in 1926, offers works for sale by painting classes! Phone: 812.988.4091.

Gallery Association members, plus consigned old Indiana art. The remodeled exhibition space now Chris Gustin – Homestead Weaving Studio 6285 Hamilton Creek Road, 2 miles south of includes the Indiana Heritage Arts Gallery featurCrouch’s Market near Hilltop Christian Camp. ing many of Indiana’s professional artists. Browse Hand-woven “Recycled Rugs,” shawls, throws, our museum and enjoy works by the early art clothing, and scarves by Indiana Artisan. colony masters. Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sunday, Noon to 5:00 PM. Ample Equipment and supplies for weaving, knitting, parking and free admission. www.browncount- and spinning. Commissions accepted. Visitors yartgallery.org brncagal@att.net (812) 988-4609. welcomed and “day weaving” classes available. Homestead Weaving Studio is open March through December, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days

Salted Nuts Roasted Daily Cashews • Pepitas • Pistachios Almonds • Sunflower Seeds • Filberts Pecans • Peanuts in Shell • Brazils

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Cinnamon Roasted Almonds & Pecans Homemade Fudge • Sugar-Free Candies

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and other times by appointment. Please visit the studio during the Back Roads of Brown County driving tour during October. For more information, visit www.homesteadweaver.com, call (812) 9888622 or e-mail: chris@homesteadweaver.com.

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Elizabeth is a diversified fine artist and you may view numerous works done in oil, acrylic and watercolor. Open most days 10 - 5. For appointment, call (812) 988-1090 or (812) 390-7216. Visit www. elizabethorear.com for more information.

1984. Her love for weaving and other cultures is evident in her studio & retail space. She specializes in rag rugs and clothing using natural, organic and chenille yarns. For information, (812) 988-0411. browncountyweavery@live.com

Gallery by the Green 23 North Jefferson Street, is a unique gathering of fine arts and crafts by regional artists, many of whom are not exhibited anywhere else in Nashville. This frequently changing collection usually includes original oils, water colors, photography, fine woodworking and pottery. Open daily except Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 7:30 p.m. (812) 988-8452.

Spears Gallery 5110 State Road 135 South, is the working studio of Larry Spears. Find delightful displays of an abundant selection of decorative and functional pottery, the fine art photography of Kyle Spears.

Located just 10 miles from downtown Nashville on scenic State Road 135 South. Open daily 10 am – 5 pm. www.spearspottery.com; email: spearspottery@sprynet.com.

June Bryan Studio 36 Artist Drive, is home to Brown County artist June Bryan. June is a longtime member of the Brown County Art Gallery. She creates traditional Brown County landscapes of local scenes, painted in oil. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

You will find her studio just one block north of the Brown County Art Gallery. (812) 988-4262

Susan Threehawks of Smashing Designs 61 W. Main Street, on the second floor of the Village Green Building, on the right at the top of the stairs, creates one-of-a-kind mosaic art furniture, gifts and treasures from broken glass, china, pottery, gems, buttons, shells and other found objects. Group and individual classes available.

Commissions welcomed! Open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (812) 344-5417.

Mary Jo Limp Gallery 1436 State Road 46 West, is the working studio of artist, Mary Jo Limp. Mary Jo enjoys creating plein air landscapes, town scenes and creates studio paintings of local scenes and still lifes.

She works in oil, watercolor, acrylic, and pen & ink. Commissions accepted. Visitors welcome.

Open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. or by appointment. www. maryjolimp.com maryjolimp@sbcglobal.net (812) 988-1948.

T. C. Steele State Historic Site 4220 T.C. Steele Road off of State Road 46 West in Brown County. Open from early spring to late fall. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. & Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Mondays & most holidays. Open July 4th & Labor Day. For info, call (812) 988-2785.

Through the Looking Glass, In historical Antique Alley does etched artwork Sally Baldwin in glass, custom redwood signs on order, and Antique Alley Shoppes, corner of Franklin and custom stone engraving. See craftsmen, Mary Jefferson streets, has been keeping America’s Ann Whitaker and Tommy Thompson, at work. weaving tradition alive in Brown County since (812) 988-1724.

Brown County Winery Locally Made Grape & Fruit Wines WINERY & TASTING

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Corner of W. Main St. & Old School Way in downtown Nashville

COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING Gift Shop • Cheese • Gourmet Food Items

Waldron Gallery of Brown County 41 S. Van Buren Street, Heritage Building in Nashville. Working studio of internationally- recognized artist, Wayne Waldron (winner of 525 national and 11 international awards). Gallery also features award-winning photo art of nationally recognized artist, Peggy Waldron. Open daily.

For more information, call (812) 988-1844 or visit us at www.waldrongallery.com.

Open 7 Days A Week Year Round

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Antiques and Collectibles Brown County Antique Mall, primitives, furniture, shabby chic, jewelry, toys, kitchie, vintage clothes, linens, “man”tiques (lures, knives, artifacts) 3288 State Road 46 East, 3 miles east of Nashville. 812-988-1025. www.bcantique.com Carol’s Fine Gifts & Collectibles, Artists Colony Shops, find many of your favorite collectibles: Boyd’s Bears, Jim Shore Originals, Lori Mitchell Folk Art, Lilliput Lane Cottages, Olszewski Gallery of Lights, Painted Ponies, Horse of a Different Color, Pipka Santas, Possible Dreams Santas, Precious Moments, Ne’Qwa Arts, Snowbabies, Williraye, and Wizard of Oz. Handcrafted items include: painted ornaments by Jessie Vandenberg, pottery by Fox Run of Brown County, Brown County sketches by Alex Cipa, and wood products by Brown County Artisans. (812)) 988-6388, (800) 345-6388, www.carolscrafts.com Cathy’s Corner, 39 E. Franklin Street, Cathy’s Corner is a unique mix of antiques, jewelry, art, and those rare hard to find items! Come take a look at our wide variety of items and paintings. Painting classes by appointment! Phone: 812.988.4091.

Coin Shop, 145 N. Van Buren Street, can locate hard-to-find coins and currency. (812) 988-0587.

E-mail: nvillecoins@aol.com.

Flower & Herb Barn & Nursery, 5171 Bean Blossom Road, offers unusual plants, herbs, perennials, vines, flowering shrubs & trees, soils, mulches, garden art, antiques, birdhouses and

they offer complete landscape design and installation services. Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily from spring until frost. (812) 988-7232.

Michael’s Flowers & Antiques, 31 N. Jefferson Street, carries flowers, fresh arrangements, garden items, stained glass, braided rugs, unusual lighting, candles, quilts, garden furniture, birdhouses, antiques, wind chimes and more. Open year around from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. every day. (812) 988-7758.

Nashville General Store, Bakery and Antiques is a must see while in Nashville. Step back in time and enjoy a soda from the old wringer washer while you browse through the old country store.

Large selection of fresh baked goods. Open year round. (812) 988-6362.

The Holly Shop, where every day is Christmas!

You will find Dept. 56, Byers Choice Carolers, and personalized ornaments. They have over 10,000 ornaments. Located at the corner of Van Buren and Mound Streets. (812) 988-4453.

The Vintage Rose, We would like to welcome you to come by our shop for a visit on your next trip to Brown County. Come upstairs and you will find fabulous treasures for decorating your home, accessorizing your wardrobe or serving tea. Whether your style is Cottage, Romantic, Shabby Chic, Victorian, Paris Chic or Country French, we will have a treasure for you.

The Vintage Rose also carries unique one of a kind “salvaged treasures”; items we stumbled upon that needed a little TLC and were given a new birth! These diamonds in the rough include hand-painted or distressed furniture, chandeliers, shelves and garden décor. Open year round.

We are located at 36 E Franklin St., in the back of Franklin Square, across from Cornerstone Inn, in the heart of the Arts and Crafts community of Nashville, Indiana. 812-988-7283 Touch of Silver, Gold & Old, Albert Drake, Jr. creates contemporary jewelry and buys and sells estate, antique silver and gold jewelry. (812) 9886990.

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Handmade in Brown County Babies, Toddlers, & More, is Nashville’s only baby and toddler shop. Owner Liz Grubbs and her mother hand crochet and embroider many unique items. Check out their new personalized children’s CDs and DVDs. Located at 125 S. Van Buren Street in The Artists Colony Shops. (812) 988-2300. Web site: www.babiestoddlersandmore.net.

Website: www.fbforiginals.com.

Grasshopper Flats Jewelers, is located 150 S. Van Buren Street in the Back to Back Complex.

Owner/designer/jeweler, Doug Stoffer, has been creating fine jewelry for over 30 years. He offers fine diamonds, opals, gemstones and Austrian lead crystal. (812) 988-4037.

Peter Grant’s, is one of Nashville’s premier home furnishing stores. Located at 100 E. Main Street. They carry fine home furnishings, mission style furniture, cherry furniture, pottery, glass, and copper, many created by Indiana artisans. (812) Brown County Weavery/Roots, in historical 988-7270.

Antique Alley has been keeping America’s weaving tradition alive in Brown County since 1984. Sheepstreet Fibers, is located 2.5 miles west Owner Sally Baldwin’s love for weaving and other of Morgantown on Indiana 252, just a short drive cultures is evident in her studio and retail space. from Nashville. It has its own source of wool to She specializes in rag rugs and clothing using spin into yarn, with a number of alpacas and natural, organic and chenille yarns. (812) 988- shetland sheep. There is raving for spinners and yarns, fleeces, books, spinning wheels and 0411. browncountyweavery@live.com looms. (812) 597-KNIT. www.sheepstreet.com.

Carol’s Fine Gifts & Collectibles, Artists Colony Shops, find many of your favorite collectibles: Boyd’s Bears, Jim Shore Originals, Lori Mitchell Folk Art, Lilliput Lane Cottages, Olszewski Gallery of Lights, Painted Ponies, Horse of a Different Color, Pipka Santas, Possible Dreams Santas, Precious Moments, Ne’Qwa Arts, Snowbabies, Williraye, and Wizard of Oz. Handcrafted items include: painted ornaments by Jessie Vandenberg, pottery by Fox Run of Brown County, Brown County sketches by Alex Cipa, and wood products by Brown County Artisans. (812) 988-6388, (800) 345-6388, www.carolscrafts.com.

Brown County Pottery, in historical Antique Alley makes pottery right in their shop. John and Beth Mills invite you to stop by and watch them work.

See real Brown County craftsmen at work.

Cathy’s Corner, 39 E. Franklin Street, Cathy’s Corner is a unique mix of antiques, jewelry, art, and those rare hard to find items! Come take a look at our wide variety of items and paintings.

Painting classes by appointment. Phone: (812) 988.4091.

For Bare Feet and For Bare Feet Too, offers socks made at their Brown County factory. Visit both their shops at Antique Alley Complex and on Main Street across from Hob Nob Restaurant.

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For More than Just Bare Feet

Brown County Sock Factory was Mother's Gift to Son

By Tom Lotshaw HELMSBURG – Socks are a family tradition in this northern Brown County burg.

It’s where For Bare Feet has grown for 20-plus years — from a mother-and-son shop in Nashville making socks on an antique knitting machine, to a manufacturing facility with more than 100 modern knitting machines making socks that find their way onto feet all over the United States.

Sharon Rivenbark started the shop in April 1984 after learning that her 16-year-old son Tim was seriously ill and destined to become mentally disabled.

She was a fifth-grade teacher at Sprunica Elementary at the time.

“After an operation, the doctors told me I needed to start finding some kind of occupational therapy stuff for Tim to do,” Rivenbark said. “That’s when I started looking for a shop in Nashville. After going through several different options I came up with socks.”

She meant for the business to be Tim’s place in the world.

With a $1,200 loan from her parents, Rivenbark bought an old Banner knitting machine, an early 1900s contraption still on display at For Bare Feet.

She and Tim learned how to run the knitting machine and rented a

12- by 15-foot shop on Antique Alley, hoping just to break even.

Colorful plywood footprints led customers along the sidewalk and back to that first For Bare Feet.

There, people could see Rivenbark and Tim running the Banner and making striped tube socks on a small pedestal in the front window.

“In 1984, tube socks were the way to go,” Rivenbark said.

Business was good, supported by tourists and locals.

But Rivenbark soon found customers wanted more than the “long honking tubes” popular at the time, and more of all kinds of socks than she and Tim could make.

Women wanted anklet socks. Everyone wanted sparkly socks like the ones worn by Michael Jackson, she said.

Demand for the socks outpaced the antique knitting machine’s capabilities in about four months.

Running the business on a yearlong leave of absence from school, Rivenbark found another company that agreed to produce her designs to help keep For Bare Feet stocked.

The school district refused to grant a second leave of absence.

Rivenbark had to decide between her teaching career and the young

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but growing sock shop.

“I was scared,” she said. “I was divorced with kids, so the business was now going to have to not just break even but make money to support the family. So I thought, ‘OK, I’m just going to go for it because, what do I do, just let Tim go?’”

Tim fell ill and had to undergo an emergency operation on Christmas Day in 1986. He never spoke again and died in January 1987.

After Tim died, the company that had agreed to help Rivenbark make socks said it didn’t want to make any more.

“At that point, it was like, ‘This business has got to succeed.

It’s what we have left of Tim and there’s no way it’s ever going to go away,’” Rivenbark said.

Rivenbark bought several more knitting machines.

Early on, For Bare Feet was licensed to make socks with the IU logo for the IU bookstore. Several sororities and fraternities asked Rivenbark to make socks with their Greek letters.

A man at Simon Mall asked to sell For Bare Feet socks at a kiosk, which was a success. And Rivenbark continued to attend trade shows. Soon, salespeople were asking if they could sell her popular socks while out on the road.

For Bare Feet survived.

“From there it was a determination that nothing was going to happen to this business,” Rivenbark said. “It was going to be successful. It was going to be a legacy that Tim left.”

In the year since, For Bare Feet has done more than survive. It has thrived.

Today, the company is headquartered in the old schoolhouse on Feet continued on page 21

Feet continued from page 20 State Road 45 in Helmsburg. It has 110,000 square feet of manufacturing space with additional storage and shipping space, along with its corporate offices. It employs 130-

150 people, making it one of Brown County’s largest employers.

A sports division of For Bare Feet makes socks, headbands and wristbands for players in the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as sports outlets like Foot Locker and Finish Line.

A novelty division generates hundreds of thousands of designs and sells socks to places like the San Diego and Washington zoos, Yosemite National Park and Kennedy Space Center.

A separate For Bare Feet retail division has two stores in Nashville and additional stores in Estes Park, Colo., Frankenmuth, Mich., Gatlinburg, Tenn., and

Eureka Springs, Ark. “We’re nationwide,” Rivenbark said. “I don’t like to give any numbers because it gives people an idea of what the company is doing, but suffice to say we make millions and millions of socks a year.”

Although Tim is gone, other family members have joined to help the sock business and his legacy survive.

Rivenbark’s son-in-law, Karl Mills, was one of the first to join the company after he earned a degree in computer science.

Her daughter Kelly started helping at age 14 and is now the national sales manager. Kelly’s husband, Dave, is vice president of graphic

design.

Rivenbark’s other daughters Tina and Mandy also joined the business, as have their husbands.

Tina is vice president of operations and Mandy is president.

“She’s president because I’m getting old enough that I need to start thinking about letting other people learn everything I’ve been doing and let go,” Rivenbark said. “That has been one of the hardest things in my life. But it’s been a very positive thing for the whole company because it has gotten stronger as a result.”

Even grandchildren have started working for the company. There are 19 in all.

“It’s family,” Rivenbark said.

“The family is together, and Tim is with us every day.”

Tom Lotshaw is a reporter for the Brown County Democrat, the county’s only newspaper and publisher of the Brown County Almanack.

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The Crow’s Nest, S. Van Buren Street in Possum Trot Square, carries Burt’s Bees skincare, gifts for the hunter, fireman & police gifts, garden accents, fountains, holiday items, military gifts, scarves, jewelry, candle-lights and bulbs and unique home accessories. (812) 988-1075.

you will find fabulous treasures for decorating your home, accessorizing your wardrobe or serving tea. Whether your style is Cottage, Romantic, Shabby Chic, Victorian, Paris Chic or Country French, we will have a treasure for you. The Vintage Rose also carries unique one of a kind “salvaged treasures”; items stumbled upon that needed a little TLC and were given a new birth! These diamonds in the rough include hand-painted or distressed furniture, chandeliers, shelves and garden décor. Open year round.

We are located at 36 E Franklin St., in the back of Franklin Square, across from Cornerstone Inn, , in the heart of the Arts and Crafts community of Nashville, Indiana. 812-988-7283

The Totem Post, 78 S. Van Buren Street, was opened in 1952 by Bill & Marielle Jockey.

Then they did custom leatherwork and carried handmade American Indian jewelry and foreign crafts. Today, our merchandise has expanded, but the atmosphere is the same. Many people bring their grandchildren to visit the shop they remember from childhood. Open daily – except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.thetotempost.com (812) 988-2511.

Through the Looking Glass, in historical Antique Alley does etched artwork in glass, custom redThe Trilogy Gallery, located at 120 E. Main Street wood signs on order, and custom stone engravcarries metal artwork, pottery, stained glass, mis- ing. See craftsmen, Mary Ann Whitaker and sion style furniture and cherry furniture. Many Tommy Thompson, at work. (812) 988-1724. created by Indiana artisans. (812) 988-4030.

Touch of Silver, Gold & Old, Albert Drake, Jr. The Vintage Rose, We would like to welcome creates contemporary jewelry and buys and sells you to come by our shop for a visit on your estate, antique silver and gold jewelry. (812) 988next trip to Brown County. Come upstairs and 6990.

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Local Services Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide, The premier visitor guide since 1973, features sightseeing, unique shopping, dining establishments, entertainment venues, outdoor recreation and more. Published quarterly by the Brown County Democrat, Brown County’s only newspaper. Visit us online at www.bcdemocrat.com. 147 E Main Street, P.O. Box 277, Nashville, IN 47448 – Phone: 812-988-2221 – ads@bcdemocrat.com Brown County Visitors Center, located in the center of downtown Nashville, at the corner of Van Buren and Main streets. Stop by for all the information you need on Brown County and ask about their Valued Visitors program. May purchase tickets to many local events at the Center. Open 7 days a week. (812) 988-7303 or (800) 313-4686. info@browncounty.com or www.browncounty.com.

Cobblestone Log Homes’ team of experts will partner with you whether you want to order

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materials and do-it-yourself, or whether you want them to hand you the keys to a completed home. (812) 829-1186 www.cobblestoneloghomes.com.

Hills O’ Brown Log Cabins, is a full-service rental management company specializing in vacation and long-term accommodations with a wide variety of vacation homes, guest houses, apartments and residences in Nashville, Indiana and Brown, Monroe and Bartholomew counties. 4118 East State Road 46 near Gnaw Bone. Their office is open Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (812) 988-6429. www.browncountylogcabins.com.

Hills O’ Brown Realty, 158 N. Jefferson Street, specializing in second or retirement homes, wooded acreage, investment property, vacation and full time rentals. (812) 988-2227. www.browncountyhomes.com.

McDonald’s Shopworth, The oldest family owned-business in Brown County began in 1891, when Kess McDonald.purchased a small building at the intersection of State Roads 135 and 45 in Bean Blossom. The longtime grocery market has been passed down through five generations. 5028 N State Road 135 in Bean Blossom (812) 988-4629 Mike Nickel’s Log Homes, 3497 N. Clay Lick Road, building fine log homes for over 40 years. (812) 988-2689.

Get everything you need in one shot with our ever-expanding selection of gizmos, gadgets and drink serving essentials.

Mix it up with everything from cocktail shakers and bottle openers to etched glasses and tin bar signs, we’ve got it all!

47 E Main, just behind Brown Co. Winery · 812.988.4849 Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide • Fall 2010 23

Entertainment Abe Martin Lodge, in Brown County State Park Copperhead Mining Company, 79 N. Van Buren now has a 12,000 square foot water park. It is Street in the Iris Garden Complex, Enjoy panning for gems, fossils, and arrowheads. Bags range available to hotel guests only. (812) 988-4418. from $6-11. Fun for the whole family.

Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, 5163 St. Road 135 North, is home For Bare Feet Factory Tours, see an operatto the oldest, continuous running bluegrass festi- ing factory in action. From cones of yarn to the val in the world. Visit the Bluegrass Hall of Fame finished socks, you will see each of the steps it & Country Star Museum and on weekends shop takes to make each pair. (812) 988-2067. Web site: www.fbforiginals.com. at the Bean Blossom Flea Market.

Brown County State Park, Indiana’s largest state park, offers camping, hiking trails, mountain bike trails, horse trails, Saddle Barn, Nature Center, picnicing, swimming pool, fishing, tennis, and playgrounds. Open year around. (812) 9886406. Web site: www.IN.gov/dnr/parklake.

Brown County Winery, has been making award winning wines for 21 years. Their tasting room is located at corner of Main Street and Old School Way. Don’t forget to stop by their winery and tasting room in downtown Gnaw Bone, 4520 E. State Road 46. Enjoy a tour of the winery. (812) 9886144 or (888)-298-2984. Web site: www.browncountywinery.com. Open Monday - Thursday, 10 am - 5 pm; Friday & Saturday, 10 am - 5:30 pm and Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm, year around.

LTD Motorcycle Rentals, daily, weekend, weekly rental of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Cycles delivered to your hotel, tent, cabin, or vehicle.

Well-maintained sharp-looking comfortable bikes.

(888) 583-4647.

Melchior Marionette Theatre, west side of S. Van Buren Street. Seasonal shows. Call 800-8494853 for ticket information or visit www.melchiormarionettes.com.

Mike’s Music & Dance Barn, 2277 State Road 46 West, offers country music and dancing. Beer, wine and food available. No smoking. Friday and Saturday shows: 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. (812) 988-8636.

Web site: www.thedancebarn.com.

Pioneer Village Museum, east of courthouse.

Chateau Thomas Wine Bar, located at Coachlight Step back into the 19th century. Open weekends Square, offers daily wine-tastings, unique wine and holidays, May - October, from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. gifts & cheeses. Enjoy live music on the week- (812) 988-6089. ends. (812) 988-8500.

Web site: www.chateauthomas.com. e

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Open Year Round

Nashville’s unique cooperative gallery featuring fine arts and crafts by local and area artisans since 1978

Country, Victorian Shabby Chic, Cottage Jewelry, Handbags, Garden Accents Tea Pots, Home Decor Many one of a kind hand-painted Salvaged Treasures 36 E. Franklin Street Accross from Cornerstone Inn 812.988.7283

58 East Main Street (next to the County Courthouse)

(812) 988-7058 Open Daily 10a.m. - 5p.m.

www.BrownCountyCraftGallery.com

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Fountains Camille Beckman Hand Care Fountains Burt’s Bees Skincare Burt’s Bees Skincare Fireman& &Military Police Gifts Fireman Gifts Jewelry Jewelry & Scarves Candles Jar and Votive Candles Garden GardenAccents Accents Candlelights and Bulbs Candlelights Bulbs Unique Home and Accessories Unique Home Accessories Gifts for the Hunter Holiday & Decor Gifts forGifts the Hunter Located in Possum Trot Square

Rawhide Ranch, 1292 State Road 135 South, offers 45-minute guided horseback rides daily on 56 acres of wooded trails bordering Brown County State Park. It also offers teambuilding and low ropes facilitated by Team Effect. Call (812) 9880085 or (888) 94-RANCH, or visit www.rawhideranchusa.com for more information.

instruction. Enjoy other on-site amenities such as The Brown County Steak & Seafood Company, The Overlook Lodge, 19th Hole Sports Bar & Grille, and a fully stocked Pro Shop. saltcreekgolf. com, (812) 988-7888.

Schooner Valley Stables, 2282 State Road 46 West, offers guided trail rides. (812) 988-2859.

Red Barn Jamboree and R.V. Camp, 71 Parkview Web site: www.schoonervalleystables.homeRoad, hosts a smorgasbord of entertainment. Call stead.com.

(812) 988-2429 for more information. Web site: www.redbarn-jamboree-rv-park.com.

Yellowwood State Forest, 772 Yellowwood Lake Road, has a 133-acre lake, primitive campSalt Creek Golf Retreat, 2359 SR 46 East, offers grounds, rowboat rental, hiking, hunting, fishing, an 18 hole championship golf course, two on-site bridle trails. (812) 988-7945. Web site: www. golf pros who are available for private & group in.gov/dnr/forestry.

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Peg Ann’s Boutique Home Accessories, Accent Furniture, Lamps, Mirrors, Florals, Wall Art and Unique Gifts Give us a call for our In-Home Consulations

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Sun. - Thurs. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fri. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

from MoonPizzeria Pizzeria fromthe theowners ownersofof Harvest Harvest Moon 812-988-0444 812.988.0444 101 E. Washington Street 101 E. Washington Large Groups WelcomeStreet

Brown County’s “Unique Boutique” Thoughtfully bought for your every event, Tastefully selected for your every whim!

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We’re more than just International Award-Winning Wines!

Wine Bar & Gift Shoppe Open Daily Tastings Daily Unique Wine Gifts & Cheeses LIVE MUSIC Fri. & Sat. 6-9 pm Comfortable Indoor & Patio Seating Available Chateau Thomas Wine Bar 812.988.8500 • 888.761.WINE www.chateauthomas.com

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Lodging 1875 Homestead Bed & Breakfast, is a charming country Victorian home built in the late 1800’s.

They invite you to step back in time and relax from the hustle-bustle and crowds of the village. Enjoy a scrumptious home cooked country breakfast with richly brewed coffee or select teas.

Complimentary soft drinks and homemade cookies are available each afternoon and evening.

(812) 988-0853 homestead1875@aol.com.

Abe Martin Lodge & Cabins, Brown County State Park, offers 160 rooms/cabins, 12,000 Sq. Ft. indoor aquatic center, a full service restaurant, game room, cable, hiking trails & beautiful vistas.

The lodge was built in 1932 of hand hewn native stone and oak timbers cut in the park. The main lodge has two spacious and comfortable lobbies with two fireplaces. (812) 988-4418 abemartinlodge@dnr.state.in.us.

tance of all downtown attractions and offer free parking for their guests. For more information, call (812) 988-0814, e-mail: timobryan@allisonhouseinn.net, or visit www.theallisonhouse.net.

Artists Colony Inn, corner of Franklin & Van Buren Streets, offers 23 overnight rooms with three executive whirlpool suites. The establishment is a quaint 19th century style inn. The inn features a full service restaurant, spacious banquet and conference facility specializing in meetings, receptions, and reunions. Carriage rides outside our door. (812) 988-0600 (800) 737-0255 www.artistscolonyinn.com.

The Brick Lodge, is just a mile north of Nashville on State Road 135 North. Enjoy 2 bedrooms with 2 baths, game room with pool table, cable TV, gas fireplace, outdoor hot tub, gas grill and full equipped kitchen. Accommodates 8 people. (812) 988-8400 Allison House, located at 90 S. Jefferson Street, or (800) 848-6274. www.bricklodge.com. has five guest rooms each with a private bath, and manager, Tim O’Bryan, serves a full hot breakfast Brown County Inn, 51 E. State Road 46, invites each morning. They are within easy walking dis- you to relax and feel a touch of Indiana’s past. The rustic inn offers 99 guest rooms, and two suites, complete with queen or king size beds to make your stay a comfortable one. Every guest room has a walk-out covered porch or covered balcony, coffee maker, hair dryer, 25” TV with game ports, rockers and phone with data port. Enjoy the large covered pool year-round. Playground, miniature golf, tennis courts also available. www. browncountyinn.com (812) 988-2291 or (877) 772-5249.

Camp Palawopec Lodge & Retreat Area, 3497 Clay Lick Road. Camp log cabin lodge sleeps 30 guests and outdoor cabins can accommodate 70 guests. Enjoy 300 acres of woods, trails, 4 acre lake, canoes, kayaks, beach, campfire areas, basketball court, ultimate frisbee, soccer field, horseshoes, volleyball area, mountain bike trails, indoor meeting and dining area. Kitchen facilities.

Open year-round. (812) 988-2689. www.camppalawopec.com.

Comfort Inn, is located a quarter mile from downtown Nashville, at 75 W. Chestnut Street.

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This hotel is a Platinum Award Winner and has newly renovated spacious rooms. Complimentary breakfast, fitness room, high speed Internet, cable TV and indoor pool. Discount tickets to Coachlight Musical Theatre. AAA discounts and special package rates. (812) 988-6118. www.choicehotels.com.

Conley Vacation Rental, 2689 Bean Blossom Road, enjoy wooded seclusion and the delights of nature with all the comforts of home! Hiking trails, fishing, & bird watching. (812) 988-6585.

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Cornerstone Inn & Suites, Downtown Nashville at 54 East Franklin St, - where relaxation flows 1 ” ” 2 with a restorative rhythm. Come away, shop awhile, return to the Cornerstone Inn private dining area and delight in conversation while with this coupon! indulging in our complimentary signature treats Try our new Coordinations paper! and desserts, retire to your individually appointed Cardmakers’ cardstock sale now in progress! guest room, recapture treasured moments. Top Buy any 10 sheets, get 5 more sheets free! off your getaway with our abundant, complimen(812)988-2002 tary, breakfast buffet and head back to your world 160 Old School Way in Nashville behind Village Candlemaker www.papertrix.com rested, refreshed and resolved to return. 37 exemplary guest rooms, balconies, whirlpool tubs, aters, galleries and activities. Each suite features fireplaces, meeting facilities, exceptional service a kitchen and dining area, living room. (812) 988& value. View all rooms, rates & specials at www. 9000 or (877) 988-9099.

CornerstoneInn.com Hills O’ Brown Property Management is a fullCozy Bear Log Cabin, State Road 46 West, can service rental management company specializing accommodate six guests with three bedrooms in vacation and long-term accommodations with (queen beds). The upper level of this cabin has a wide variety of vacation homes, guest houses, 2 bedrooms, a full bath (whirlpool tub) and a pool apartments and residences in Nashville, Indiana, table. The living room has a gas log fireplace. The and Brown, Monroe and Bartholomew counties. television has a full satellite package and VCR/ 4118 East State Road 46 near Gnaw Bone. Their DVD player. On this level you will also find one office is open Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (812) bedroom and one bath with whirlpool tub. There is 988-6429. www.browncountylogcabins.com. a screened porch with a relaxing hot tub for your enjoyment. (812) 829-1186. www.cobblestonelog- Hilltop Cabin & Luxury Suites have a fireplace, homes.com. whirlpool tub, pool table, big screen TV, full kitchen, and a view that will take your breath away.

Green Valley Lodge, 692 W. State Road 46, is Options range from a one-bedroom cabin with a wonderful place to stay. Enjoy individually ap- fireplace, to suites with full kitchens, (seasonal) pointed rooms and grounds that are neat and gas log fireplaces, whirlpool tubs, pool table, big squeaky clean in a safe, quiet setting. The lodge screen TV and private decks. Every suite and offers king size beds and Royal Spa hot tubs and cabin has a VCR and DVD player. We provide 2 double beds or 1 queen bed. Ask about week- VHS movies for your enjoyment. Charcoal grills, a night discounts. Now offering wireless internet. picnic table and fire pit are available for use by all (812) 988-0231. www.greenvalleylodge.com. guests. Absorb the peaceful tranquility of Brown County only 3.5 miles from downtown Nashville.

Hidden Valley Inn, 201 N. Van Buren Street, is a (812) 988-0984 - www.browncountycabins.com. charming hotel. Walk to shops, restaurants, the-

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Hotel Nashville, 245 N. Jefferson Street, offers 45 rooms with an indoor pool, sauna, whirlpool spa, restaurant and lounge. The hotel features one and two bed suites with more than 800 square feet. Each room includes a kitchen, dining room, living room, two full baths, balcony and cable TV. Ask about their Whirlpool suites, hot tub rooms and studios. Wedding and banquet facilities available. (812) 988-8400 www.hotelnashville.com.

Rawhide Ranch, State Road 135 South, is bordered on two sides by Brown County State Park.

Come enjoy Old West lodging at its finest. Enjoy nightly campfires and hayrides. Horseback riding available. (812) 988-0085 www.rawhideranchusa. com.

overnight lodging. Each unit has one king and one full size bedroom with private baths, family room with fireplace, stocked kitchen and balcony or private deck. Enjoy the outdoor pool, hot tub, restaurant, snack restaurant, 18-hole championship golf course, pro shop and banquet facility. www. saltcreekgolf.com (812) 988-7888.

The Antique Cabin, The Garden Cabin, The Kelly Reed Cabin and The Pines Cabin, Clay Lick Road. Individual fully furnished log cabins that sleep 2 - 8 guests each. Complete kitchens, very cozy, old time claw foot tubs, decorated with antiques and garden treasures. Secluded, woodsy settings. Some with fireplaces, lofts or decks. Access to 4-acre lake, hiking trails, canoes, and kayaks. Ten minutes to Nashville. (812) 988-2689. www.browncountylodging.com.

Red Bud Inn, State Road 46 West. Newly decorated rooms feature hardwood floors, fresh line- The North House, 194 N. Van Buren Street, dried linens, charming country décor and friendly offers three bedrooms featuring two king-sized service. (812) 988-1661. beds, one queen-sized bed and a queen sleeper sofa, as well as private parking (a luxury in Rustic Elegance, State Road 46 West, newly Nashville) and a privacy fence around the rear constructed 4-bedroom log home on 4 acres with deck (grill provided) and hot tub, www.thenortha panoramic view to the south and beautiful wood- housegetaway.com. (812) 988-8400. ed views in every other direction! Decks and/or porches all around. The fully equipped kitchen is The Seasons Lodge and Conference Center, a chef’s dream. The master bedroom with a king 560 E. State Road 46, is perched on top of one of bed has a master bath with a Jacuzzi tub large Brown County’s softly rolling hills. Enjoy this full enough for two. There is a 1/2 bath for the guests. service hotel with dining room, lounge, and enSunroom overlooking the woods Upstairs is two closed pool. www.seasonslodge.com (812) 988bedrooms with king beds. Each bedroom has its 2284 or (800) 365-7327. own bathroom. Downstairs is a family room with a pool table and another full bath. (812) 829-1186. Near Brown County Hampton Inn, 12161 N. U.S. 31, Edinburgh, www.cobblestoneloghomes.com. located next to Edinburgh Premium Outlets.

Salt Creek Golf Retreat, 2359 E. State Road 46, Complimentary hot and cold breakfast, manager’s offers 32 two bedroom fully furnished condos for reception, high speed Internet, and business cen-

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T-Shirt Shop Create YOUR Own T-Shirt 100’s of designs or choose one of our ready-made creations!

(812) 988-6939 Corner of Van Buren & Washington Streets Downtown Nashville

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Holiday Inn Express, 111711 U.S. 31, ter, fitness room, guest laundry, cable TV and indoor pool. (812) 526-5100. www.hamptoninn.com. Edinburgh, adjacent to Edinburgh Premium Outlets. Newly renovated, spacious rooms Hampton Inn, 247 N. Sandy Creek Drive, and suites with whirlpools and kitchenettes.

Seymour. This hotel is conveniently located near Complimentary hot and cold breakfast, manager’s Shoppes at Seymour and a variety of eateries. It reception, high speed Internet, business center, is a Lighthouse Award winner. Suites with whirl- fitness room, guest laundry, cable TV and indoor pool and kitchenettes available. Complimentary pool. (812) 526-9899. www.holidayinn.com. hot and cold breakfast, manager’s reception, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 249 N. Sandy high speed Internet, business center, guest laundry, cable TV and indoor pool. (812) 523-2409. Creek Drive, Seymour. This new hotel offers a variety of suites with whirlpool and fireplace www.hamptoninn.com. or kitchenettes. All rooms have cable TV, miHilton Garden Inn, this luxurious hotel offers crowaves and refrigerators. Complimentary hot 125 guest rooms, 2700 square feet of meeting and cold breakfast, manager’s reception, high space, indoor pool with whirlpool, complimentary speed Internet, business center, fitness center, high speed Internet. The Great American Grill indoor pool and whirlpool spa. (812) 522-1200. & Lounge serves breakfast and dinner daily. www.holidayinn.com.

Adjacent to Edinburgh Premium Outlets.

Confererences, Retreats & Reunions Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park, is perfect for your next conference, meeting, wedding or retreat. They have meeting rooms, conference facilities and private dining areas available for your next reception, banquet, conference and reunion. Seating capacity ranges from 10 to 400.

The banquet department caters private meals, snacks and breaks. They can also cater a barbeque or meal function at one of the park shelter houses for groups of 50 or more. For smaller picnic groups, they can prepare box lunches. www. abemartinlodge.dnr.state.in.us/ (812) 988-4418.

and atmosphere of days gone by, surrounded with serenity, graciousness, and spectacular natural beauty. Their accommodations provide the technology and equipment necessary to put on truly efficient, effective meetings and presentations. The Brown County inn offers flexible meeting facilities that can be customized to your requirements. Can accommodate 250 people. Brown County Inn’s support staff can help make your dream wedding come true. Choose from plated or buffet menus, hors d’oeuvres, and cash or host bars. Also available for bridal showers, luncheons, rehearsal dinners and weddings. www.browncountyinn.com; Artists Colony Inn, corner of Franklin and (812) 988-2291 or (877) 772-5249.

VanBuren Streets, is a romantic 19th century style inn offering an elegant banquet room for bridal Camp Palawopec Lodge & Retreat Area, showers, rehearsal dinners or wedding receptions 3497 Clay Lick Road. Camp log cabin lodge with 20 charming guest rooms and 3 executive sleeps 30 guests and outdoor cabins can accomwhirlpool suites. Special menu selections served modate 70 guests. Enjoy 300 acres of woods, plated or buffet style. Also offers meeting space trails, 4 acre lake, canoes, kayaks, beach, campfor up to 80 people. Specializing in small meet- fire areas, basketball court, ultimate frisbee, ings with 2 meeting rooms that accommodate soccer field, horseshoes, volleyball area, moun10-50 people. Complete audio visual equipment tain bike trails, indoor meeting and dining area. and high speed Internet access. (812) 988-0600. Kitchen facilities. Open year-round. (812) 988www.artistscolonyinn.com.

2689. www.camppalawopec.com.

Comfort Inn, 75 W. Chestnut Street, is perfect Brown County Inn, 51 E. State Road 46, offers meeting facilities that capture all the charm for retreats. Enjoy their lodge like atmosphere Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide • Fall 2010 29

Generally Speaking hunting and fishing licenses, and the site is a deer and turkey check-in station. Last year, Sooy said the store checked in 410 deer, and around 40 turkeys.

How it started: Sooy’s been r u n ning the Helmsburg general store for 21 years.

After the death of her husband in a plane crash, the former flight attendant decided to leave Atlanta, Ga. Helmsburg OriginalGeneral ly from Store India“We give good Megan O'Bryan n a p o l i s , advice and bad directions.”

Robin Stevens displays some of the she came Owner: Karen merchandise she sells at the Gates- back to I n d i Sooy ville Country Store. ana, and Location: bought a 2268 Main St., Brown County cabin from her Helmsburg Hours: 7 a.m.-ish to 6 p.m.- late husband’s parents.

After living there for a few ish, Monday through Saturday. years, “The store came up for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. sale, and we kept driving by it A little bit of everything: The pink-trimmed store in the because I had to drive by it to heart of Helmsburg sells “beer, get to my house.” wine, lottery, bait and then just Her then-boyfriend encouraged emergency rations,” said Sooy. her to purchase the store.

“I thought, ‘That doesn’t Staples like bread, milk and eggs line the shelves, along with look like a good time to me. You road maps and camping and know, I’m used to flying around fishing basics. Sooy also offers and laying over in great cities

By Megan O'Bryan Outside of Nashville, population density drops faster than a tourist gets lost.

Even some locals start to feel stranded when they wander out of their comfort zones.

Fortunately, a collection of mom and pop oases await wanderers.

The general stores of Brown County are destinations in and of themselves, offering homespun smiles and everyday essentials – to those who can find them.

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and stuff,’" Sooy remembered.

“Well, anyway, I bought it from [previous owners] Rex and Marlene, and here I am, 21 years later!”

While you’re there: “There’s the FigTree, which is the gourmet coffee and art gallery, right across the [railroad] tracks in the old, beautiful, historic Masonic Lodge,” Sooy noted.

Her store is just a stone’s throw from the For Bare Feet factory – a business that started in Brown County and creates socks that are sold all over the world. Visitors can arrange for tours.

“Of course, Lake Lemon’s just about eight miles down the road,” Sooy said. “And, then, it’s just beautiful over here, beautiful county…There’s a lot of beautiful country roads down here.”

Gatesville Country Store

Owner: Robin Stevens Location: 4525 Salt Creek Road, Gatesville Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday A little bit of everything: The Gatesville store carries basic food supplies, snacks and drinks, but it also operates as a restaurant.

Sandwiches, pizza and deli items like baked beans and potato salad are available, and breakfast is served all day. There are tables set up inside the store, a television to keep patrons company, and more seating outside.

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General continued from page 30 The store also caters.

Like most outlying stores, Stevens said, she offers deer and turkey check-in for hunters.

The creek behind the store is a popular gold panning location, too. Basic kits rent for $4 a day, and most supplies can also be bought there.

“Clean family fun – I guess that’s what you’d call it,” Stephens said.

The creek and its banks are also a good place for geode and fossil hunting.

The grounds also house nine camping spots, mostly used by prospectors, that accommodate tents and trailers.

Electricity costs $15, and primitive sites go for a donation to keeping the port-o-lets maintained.

How it started: “When I was a kid, there was the neatest little store in Helmsburg called Mary Long’s ... and I always just loved it when I was kid, so I decided it’s what I wanted to do,” said Stevens, who worked for years in the hotel and restaurant businesses.

She’s owned and operated the Gatesville store for 8½ years.

While you’re there: There’s not much in Gatesville, aside from “two sawmills and a handful of residents,” Stevens said.

But with the gold panning and camping at the store, a family could make a day of it.

Stevens noted that the store is on the way to AppleWorks, and that the Flower and Herb Barn is nearby.

a master of none.”

Owners: Norma and Harry Crouch Location: 5984 Bellsville Pike Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday A little bit of everything: “When you’re this far off,

“We give good advice and bad directions.”

years of photos of hunting and fishing boons. When they ran out of space on the walls, she started putting photos in albums.

“Now people are bringing in their kid and grandkids, ‘Look at your grandpa there, caught that big fish,’” Crouch said.

Crouch’s also sells gas. The market is one of the few places in Brown County outside the town of Nashville that does that.

How it started: “We started 37 years ago,” Crouch said. Her husband grew up truck farming and around his parents’ tanning factory, but when his health kept him out of a factory job, he and Norma started selling produce from their front yard.

“As we started, everybody well, ‘I wish you carried this, and carried that,’” Crouch said, about the business’ gradual expansion into Crouch’s Feed and Bait. “…So we just kept adding as the need arose. We saved up and worked hard,” she said. When the store began to sell more groceries and produce, the name changed to Crouch’s Market.

While you’re there: Crouch’s is in Van Buren Township, close to the tourist spots of Stone Head, Story and the Brown County State Park Horseman’s Camp.

Because the market is in one of the more remote areas of the county, it’s also surrounded by places popular with hunters and fishermen.

Karen Sooy, owner, Helmsburg General Store

you’ve got to have a variety,” said owner Norma Crouch. “Because if they have to go in for one thing, then they go in town for all of it.”

The grocery shelves at Crouch’s Market are stocked with bread and milk to ice cream, crackers and canned and boxed goods. They sell seasonal vegetables from their garden, and bring in other produce from Morgantown.

There’s hardware, live bait, greeting cards, toiletries, and pet supplies. They rent DVDs and check in deer and turkey during hunting seasons.

Norma’s husband, Harry, handcrafts walking sticks that can be purchased in the store.

Visitors can pick up deli Fruitdale Market sandwiches and other snacks Owners: Ray and Debbie for lunch, or eat there. There’s a Guffey back room with a picnic tables, Location: State Road 135 Crouch’s Market satellite television and a pool ta- North, between Bean Blossom “We’re a jack of all trades and ble. The walls are lined with 35 General continued on page 57 32 Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide • Fall 2010

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Food, Snacks & Spirits 19th Hole Sports Bar, 2359 E. State Road 46, offering the best drink specials around including our infamous $1 Draft Wednesdays. Enjoy their pool table, Golden Tee arcade, darts and 5 flat-screen HDTVs! The host of the famous Salt Creek Tenderloin! This breaded classic is an Indiana staple. The 19th Hole changes from a classic eatery during lunch to a great sports bar during the evening and night hours. On Friday and Saturday nights enjoy great live music with everything from bluegrass to hard rock. www. browncountygolf.com (812) 988-4575.

Accent Dining Room at The Seasons Lodge offers exceptional dining with spectacular views of the wooded hillside. For your dining pleasure they are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Artists Colony Restaurant, Corner of Franklin and Van Buren Streets, offers everything from salads to salmon and grilled herb chicken. Unique items on the menu include sweet potato fries with brown sugar sauce, freshly made breads and desserts. Enjoy their breakfast buffet for only $7.25. Check out their weekday specials. Outdoor seating weather permitting. Hours: Sunday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. (812) 988-0600.

Big Woods Brewing Company, One of the Midwest's newest and most unique microbreweries. Founded by Tim O'Bryan, Ed Ryan and Jeff McCabe, Big Woods Brewing Company is located in the heart of Brown County. Our timberframe brew house features a full service restaurant and bar, with small-batch craft beer on tap and weekly food specials ranging from pan-seared Indiana

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duck to chef Emily's Yumbalaya Jumbalaya. 60 experience or call ahead for carry-out. They offer pizza, pasta, salads and sandwiches. Open seven Molly's Lane, Nashville. · 812-988-6000 days a week for lunch and dinner. (812) 988-6565. www.bigwoodsbeer.com Brown County Winery, locally made wine, wine accessories and gifts for wine people; they usually have about 50 different wine racks, local jams, salsa and jelly. They have been making award-winning wines for 21 years. Their tasting room is located at corner of Main Street and Old School Way. (812) 988-6144 or (888)-298-2984.

Web site: www.browuncountywinery.com. Open Monday - Thursday, 10 am - 5 pm; Friday & Saturday, 10 am - 5:30 pm and Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm, year around. Don’t forget to stop by their winery and tasting room in downtown Gnaw Bone, 4520 E. State Road 46.

Harvest Preserve, 61 W. Main Street, makes their own apple butter. Enjoy the many sauces, mixes, spices and kitchen accessories they carry.

(812) 988-7606.

Hobnob Corner, corner of Main and Van Buren Streets, is housed in Nashville’s oldest commercial building. They serve breakfast and lunch daily, dinners Wednesday through Sunday, throughout the year. Traditional fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring a variety of sandwiches, soups, salads and specialities varying with the seasons.

Wine is available. (812) 988-4114.

Holy Cow Steakhouse & Grill, 101 E. Washington Street, offers a family atmosphere with good food, good portions, good service and good prices.

They offer a variety of steaks, ribs, sea food and traditional grill fare, such as burgers and extraorCorn Crib Lounge at the Brown County Inn, dinary appetizers. Full service bar. Open seven junction of SR 46 and 135, come enjoy live music days a week for lunch and dinner. Large groups every Friday and Saturday night. Music entertain- welcome. (812) 988-0444. ment is from local musicians, as well as artists from surrounding areas and states. (812) 988- Jack and Jill Nut Shop, beside the Playhouse on S. Van Buren Street, enjoy assorted fresh 2291. roasted nuts, fudge, chocolates and more. Mail Darlene’s at Hotel Nashville, 245 North Jefferson order available. (812) 988-7480.

Street, towers over the village of Nashville. Enjoy the casual Victorian setting with menu choices The Little Gem Restaurant With its rustic charm from top Angus beef, chicken, fresh seafood, and quaint elegance, the Little Gem Restaurant pasta and salads along with homemade desserts. is the perfect place to sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious meal. Choose a ‘Hoosier Classic’ from Full bar available. (812) 988-8400. our menu or tempt yourself with our unique bufHarvest Moon Pizzeria, 140 West Main Street, fets. Our outdoor patio seating offers spectacular is more than just a pizzeria. Enjoy a casual dining views of the woods and park. The Little Gem Chateau Thomas Wine Bar at Coachlight Square offers daily wine tastings, unique wine gifts and cheeses. Enjoy live music on the weekends. (812) 988-8500. Web site: www.chateauthomas.com.

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Restaurant is open daily for breakfast 7:00am to 2:00pm, lunch 11:30am to 2:00, and dinner 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Located at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park.

Nashville General Store & Bakery, tucked away at 118 E. Washington Street, enjoy chicken salad with grapes and pecans served with pumpkin bread, fresh soups, sandwiches on fresh baked bread or Kaiser rolls, smoked turkey with musMcDonald’s Restaurant, Salt Creek Plaza, of- tard, pit hams, barbecue with Vidalia onion sauce fers fast food, from burgers and fries, fish sand- or enjoy their fresh baked desserts. (812) 988wiches, chicken sandwiches and assorted salads. 6362.

They also offer your breakfast favorites. Be sure to check out the toy train displays. Hours: 6 a.m. That Sandwich Place, corner of Main and Van – 11 a.m. daily (812) 988-4452.

Buren streets, offers chef salads to a peanut butter and jelly with fries and a big red apple. The Miller’s Ice Cream House, 61 W. Main Street, restaurant is a shrine to Bob Knight with the largMiller’s has been making real homemade ice est collection of Knight memorabilia. Hours: 8:30 cream – the old-fashioned way with rock salt and a.m. - varies depending on the season. No dinner ice – since 1977. Enjoy all the basic flavors and is offered. (812) 988-2355. then some! Served in dishes, cake or homemade waffle cones; in shakes, malts, sodas, floats; on The Candy Dish, 61 W. Main Street, offers fine our warm homemade cobbler or in a variety of chocolates, fudge made right in the store, nossundaes. Hours vary by season. (812) 988-0815. talgic candy and much more. Check out their Mr. www.millericecream.com.

Peanut collectibles display. (812) 988-7606.

Nashville Fudge Kitchen From the moment you walk in the door and breathe in that yummy just made candy aroma, you know it’s all about the candy. Our creamy fudges are made the old fashioned way. Cooked in a copper kettle and hand paddled on thick marble tables. The gourmet candy coated popcorns are our own original recipes, and we are sure you will agree they are the best. Featuring hand-dipped candy, caramel apples, creamy fudge, gelato, ice cream and gourmet popcorn. We ship everywhere. www.nashvillefudgekitchen.com. 60 S. Van Buren Street. (812) 988-0709

The Farmhouse, 5171 North Upper Bean Blossom Road, offers healthy, fresh homemade meals and refreshing drinks served in an old 1830s brick farm house. Enjoy homemade soups, wonderful summer salads, sandwiches, desserts, iced teas and fruit frizzes indoors or outside on the porch or patio. Stroll through 2 acres of herb and perennial gardens before or after your meal.

Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., spring ‘til frost. (812) 9882004.

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Stop by for Lunch or a Snack • Chicken Salad full of Grapes & Pecans served with Pumpkin Bread

Persimmon Pudding Cinnamon Bread Homemade Pies, Cobblers, Huge Cinnamon Rolls, Caramel Apple Nut Pie, Hot Apple Dumplings.

Jams, Jellies, Apple Butter, Maple Syrup, Honey Sorghum

• Fresh Soups • Great Meat Loaf Sandwich • Sandwiches served on baked breads or kaiser rolls • Smoked Turkey with Cranberry Mustard • Pit HamsSandwiches • BBQ Pork with Vidalia Onion Sauce • Beans & Cornbread • Floats, Ice Cream & Shakes

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in a warm friendly atmosphere. Lunch and dinner features hearty soups, sandwiches of wild game, pork loin, dinners of pot roast and steaks. All accompanied by your favorite beverage, beer, wine or cocktail from our full bar. Great for rehearsal dinners and group dining! (812) 988-6166.

The Brown County Steak & Seafood Company at Salt Creek Golf Retreat, 2359 SR 46 East, offers a fabulous casual menu featuring steaks, seafood, pastas, and chicken. Full bar with great beer, wine, and liquor specials offered every night.

Try their wonderful Sunday brunch. Reservations are accepted but not required. Open Wednesday & Thursday 5-9pm, Friday & Saturday 5-10pm, and Sunday from 8am-1pm. Check out the Brown County Democrat for coupons. saltcreekgolf. com Trolly’s, at the corner of Van Buren and Gould streets, offers their own hickory smoked pork BBQ, homemade sloppy Joes, Italian sausage, and hot dogs with all the trimmings. Ask about their daily specials. Call for seasonal hours (812) 988-4273.

Brown County Antique Mall

Primitives • Furniture • Shabby Chic Jewelry • Toys • Kitchie • Vintage clothes Linens • “Man”tiques (lures, knives, artifacts)

Owner Cheri Clevenger since 1995 Buying/Selling 7,000 square feet - 65 spaces Art Gallery featuring early Indiana artists Eclectic Cabin ʻround back Peeled log furniture -porch rockers Monday - Sunday, 9 - 5:30 Sunday 11 - 5:30 3288 State Road 46 East 3 miles East of Nashville 812-988-1025 www.bcantique.com info@bcantique.com

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Unique Specialty Shops The Brown County Valued Visitors discount membership program provides discounts on lodging, dining, shopping, snacks, entertainment, artist’s galleries and studios. For only $12, the Valued Visitors discount membership program will save you money at over 185 participating businesses in Brown County. Stop by the Brown County Visitors Center to sign up. Located at the corner of Main and Van Buren streets.

Ady’s Fabrics, on Main Street in Morgantown, is a wonderful, friendly place filled with a great selection of fabrics, quilting kits, patterns, the latest books, notions and classes to teach you the easiest techniques of “putting it all together.” Just a short distance from Nashville on State Road 135 North. They are open Monday - Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Babies, Toddlers, & More is Nashville’s only baby and toddler shop. Owner Liz Grubbs and her mother hand crochet and embroider many unique items. Check out their new personalized children’s CDs and DVDs. Located at 125 S. Van Buren Street in The Artists Colony Shops. (812) 988-2300.

Web site: www.babiestoddlersandmore.net.

Bone Appetit, 211 S. Van Buren Street. From Truffles to Woofles, Bone Appetit has it all! Dogs in the know have been enjoying our natural and gourmet treats since 1998. Over 20 barking good flavors, including softer treats, low-fat, wheatfree, corn free, seasonal treats, and many others.

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Carol’s Fine Gifts & Collectibles, Artists Colony Shops, find many of your favorite collectibles: Boyd’s Bears, Jim Shore Originals, Lori Mitchell Folk Art, Lilliput Lane Cottages, Olszewski Gallery of Lights, Painted Ponies, Horse of a Different Color, Pipka Santas, Possible Dreams Santas, Precious Moments, Ne’Qwa Arts, Snowbabies, Williraye, and Wizard of Oz. Handcrafted items include painted ornaments by Jessie Vandenberg, pottery by Fox Run of Brown County, Brown County sketches by Alex Cipa, and wood products by Brown County Artisans. (812)) 988-6388, (800) 345-6388, www.carolscrafts.com Cathy’s Corner, 39 E. Franklin Street, Cathy’s Corner is a unique mix of antiques, jewelry, art, and those rare hard to find items! Come take a

Hills O’ Brown Log Cabins

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Wisteria), and moving 3 times, Foxfire estabCoin Shop, 145 N. Van Buren Street, can locate lished in 1997, resides at its permanent locahard-to-find coins and currency. (812) 988-0587. tion of 59 E. Main St. At Foxfire, we are your ultimate gift source. (Even if it is for yourself).

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We offer many departments to find the perfect Country Folks, 125 S. Van Buren Street, in The gift such as baby, wedding, comfort and inspiraArtists Colony Shops, carries a large selection tional gifts, large selection of frames, Willow Tree of scrap-booking items, Keepers of the Light Angels®, mailbox covers, garden flags, Swan candles, Bean Pod candles, Willow Tree Angels, Creek Candles®, Rhythm Clocks® Demdaco, Christian Gifts, Books and Wall Art. Table-top dishware, kitchen accessories/decor, and holiday in season. We were running out of (812) 988-7471 or (800) 588-7471. room at Foxfire, so when the opportunity came, www.countryfolksonline.com. we snagged the empty location next door. Let us Fine Line Rustics, metal-art gallery, a unique introduce you to Foxfire. This corner store offers shop specializing in metal art work, hand painted a huge selection of jewelry, purses, and fashion glassware, and other unique home decor. Visit accessories, Wall Enhancers® (removable writus at our new location in the Main Street Shoppes ing for your walls), and personal gifts. across the alley from Brown County Winery. Fine www.ltlstores.com (812) 988-8707.

Line Rustics, where you can see and feel the JoAnn’s Home Elegance, Owners Dave and value of our collectables. (812) 988-2441.

Joyce Johnson lived in Brown County during Flower & Herb Barn & Nursery, 5171 Bean the late 1980s and always thought of the area Blossom Road, offers unusual plants, herbs, pe- as home. They returned to the county after a 14 rennials, vines, flowering shrubs & trees, soils, year absence and opened JoAnn’s in July, 2008. mulches, garden art, antiques, birdhouses and Offering a selection of unique home accents and they offer complete landscape design and instal- gifts such as wall art, lamps, silk floral arrangelation services. Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily from ments and home fragrances, JoAnn’s Home Elegance offers a variety of items to complement spring until frost. (812) 988-7232. many styles. The Johnsons also offer personalFor the Birds, 75 S. Jefferson Street in the ized in-home consultation services to help you Antique Alley complex, is a great place for bird create the perfect ambiance in your home - from lovers. You will find birdhouses, feed, feeders a single room to your entire house or just to creand bulk seed for your feathered friends. (812) ate a special Christmas tree for the holidays. Visit us in Coachlight Square or call 988-2400 and let 988-6568. us help perfect your individual style.

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Harley-Davidson of Bloomington, 522 W. Gourley Pike, off the Hwy. 46 Bypass in Bloomington, encourages you to drop in for a warm greeting and a hot cup of coffee Just a short drive from Brown County. (800) 667-7939. www. indianaharley.com.

Harvest Preserve, 61 W. Main Street, makes their own apple butter. Enjoy the many sauces, mixes, spices and kitchen accessories they carry.

(812) 988-7606.

Remember, a great purse never makes your butt look big! And, finally, your favorite candles by Kentucky Hollow Creations. These 40 hour, soy candles burn clean and smell beautiful. Made in southern Indiana, you’ll have a hard time choosing just one scent so we recommend that you try several! You will find French Country decor, candles, garden items, jewelry, clocks, lighting, quilts and much more. Whether shopping online or in our store, your complete satisfaction is our goal.

Madeline’s truly is the place to find your gifts for home and happiness. (812) 988-6301. www.madelinesfrenchcountry.com

HIS Book Shop, 58 E. Main Street, carries new and used Christian books. (812) 988-4873 Michael’s Flowers & Antiques, 31 N. Jefferson www.hisbookshop.com.

Street, carries flowers, fresh arrangements, garJack and Jill Nut Shop, 76 South Van Buren den items, stained glass, braided rugs, unusual Street, roasts salted nuts daily. Enjoy their ca- lighting, candles, quilts, garden furniture, birdshews, pepitas, pistachios, almonds, sunflower houses, antiques, wind chimes and more. Open seeds, filberts, pecans, peanuts in the shell, bra- year-round from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. every day. (812) zils and delicious candies. Mail order available. 988-7758.

(812) 988-7480.

Papertrix, 160 Old School Way, is a rubberstamp K. Bellum, Fine Leather goods. Many items and scrapbook boutique conceived by paper and made by Brown County craftsmen. Handbags, mixed media artist, Cindy Hawrys. Her selection Belts, Hats, Accessories, shoes, slippers, mocca- of stamps, papers, tools, embellishments and sins and more. Leather tools, dyes and supplies. unique finds will inspire you. Her craft table is 92 W Franklin, Antique Alley, (812)988-4513, always available for hands on demo or make -ntake. (812) 988-2002. www.kbellum.com Madeline’s, in the Calvin House at the corner of Jefferson and Franklin Streets, is a real gem.

Pure shopping fabulousness! Quilts, shams, pillows and bed-skirts…so many to choose from you just might need more than one or two! Suzy O’Donnell Redware Pottery is made right here in Nashville, Indiana! Something new that you’re going to L-O-V-E? Miss Priss Purses! No two are alike and they are handmade in the USA. Things You Can’t Find Anywhere Else!

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Wild and Wonderful

By Tom Lotshaw Brown County has long been known for its arts and crafts.

But with an abundance of hills, streams lakes and forests, Brown County is also known as a topnotch destination for out-door recreation.

“I think the whole focus is arts,

Brown County at its Best

nature and adventure,” said Debbie Dunbar, director of marketing and communications for the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

“We’re trying to really promote the natural resources that Brown County has to offer.”

Many of those natural resourc-

Things to do, places to go Yellowwood State Forest: 23,326 acres with horse and hiking trails, hunting, fishing, camping and gold panning. (812) 988-7945 Brown County State Park: 16,000 acres with a Nature Center; horse, hiking and mountain biking trails; camping and fishing; saddle barn and horseman’s camp. (812) 988-6406 Hoosier National Forest: 193,000 acres with horse, hiking and mountain biking trails; fishing and camping. (812) 275-5987 T.C. Steele State Historic Site: Guided tours of Steele’s home and art studio with trails, gardens and a nature preserve to explore, along with special events. (812) 988-2785, Tcsteele.org.

Return to the Wild Center: Raptor rehabilitation facility dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned wild birds. Admission Wednesday-Sunday, reservations required. (812) 988-8990, Returntothewild.org.

Brown County Wilderness Canoes: Self-guided trips down Salt Creek to Lake Monroe. April-November, reservations required. (812) 9888002, Browncountycanoe.com Paintball Valley and Valley Branch Retreat: Open and private paintball games, bike trails, camping, fishing and cabins. Open year-round.

988-7750, Paintballvalley.com Rawhide Ranch: Trail rides, pony rides and hay rides, guest ranch, overnight lodging and Holler Hoppin’. 988-0085, Rawhideranchusa.com.

Schooner Valley Stables: Horseback riding trails; walk, trot and cantering rides; night rides. 988-2859, Schoonervalleystables.com.

Gnaw Bone Camp: 25 miles of trails with challenging climbs and steep, technical descents, stream crossings and fast down hills. Call ahead to inquire, 988-4852.

es are immediately obvious to Brown County residents and visitors, with the county making up one of the largest swaths of forested land in Indiana.

Other resources and attractions are not so obvious, tucked backed in the hills and hollows off the beaten path.

More traditional outdoor activities include fishing on area streams, Lake Monroe and Lake Lemon; bird watching; hiking, camping and hunting; and horseback and mountain bike riding.

Other lesser known activities include gold panning and geode hunting.

And with some of Indiana’s largest parks – Brown County State Park, Yellowwood State Forest and Hoosier National Forest – there’s never much of a lull in the number of outdoor activities available in Brown County.

People interested in taking longer hikes over the course of several days can take on Tecumseh Trail.

The 50-plus mile trail runs through Morgan Monroe State Forest and Yellowwood State Forest and ends in Hoosier National Forest in southern Brown County, passing through some of Brown County’s most scenic and isolated areas.

“We’ve got the best of both worlds,” Dunbar said. “We’ve got so much we want to tell people about that the biggest challenge is just letting people know what all there is to do. We’ve kind of been tagging ourselves as Indiana’s Wild

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terways offer a new perspective, there are other ways to get out and see the leaves changing colors on the back roads of Brown County, including the route laid out for the annual Artists and Craftsmen Studio Tour, which runs from Oct. 1-31.

Of course, using that route mixes art and outdoor recreation, two time-honored traditions here in Brown County.

“That’s a great way to get out if you want to see the foliage,” Dunbar said.

Tom Lotshaw

Deer Run Park, just outside of Nashville, offers several easy trails, and thousands of butterflys in the summer, in addition to sporting facilities.

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Tom Lotshaw is a reporter for the Brown County Democrat, the county’s only newspaper and publisher of the Brown County Almanack.

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largest outdoor playground.”

For people looking to get out on the mountain bike trails, Bike Magazine named Brown County State Park as one of the 33 best trail systems in North America last year, and new trails in the park are always being built.

On top of that there are dozens of other bike trails throughout the county.

For people looking to get out on the water, Gatesville Country Store and RedBarn Jamboree offer canoe and kayak rentals and places to launch on the North Fork of Salt Creek.

Brown County Wilderness Canoe in Elkinsville offers selfguided tours along the Middle Fork of Salt Creek, which runs to Lake Monroe through some of the wildest parts of the county where bald eagle sightings are not uncommon.

And new outdoor events are always popping up.

Rawhide Ranch launched Holler Hoppin’ this summer and it has quickly become a popular attraction.

Four zip lines set atop some steep terrain give people a bird’s eye view of the 54-acre property.

And there are always new ways to explore time-honored traditions, like observing the fall foliage.

While Brown County State Park offers some of the Melissa Walther county’s best vistas, Brown County abounds with wildflowers and trails and wa- throughout the spring and summer.

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They carry fine home furnishings, mission style t-shirts for you to create your own or ready made furniture, cherry furniture, pottery, glass, and creations. (812) 988-6939. copper, many created by Indiana artisans. (812) The Book Loft, 45 S. Jefferson Street, is open 988-7270. all year. There you will find books by regional PJ’s Pub Essentials, Get everything you need in authors, nature guides, cookbooks, fiction/nonone shot with our ever-expanding selection of giz- fiction, genealogy, children’s books and books mos, gadgets and drink serving essentials. Mix it about Brown County. (812) 988-0202. up with everything from cocktail shakers and bottle openers to personalized etched glasses and bar The Brown County Shop, located in the signs, we’ve got it all! Etched or color imprinted Nashville House at the corner of Main and Van glasses, wine glasses, round or square shots, pub Buren Streets, carries Hadley Potter, Fiesta Ware, Yankee Candles, Renaissance Glass Sun pint, coffee mug, rocks tumblers and more!

Whether you have a basement pub or a 500 Catchers, Fenton Glass, Woven Rugs. (812) 988capacity bar, our extensive collection has some- 0880. thing for everyone! 47 E Main, just behind Brown The Candy Dish, in the Village Green Building County Winery. (812)988-4849 at 61 W. Main Street, carries hand dipped chocoSheepstreet Fibers, is located 2.5 miles west lates, imported licorice, salt water taffy, caramels, of Morgantown on Indiana 252, just a short drive kids’ novelty candy, fresh roasted nuts and homefrom Nashville. It has its own source of wool to made fudge. Stop by and see their Planters Nut spin into yarn, with a number of alpacas and collectibles display. (812) 988-7606. shetland sheep. There is roving for spinners and yarns, fleeces, books, spinning wheels and The Crow’s Nest, S. Van Buren Street in Possum Trot Square, carries Burt’s Bees skincare, gifts for looms. (812) 597-KNIT. www.sheepstreet.com. the hunter, fireman & police gifts, garden accents, T-Shirt Shop, at the corner of Van Buren and fountains, holiday items, military gifts, scarves, Washington Streets, has hundreds of designs of jewelry, candle-lights and bulbs and unique home accessories. (812) 988-1075.

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The Ferguson House, Located at 78 W. Franklin St., the historical Ferguson House was constructed in 1873 as a boarding house for artists who came to the village to create paintings of the beautiful rolling hills and scenery of the area. The story goes that Mrs. Ferguson at the time would not rent rooms to “women who wore knickers”. We have leased the historical property

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Come See the Largest Selection of Bob Knight Memorabilia

since 1999 and invite you to visit rooms full of home decor and accents. We take pride in being “your iron decor source”. We also offer tabletop dishware, collegiate/NFL gifts and memorabilia, fashion jewelry, comfort gifts, floral decor, garden, accent furniture, wine accessories, and huge holiday sections in season. Last but not least, we offer Swan Creek Candles®, our number one product. If you haven’t tried them- you should, after one candle you will be hooked. We offer a frequent buyer card with candle purchases where you can earn free candles. www.ltlstores.com (812) 988-7388.

The Holly Shop, where every day is Christmas!

You will find Dept. 56, Byers Choice Carolers, and personalized ornaments. They have over 10,000 ornaments. Located at the corner of Van Buren and Mound Streets. (812) 988-4453.

The Purple Fig, Handmade beads, fiber art & Jewelry. 92 W Franklin, Antique Alley, (812)9880934

The Totem Post, 78 S. Van Buren Street, was opened in 1952 by Bill and Marielle Jockey.

Then they did custom leatherwork and carried handmade American Indian jewelry and foreign crafts. Today, our merchandise has expanded, but the atmosphere is the same. Many people bring their grandchildren to visit the shop they remember from childhood. Open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.thetotempost.com (812) 988-2511.

The Toy Chest, 125 S. Van Buren Street in The Artists Colony Shops, packed with thousands of toys. Find you old time favorites and many you’ve never seen. (812) 988-2817 or (800) 362-TOYS. www.browncountytoychest.com The Trilogy Gallery, located at 120 E. Main Street, carries metal artwork, pottery, stained glass, mission style furniture and cherry furniture.

Many created by Indiana artisans. (812) 9884030.

Artists Colony Shops

125 S. Van Buren Street • Next to Artists Colony Inn & Restaurant • Downtown Nashville

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We carry hand-painted glass ornaments, wood products and pottery by local artists Friendly, helpful staff

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Personalized Children’s CDs & DVDs Hand-crocheted and Customized Embroidered Gifts Unique Gifts for Babies & Toddlers Selection of Boys & Girls Clothing

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Through the Looking Glass, in historical Antique Alley, does etched artwork in glass, custom redwood signs on order, and custom stone engraving. See craftsmen Mary Ann Whitaker and Tommy Thompson at work. (812) 988-1724.

Touch of Silver, Gold & Old, Albert Drake Jr. creates contemporary jewelry and buys and sells estate, antique silver and gold jewelry. (812) 988-6990.

Wishful Thinking, Main Street Shoppes, offers unique rubber art stamps and scrap-booking supplies. You’ll find personalized customer service and a choice of classes for the beginner to the experienced. Come play with us! (812) 988-7009 www.wishfulthinking-in.com.

Calendar of Events Brown County Playhouse For over 50 years the Brown County Playhouse has been bringing quality professional theatre to a loyal and enthusiastic audience of Brown County locals and visitors alike. Enjoy this wonderful Hoosier theatre tradition for yourself.

For show details. www.theatre.indiana.edu; (812)988-2123

Bushman Brewhouse Entertainment, Visit our website for events and times www.bushmanbrewhouse.com; 812988-8200 Nature Center Activities, Brown County State Park Visit our website for current calendar of events: Fall in the park is full of activities! www.browncountystatepark.us (812)988-5240

Coachlight Musical Theatre New Shows! March 5, 2010 - December 19, Live Music at Muddy Boots Café 2010, (812)988-2101 or (800)304-8588 Visit our website for upcoming events, www.coachlightmusicals.com www.muddybootscafe.com; (812)988-6911 Guided Horseback Riding Trails Daily 9-5, April 15, 2010 - October 31, 2010, Mike’s Dance Barn Brown County State Park, 812.988.8166 or Dance lessons, music & other events. Visit our website for times www.thedancebarn.com; (812)371-0295 (812)988-8636 Live Music at the 19th Hole, Salt Creek Golf FigTree Special Performance Retreat Every Friday and Saturday night...Starts at 8:30 Visit our website for upcoming events and schedules. www.figtreegallery.com; p.m. www.saltcreekgolf.com; (812)988-7888 (812)988-1375 Live Music at the Corn Crib Lounge, Brown Homestead Weaving Studio County Inn Every Friday & Saturday night 9 p.m. www. Weaving Demonstrations and day-weaving workshops available., March 1, 2010 - December 19, browncountyinn.com; (800)772-5249 2010; www.homesteadweaver.com; Live Music at the Saloon Lounge, Season’s (812)988-8622 Lodge Spinning and Weaving Demonstrations Every Friday & Saturday night, 9 p.m., May 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010, Every Saturday www.seasonslodge.com (800)365-7327 and Sunday, 1:00pm - 4:30pm... Spinning Live Music at the Winery, Chateau Thomas and weaving demonstrations at the Pioneer Friday & Saturday, 6-9 p.m. (812)988-8500 Village. Visit the old log jail and learn historiwww.chateauthomas.com Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide • Fall 2010 49

cal facts about Brown County and Nashville; AUGUST (812)988-6089 Bean Blossom Blues, Brews, & BBQ August 26, 2010 - August 28, 2010, Bill Monroe Brown County Dragway Music Park, www.billmonroemusicpark.com; Every Sunday. Come watch or participate. Call (800)783-7996 for details. www.browncountydragway.com; (812)988-6103; On Race Day 812-988-1505 Humane Society “Barn Sale” August 27, 2010 - August 29, 2010, Come Wishful Thinking see all the wonderful items we will have at Stamping and scrap booking classes and our annual Barn sale! Items for everyone can parties; www.wishfulthinking-in.com; (812)988- be found... don’t forget to visit our loving ani7005 mals who are looking for homes! Take a pet home! (812)988-7362 or (812)988-9962 Redbarn Jamboree: Heartbreak Hotel & Man in Black Exploring the Treasure House Art and Yoga June – November 2010; 812-988-2429 Workshop August 28, Yoga and Art with www.redbarnjamboree.com Vibrancy, Spontaneity, and Fun, with collage artist Dixie Ferrer and certified TC Steele State Historic Site yoga instructor Lee Edgren You will experiTrails, exhibits, classes. Visit our website for ence yoga and guided meditation and then visit details. www.tcsteele.org; 812-677-2003 Dixie in her art studio for some fun arty exercises. 11:00 am - 2:30 pm the Village Green Retreats at Rawhide Ranch Fun filled weeks Building, 61 W Main Street, 812.988.1994 or on the ranch where the young Cow-folk learn 812.988.8220 what it means to own a horse. They will shovel, groom, saddle, feed, water and ride. Reiki Workshop 888-94-Ranch www.rawhideranchusa.com August 28, Reiki Workshop I & II - Come learn the wonders and abilities of this healing energy work. 8am - 5pm, Gaia’s Touch: Guiding Body, Mind, and Spirit, 812-360-6879 www.touchofgaia.com Dine In Carry Out

SEPTEMBER

Sun. - Thurs.

11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Fri. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

PIZZA PASTA SANDWICHES 140 W. Main Street, next to the Gazebo 988-6565

Grasshopper Flats Jewelers Est. 1972 Fine Diamonds Opals - Gemstones Engagement Rings Austrian Crystal

Doug Stoffer Designer/Jeweler

150 S. Van Buren St. Nashville, IN 47448 812-988-4037

Sterling Silver Jewelry Titanium & Tungsten Bands

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Brown County Old Settlers Reunion September 3 & 4, 2010 Discover early Brown County ancestry and have fun... enjoy live entertainment, food, displays, fireworks, auction, and more. Friday 3:00pm - ?; Saturday 11:00am - after fireworks, Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, 812.988.4735 Decorative Painting Seminar September 4 & 5- Brown County Artisans Experience Art 2010 presents a Decorative Painting Seminar with Guest Instructor, Lois Mueller. 9:00am - 4:00pm, Brown County Artisan studios on East Gould St., 812-5974932 8th Annual Bean Blossom BikerFest September 9 – 11 -Enjoy this wild motorcycle gathering with music, fantastic food, swap

meet, 40 vendors, dancing, roaring campfires, field events and so much more! On-site camping and cabin rentals available. Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, 812.988.2116, www.ballsbiker.com

of the nicest rods, customs, muscle cars, trucks, and antiques during our 2-day event.

Show cars should pre-register. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Brown County State Park, enter through the North Entrance, (317)402-9510

Pumpkins & Puppies September 11 – 12 - Cooperative event with the Brown County Art Gallery Association and the Brown County Humane Society to raise funds for the shelter and to promote the adoption of shelter pets. Saturday 10 22nd Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday Noon - 5 p.m. Brown September 11 - Celebrate T.C. Steele’s birthday County Art Gallery, (812)988-4609, http://www. by painting outdoors in the open air, inspired by browncountyartgallery.org the same surroundings that inspired Steele 100 years ago. An Artist-in-Residence will give a Indiana Artists Past and Present public workshop prior to the contest and then September 11- 12 - Exhibit and sale of works a public demonstration during the event. NEW from Indiana Artists past and present Times: Sat this year: art exhibitors and vendors! Enjoy live 10:00 - 5:00; Sun noon-5:00, Brown County Art music during the judging process. Artists must Gallery Museum, 812-988-4609 register in advance; call 812.988.2785 or email: catkinson@dno.in.gov, T.C. Steele Historic Nature Daze 2010 September 11- Back by popular demand, the Site, http://tcsteele.org/2010events.asp Brown County Native Woodlands Project presents 38th Annual Cider Run Custom Car Show the fourth annual Nature Daze event, 9am - 3pm, September 11 – 12- Come to the Indiana Street Bill & Becky Freeman Property: 9491 Grandview Rod Association’s annual car show... See some Road, Columbus, (812) 988-0246 Art Renaissance Weekend September 10 – 12- A weekend of music, special art events, exhibitions and sales of Brown County Artwork. Venues throughout Brown County Call for information, 812.988.7303

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IN Shape IN / DNR Day September 12 & 13, Join others for our “Welcome Back/” IN Shape IN / DNR Day”.

Our nature hike will start from Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve, trail #5 on park map. Hike will cover rugged ravine and stairways, around Lake Ogle and return approximately, 2 hours.

See you there! 10:00 a.m., Brown County State Park - Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve, 812.988.5240

by the We Care Gang, proceeds to raise money for food and shelter needs in Brown County. Friday 6:00pm - 8:30pm; Saturday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., West Main and Jefferson Streets, Downtown Nashville, 812-988-2227 visit: www.browncounty.com/static/index. cfm?action=group&contentID=972

ighland H h is t t Sco l Festiva 6 5 & 2 Sept. 2

Colonel Vawter Day September 18 starting at 9 a.m., Morgantown, IN – An annual tradition of family fun! Cakewalk, entertainment, games, gifts, food and fun. Too much to list. See you there!

Brown County Shrine Club Cruise In September 18, Brown County Shrine Club presents cruise-in in the shady streets of downTea Time in the Keeping Room town Nashville. Village Green, Intersection of September 16, Enjoy tea with Lynn Austin, Main and Jefferson Streets, 812.988.6128 Peg Anne’s Boutique, as she presents a MiniStyle Show. By reservation only. 11am, The Scottish Highland Festival Seasons Lodge in the Keeping Room, 800- September 25 & 26, Music, food and fun. At 365-7327 or 812-988-2284 the Appleworks Orchard, County Road 250 West Trafalgar, IN, (317) 878-9317, www.

Abe Martin’s County Picnic and NASHCAR apple-works.com Outhouse Race September 17 & 18, Everyone is invited to our Brown County Spring Classic Championship community picnic with a hog roast, children’s Open Horse Show games, and more. Kids Big-Wheel race on September 18, Participate or be a spectator Friday the 17th, ages 3-8. Show up early to at the Brown County Horse and Pony OPEN register. Don’t miss our famous NASHCAR Show! Beautiful horses will be on display.

Outhouse Race, Corn Hole and Plunger Toss Fun for the whole family. 9:00 am, Brown Competition on the 18th. Brought to you County 4-H Fairgrounds, 802 Memorial Drive, (812)988-0274

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Growingpeaches over 50 starting varieties of mid apples!

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35th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival September 22 - 25 - Come jam out to this Historical Bluegrass Fest featuring over 30

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artists. There will be music workshops, Hall of Fame Induction, and more. Tickets on sale, onsite Camping and Cabin Rentals available.

Bring your lawn chair. 10 a.m. – Midnight, Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom, (800)414-4677 Brown County Literacy Coalition September 24th and 25th annual book sale fundraiser at the Brown County 4-H Fairgrounds.

All books are $1. Lunch items and snacks will also be on sale. A silent auction of themed baskets will also be held during the fair. Call Marcia DeBock at 988-6960 for more information.

Learn to Square Dance September 24 - Learn to square dance with the Bucks and Does. 7:00 pm, Abe Martin Lodge, FREE Hike for Humanity Fundraiser September 25 - Be a part of this great Habitat for Humanity fundraiser at the Brown County YMCA at 10am on Saturday. Bring your walking shoes and sponsor sheet. Total fund raising goal of $7000. It will be great fun and you

get a free lunch! Contact Mark Thompson at 812-988-9715 or (812)988-9622, 10 a.m.

Hillbilly Wagon Train Jam September 30 - October 2 - Traditional Bluegrass music along with over 100 horses, mules, and wagon trains. Tickets on sale, onsite Camping and Cabin Rentals available. Visit website or call for more information. Accepting canned food donations. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, Bean Blossom (800)414-4677, http://billmonroemusicpark. com/

OCTOBER

Back Roads of Brown County Driving Tour October 1 - 31, When the rolling hills are ablaze with color this October, you are invited to take a free, self-guided tour through Brown County and visit the studios of selected artists and craftsmen - the people who make up “The Art Colony of the Midwest” during the 9th Annual Back Roads of Brown County Driving Tour.

Brochure maps available on website and at the Brown County Visitors Center. Approximately 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily; times may vary. Various working artists’ studios throughout Brown

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Stop by the Visitors Center at the corner of Main and Van Buren for a variety of guest services

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AUGUST Green-Stock Music Festival Sunday at Home T.C. Steele Shrine Club Cruise In Bean Blossom Blues, Brews & BBQ Humane Society “Barn Sale” Art & Yoga Workshop SEPTEMBER Old Settlers Reunion Brown County Survivor Bean Blossom BikerFest Cider Run Custom Car Show Nature Daze · IN Shape / DNR Day Art Renaissance Weekend Great Outdoor Art Contest Abe Martin’s County Picnic & NASHCAR Outhouse Races · Shrine Club Cruise In

OCTOBER Back Roads of Brown County Tour Wagon Train Jam · Fall Fare Brown County Hills Challenge Hilly Hundred Mountain Bike Breakdown NOVEMBER Gingerbread Log Cabin Competition Chocolate Walk · Cabin Fever 5K Winter Art & Craft Fair · Gravel Grovel NOVEMBER JANUARY  Win $500 and a Brown County Getaway Holiday Passport THROUGHOUT THE FALL Second Saturday Village Art Walk

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County. (800)276-9995, www.browncountystudiotour.com 38th Annual Fall Fare October 2 - Come out to the 38th Annual Fall Fare... The Fall Fare event of the Nashville United Methodist Church is a Brown County tradition! On the first weekend in October for the past 38 years NUMC has entertained the public with booths such as Fine Arts, Woodworkers, Fiber Arts, Antiques and Collectables, Natures Bounty, Paws for Pets, Silent Auction, Mums, Games, and much more! Lots of local art will be shown for sale. Fun for the whole family, be sure to be apart of and enjoy the festivities!

8:00am - 3:00pm, Village Green in Downtown Nashville, (812)988-4666

the public. Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sunday: 8 a.m. – Noon, CYO Camp, located off of Claylick Road, 812-988-2839 or 888-988-2839

Kelp’s Pumpkin Patch: Annual Farm Fest October 2 – 3 - Bring the whole family out to Kelp’s Annual Farm Fest! There is plenty to do for everyone... games & prizes, hay rides, petting zoo, face painting, pumpkin carving, and more! Pumpkin carving will be held throughout the day on Saturday & Sunday. Judging will be on Sunday at 3pm. Also, there will be antique tractors & farm machinery and sorghum making demonstrations! Check out our full range of Fall items... pumpkins, mums, squash, Indian corn, gourds, and more. Ham & beans and cornbread dinner! All Day, Kelps Pumpkin Patch, 7 miles East of Nashville on SR 46, Brown County Hills Challenge Bike Ride (812)988-4804 October 2 – 3 - Two days of scenic, recreational bicycle rides through the beautiful hills of Brown Slightly Haunted Puppet Theatre County on the weekend of October 2nd and October 2 – 3 & 16-17& 23-4, The Melchior 3rd. Offering a variety of recreational bike rides Marionette Theatre’s ghoulish cast of traditional of 100 miles, 50 miles, 40 miles, and 25 miles. Halloween characters... a juggling Scarecrow, Provisioned rest stops with refreshments and Dancing Skeleton & Ghost, Alien, The Flying lunch along the way. Saturday night there will Purple People Eater, A Kitchen Witch, Concert be a German October Fest with live music and Pianist & Dracula... all will amaze you with a bonfire, the fest is free to riders and only $5 to their trickery while they perform on a charming

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benefit the Foundation. Call the Gallery for reservations. Also... Oliver’s Famous Pulled Pork sandwiches, side dishes, and dessert will be provided. Entertainment to be determined.

2010 Collectors Showcase featuring E. K. Williams paintings will also be on exhibit for one-day only, Sunday - October 10th, for the Hilly Hundred October 8 – 10 - Be a part of our Annual Hilly general public from Noon to 5:00 PM, Brown Hundred Weekend, a classic bicycle event County Art Gallery & Museum, (812)988-4609 designed for the touring bicyclist. If you like a bicycling challenge that includes entertainment Ghost Tours, Stories & Bats and fellowship with more than 5,500 bicyclists October 22- Have a ghost tour of the site, listen from over 40 states and several foreign coun- to spooky stories, and learn about bats! The tour covers grounds of T.C. Steele State Historic tries, the Hilly is for you!

Site, including the cemetery and gardens. Also www.hillyhundred.org/ the House of the Singing Winds, plus a look at rooms never seen by the public! Ghost stories Collectors’ Showcase October 9 & 10, An exhibit of significant and discussion on bats also. This is a family early Edward K. Williams paintings borrowed event and all ages are welcome! 7:00 pm, TC from private collectors for an evening display. Steel State Historic Site, (812)988-2785 or Reservations required for this evening show- (812)677-2003, www.tcsteele.org case. Exhibit includes rarely seen paintings by one of Brown County’s favorite early artists, Friends of Brown County State Park Haunted E. K. Williams. Each guest will be given a full Trail color catalogue of the exhibit. All Proceeds October 23 - The Friends of Brown County Halloween set. Fun for all ages! Groups welcome, call for details Times: 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm.

Westside of South Van Buren Street, Downtown Nashville, (800)849-4853 www.melchiormarionettes.com/

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State Park will help you enjoy the feeling of fall with events held in the park. The Trickor-Treat Trail for all little folks will operate between 5:00 – 6:00 pm, on the Friends Trail located next to the Park Office. Less scary stations along the trail are sure to delight all little goblins. The ghoulish Haunted Trail will operate between 8:00 – 10:00 pm. Costumes encouraged. A Pumpkin-Carving Contest will take place all day Saturday with winners announced Saturday evening, following the Trick-or-Treat walk. Contestants are to bring their own pumpkins to carve. Pumpkins can be included in the Campsite Decorating Contest, also judged Saturday evening. Contestants are to sign up at the campground registration booth. Winners announced on Sunday, October 24th. 5 p.m.

- 10 p.m. Brown County State Park (812)9885240 www.browncountystatepark.us/index.shtml 2010 Historic Homestead Tour October 29- 30 - A self-guided tour of Brown County’s past! 10am - 5pm, Historic Homesteads in Brown County, (812)988-4852, www.browncountyhistory.info

NOVEMBER

Holiday Passport Promotion November 12, 2010 - January 2, 2011 - Our Holiday Passport is a great way to shop for a chance to win prizes! Pick up your passport in the Visitors Center or at any participating business. Good luck and have fun. Happy Holidays! www.browncounty.com Brown County Humane Society’s Chocolate Walk November 13 - Chocolate Walkers with ticket purchase are invited to sample chocolates by visiting over 30 participating Nashville businesses. Be sure to get your tickets now, quantities are limited. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Throughout the Village of Nashville, 812-9889962, www.browncounty.com Cabin Fever 5k Run/Walk November 13 - Brown County Parks and Recreation’s annual Cabin Fever 5k Run/Walk begins at 12 noon. Participants can run or walk a course that begins and ends at the Brown County High School Parking lot. Proceeds benefit Brown County youth programs and events through the Brown County Parks and Recreation. (812)988-5522 Go to www.bcdemocrat.com to find more listings as they become available. Visitors should confirm dates, times and locations. Further information is available at Brown County Visitors Center at 800-753-3255 or 988-7303; by email at info@browncounty.com; online at www. browncounty.com.

Fabulous food in a casual atmosphere

Open for breakfast

OutstandingSaturday views overlooking 8-11 & Sundaythe 8-1 golf course Great menu pricesDinner and spectacular drink specials hours

Wednesday •&Located Thursday 5-9pm Reservations recommended at Salt Creek Golf Retreat Friday & Saturday 5-10pm 2359 State Road 46 East Saltcreekgolf.com • 812-988-7888 Nightly specials Wednesday - half price mixed drinks and half price 56 Brown County Almanack Visitors • Fall 2010 bottles Guide of wine Thursday - $4.00 martinis Friday - Kids eat free!

Salt Creek Golf Retreat • 2359 St.Rd.46E

“Brown County’s Place to Party” Great food and drink specials; 5 HD-TV’s, pool table, live entertainment every Friday & Saturday nights Located at Salt Creek Golf Retreat 2359 SR 46 East saltcreekgolf.com • 812-988-7888

General continued from page 32 and Morgantown Hours: 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday.

A little bit of everything: The Fruitdale Market is one of the few places outside Nashville locations that sells gas and diesel fuel.

It’s also a deer and turkey check-in station. Fishing supplies and live bait are available, too.

The store has fountain and fresh coffee drinks, as well as snacks, sodas and other staples like bread, milk and paper towels.

How it started: The Guffeys bought the market last fall.

“That market’s been there for a long time and, we just thought, ‘Well, you know, we could open it up and be convenient for everybody,’” said Debbie Guffey.

They gave the shop a good cleaning and reworked the in-

side, and have been serving the public since January.

“We like to help people out, and that’s why we have Brown County Tire and we have Fruitdale Market,” Guffey said.

“It’s a nice location,” said, talking about the customers who have come in thanking them for reopening the store, which was closed for more than a year before the purchased it.

“It’s just a good neighborhood, too.”

While you’re there: The Fruitdale Market falls about halfway between Nashville and Morgantown. It’s a few miles down the road from the Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, which has a country music hall of fame and hosts seasonal music festivals.

Brownie’s Bean Blossom Inn Restaurant is also nearby.

Nashville and Morgantown offer shops and restaurants for visitors, and State Road 135 North is a popular path for mo-

torcyclists.

Brown County Outdoor Supply Co.

Owner: Dan “Butch” Carteaux Location: State Road 46 West in Belmont, between Nashville and Bloomington Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday A little bit of everything: The Brown County Outdoor Supply Co. fills the convenience and outdoor needs of customers.

The store sells drinks, snacks and sandwiches, but also has a custom archery section and sells hunting and fishing gear and live bait.

While you’re there: The store is on a stretch of road that gives easy access to Yellowwood State Forest, the Hoosier National Forest and Brown County State Park. Lake Lemon and Lake Monroe are close, as well.

Another nearby attraction is the T.C. Steele State Historic Site, on the home grounds of Brown County artist T.C. Steele.

Brock n’ Brock's

Location: 2149 W. 900 S., Trafalgar/Peoga

Needmore Grocery

Location: 2843 State Road 45 Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday Megan O’Bryan is a reporter for the Brown County Democrat, the county’s only Megan O'Bryan Norma Crouch and her husband Harry established Crouch’s Mar- newspaper and publisher of the Brown County Almanack. ket 37 years ago.

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31 North Jefferson St. 31 North Jefferson St. Nashville, IN 47448

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3497 N. CLAY LICK RD. Call for Reservations NASHVILLE, IN 47448 NASHVILLE, IN 47448 812-988-2689 812-988-2689 812-988-2689 58 Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide • Fall 2010

Visit our family of three stores in the Village of Nashville.

We offer a wide selection of home decor, garden accents, jewelry and fashion accessories, candles, baby gifts, kitchen accessories, accent tables, iron decor, unique gifts and more. Something for you, something for the home, and something for the heart.

THE FERGUSON HOUSE

Home Accessories Accent Furniture Iron Decor Seasonal Decor Jewelry Garden Accents

78 W. Franklin Street 812.988.7388

Jewelry Fashion Accessories Gift Items

Swan Creek Candles Gift Items Seasonal Decor Garden Accents Kitchen Items Rhythm Clocks

59 E. Main Street, Suite B 812.988.8707

59 E. Main Street, Suite A 812.988.8707

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BIG WOODS BREWING COMPANY

THE WOODS ABIDE HAND CRAFTED, SMALL BATCH ALES

GOURMET PUB FOOD WITH EXCITING FOOD SPECIALS EVERY WEEK

A PLACE YOU CAN FEEL AT HOME THE FIRST TIME YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR

JOIN US FOR A FINE, HAND CRAFTED BEER, GREAT MEAL AND PLEASANT CONVERSATION

Be sure to check us out online at www.bigwoodsbeer.com or friend us on facebook for the latest events, food specials, schedules and beers on tap.

Quaff On! 812-988-6000 • 60 Molly’s Lane • Nashville, IN Must be 21 or older to be on premise.

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