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O, Pioneers

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Finding your way

Feature stories

22 O, Pioneers 32 Heritage Days 35 Wooded Paradise: a poem 38 Welcome to the creep show 50 Disc golf 53 New shuttle service 56 Helmsburg General Store 69 Brown County Hilly Half The lists 6 Shopfinder Directory 12 Entertainment & Recreation 14 Lodging 36 Art Colony of the Midwest 44 Handmade in Brown County 46 Food, Snacks & Spirits 54 Conferences, Retreats & Weddings 58 Ongoing Events 60 2016 Special Events 62 Fall Events

Maps Nashville Street Map | Page 10 Map of Brown County | Page 19 on the cover

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ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES

4th Sister Vintage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . 63 Brown County Antique Mall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 45 Cathy’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . 58 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I4. . . . . . . . 41 Mother Earth Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 26 Napopi Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 27 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Pioneer Women Quilt Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47 Touch of Silver Gold & Old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 49 Toy Chest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 35 Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7. . . . . . . . 29

ART

A Dreamer’s Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Art Alliance/Village Artwalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Art Alliance/Partake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Brown County Art Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12. . . . . . . . 47 Brown County Art Guild. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . 35 Brown County Craft Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 31 B3 Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Cathy’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . 58 Hoosier Artist Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . 48 Napopi Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 27 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47 Totem Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 36

BATH & BODY

Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Johanna Lee Bathology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3. . . . . . . . 37

BEER, WINE AND SPIRITS

Bear Wallow Distillery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 60 Big Woods Brewing Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . 21 Big Woods Pizza Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D4. . . . . . . . 21 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5. . . . . . . . 37 Brown County Winery Tasting Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7. . . . . . . . 55 Brown County Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 55 Casa Del Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J9. . . . . . . . 65 Cedar Creek Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . 36 Chateau Thomas Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J7. . . . . . . . 27 Hickory Sports Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 64 Mike’s Music and Dance Barn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 66 Out of the Ordinary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 72 Salt Creek Winery & Vacation Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . 29 Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K12. . . . . . . . . 4

BIKE RENTAL AND ACCESSORIES

eXplore Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 18

BIRDHOUSES AND FEEDERS

Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I4. . . . . . . . 41

BOOKS

Fallen Leaf Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . 44 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Napopi Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 27 Toy Chest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 35

CANDLES

Bear Wallow Distillery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 60 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56

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Ferguson House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 24 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 24 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I4. . . . . . . . 41 Mercantile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I8. . . . . . . . 59 Mother Earth Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 26 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47

CANDY

Candy Dish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Candy Emporium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . 56 Carmel Corn Cottage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4. . . . . . . . 49 Jack and Jill Nut Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5. . . . . . . . 56 Nashville BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J4. . . . . . . . 63 Nashville Fudge Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . 70 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40

CHRISTMAS

Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Ferguson House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 13 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I4. . . . . . . . 41 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES

Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Ferguson House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 24 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 24 K. Bellum Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 68 Lorna’s Leather & Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I6. . . . . . . . 53 Mercantile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I8. . . . . . . . 59 Moonshine Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . 68 Pit Bull Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D4. . . . . . . . 17 T-Shirt Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I5. . . . . . . . 17 Totem Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 36

COFFEE AND TEA

Candy Emporium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . 56 Daily Grind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4. . . . . . . . 58 Forever Sweet Cupcakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J9. . . . . . . . 28 Harvest Preserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Nashville BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J4. . . . . . . . 63 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Sunshine Shack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5. . . . . . . . 55 Sweetea’s Tea Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6. . . . . . . . 48

CONFERENCES, RETREATS & WEDDINGS

Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 71 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5. . . . . . . . 37 Bill Monroe Music Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 25 Comfort Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L10. . . . . . . . . 3 Creekside Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 67 eXplore Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 18 Hotel Nashville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4. . . . . . . . 25 Mike’s Music and Dance Barn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 66 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 26 Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K12. . . . . . . . . 4

CRAFTS

4th Sister Vintage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . 63 Bear Wallow Distillery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 60 Brown County Craft Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 31 Clay Purl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D8. . . . . . . . 35 K. Bellum Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 68 Mother Earth Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 26 Napopi Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 27

Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Papertrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . 15 Pioneer Women Quilt Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47 Toy Chest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 35 Wishful Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 55

DOLLS

Jeeper’s Dollhouse Miniatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 59 Toy Chest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 35 Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7. . . . . . . . 29

ENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION

Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 71 Art Alliance/Village Artwalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Art Alliance/Partake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Bill Monroe Music Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 25 Brown County Art Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12. . . . . . . . 47 Brown County Art Guild. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . 35 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5. . . . . . . . 37 Brown County Playhouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4. . . . . . . . 51 Brown County Winery Tasting Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7. . . . . . . . 55 Brown County Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 55 Cedar Creek Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . 36 Chateau Thomas Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J7. . . . . . . . 27 Copperhead Creek Gem Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 eXplore Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 18 Grandpa Jeff’s Trail Rides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Hickory Sports Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 64 Kidscommons Children’s Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Melchior Marionettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 40 Mike’s Music and Dance Barn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 66 Out of the Ordinary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 72 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 26 Salt Creek Winery & Vacation Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . 29 Schooner Valley Stables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 46 Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K12. . . . . . . . . 4 Valley Branch Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 18 Yesteryear Old Time Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 60

FOOD, DINING & SNACKS

Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 71 Big Woods Brewing Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . 21 Big Woods Pizza Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D4. . . . . . . . 21 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5. . . . . . . . 37 Brown County Vending. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 44 Brown County Winery Tasting Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7. . . . . . . . 55 Brown County Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 55 Candy Dish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Candy Emporium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . 56 Carmel Corn Cottage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4. . . . . . . . 49 Casa Del Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J9. . . . . . . . 65 Cedar Creek Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . 36 Chateau Thomas Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J7. . . . . . . . 27 Daily Grind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4. . . . . . . . 58 Farmhouse Cafe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 7 Forever Sweet Cupcakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J9. . . . . . . . 28 Gyros Food and Art Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 31 Harvest Preserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Hickory Sports Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 72 Hotel Nashville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4. . . . . . . . 25 Jack and Jill Nut Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5. . . . . . . . 56 Mike’s Music and Dance Barn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 66 Miller’s Ice Cream House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2

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Nashville BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J4. . . . . . . . 63 Nashville Fudge Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . 70 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Nashville House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5. . . . . . . . . 4 Out of the Ordinary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 72 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 26 Salt Creek Winery & Vacation Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . 29 Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K12. . . . . . . . . 4 Sunshine Shack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5. . . . . . . . 55 Sweetea’s Tea Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6. . . . . . . . 48 Trolly’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4. . . . . . . . 66

FOOTWEAR Harley Davidson of Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 K. Bellum Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 68 Moonshine Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . 68

GARDEN & PATIO Bear Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L9. . . . . . . . 68 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Ferguson House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 24 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 24 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I4. . . . . . . . 41 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47

GIFTS 4th Sister Vintage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . 63 Bone Appetit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6. . . . . . . . 31 4th Sister Vintage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . 63 Candy Dish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Candy Emporium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . 56 Carmel Corn Cottage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4. . . . . . . . 49 Cathy’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . 58 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Daily Grind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4. . . . . . . . 58 Ferguson House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 24 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 24 Grasshopper Flats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 56 Harvest Preserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Jack and Jill Nut Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G5. . . . . . . . 56 Jeeper’s Dollhouse Miniatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 59 Johanna Lee Bathology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3. . . . . . . . 37 K. Bellum Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 68 Lorna’s Leather & Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I6. . . . . . . . 53 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I4. . . . . . . . 41 Mercantile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I8. . . . . . . . 59 Moonshine Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . 68 Mother Earth Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 26 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Olde Magnolia House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . 63 Papertrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . 15 Pit Bull Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D4. . . . . . . . 17 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47 Sweetea’s Tea Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6. . . . . . . . 48 T-Shirt Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I5. . . . . . . . 17 Totem Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 36 Touch of Silver Gold & Old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 49 Toy Chest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 35 Trail Hobo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 44 Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7. . . . . . . . 29 Wishful Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 55 Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide | FALL 2016

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4th Sister Vintage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . 63 Brown County Winery Tasting Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7. . . . . . . . 55 Brown County Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 55 Chateau Thomas Winery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J7. . . . . . . . 27 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Ferguson House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 24 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 24 Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I4. . . . . . . . 41 Mother Earth Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 26 Napopi Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 27 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Olde Magnolia House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . 63 Pioneer Women Quilt Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47 Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7. . . . . . . . 29

GUNS, KNIVES & ACCESSORIES

Buck Shot Sporting Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H2. . . . . . . . 61 Men’s Toy Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C9. . . . . . . . 29

HEALTH FOODS

Brown County Getaways/Cobblestone Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Hills O’ Brown Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2. . . . . . . . 57 Hills O’ Brown Vacation Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 48 McGinley Cabins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Nickels Vacation Cabins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

MOTORCYCLES & ACCESSORIES

Harley Davidson of Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Pit Bull Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D4. . . . . . . . 17

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Cathy’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . 58 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56 Ferguson House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 24 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 24 Grasshopper Flats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 56 Mother Earth Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 26 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 47 Totem Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . 36 Touch of Silver Gold & Old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 49

LEATHER

Harley Davidson of Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 K. Bellum Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 68 Lorna’s Leather & Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I6. . . . . . . . 53 Moonshine Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . 68 Pit Bull Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D4. . . . . . . . 17

LODGING

1875 Homestead B&B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 45 Abbey Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 44 Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 71 Allison House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2. . . . . . . . 54 Brick Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Brown County Getaways/Cobblestone Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5. . . . . . . . 31 Comfort Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L10. . . . . . . . . 3 Cornerstone Inn & Suites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G8. . . . . . . . 20 Creekside Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 67 eXplore Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 18 Green Valley Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 31 Hickory Shades Motel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 27

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Hidden Valley Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5. . . . . . . . 15 Hills O’ Brown Vacation Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 48 Hotel Nashville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4. . . . . . . . 25 McGinley Cabins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Nickels Vacation Cabins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 North House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4. . . . . . . . 25 Olde Magnolia House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . 63 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 26 Salt Creek Winery & Vacation Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . 29 Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K12. . . . . . . . . 4 Valley Branch Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 18

Health 4 “U”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E10. . . . . . . . 49 Trail Hobo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 44 Carmel Corn Cottage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4. . . . . . . . 49 Miller’s Ice Cream House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . 2 Nashville Fudge Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . 70 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I9. . . . . . . . 40 Sunshine Shack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5. . . . . . . . 55

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Kidscommons Children’s Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Bear Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L9. . . . . . . . 68 Buck Shot Sporting Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H2. . . . . . . . 61 Men’s Toy Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C9. . . . . . . . 29 Trail Hobo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 44

PET CARE AND PET GIFTS

Bone Appetit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6. . . . . . . . 31 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 56

POTTERY

Brown County Craft Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . 31

SCRAPBOOKING

Papertrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . 15 Wishful Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . 55

SERVICES

Brown County Visitors Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5. . . . . . . . 17 Ethereal Day Spa and Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J5. . . . . . . . 47 Hunter’s Electronics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I6. . . . . . . . 59 New Song Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 17

TOYS

Mercantile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I8. . . . . . . . 59 Toy Chest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . 35

WEDDINGS & RECEPTIONS

Abbey Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 44 Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 71 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L5. . . . . . . . 37 Creekside Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 67 eXplore Brown County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 18 Hotel Nashville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4. . . . . . . . 25 Mike’s Music and Dance Barn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 66 Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . 26 Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K12. . . . . . . . . 4

WOODCRAFTS

Mother Earth Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . 26

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A Dreamer’s Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Abbey Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 44 Abe Martin Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 71 Allison House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2. . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Art Alliance/Village Artwalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Art Alliance/Partake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Art Gallery/Brown County. . . . . F12. . . . . . . . . . . 47 Art Guild/Brown County. . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Ethereal Day Spa and Salon . . . J5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 eXplore Brown County. . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 18

Fallen Leaf Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Farmhouse Cafe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 5 Ferguson House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Forever Sweet Cupcakes . . . . . . J9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Foxfire & Foxfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Fudge Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Grandpa Jeff’s Trail Rides. . . . . . Pg.19. . . . . . . . . 40 Grasshopper Flats. . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Green Valley Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 31 Gyros Food and Art Studio . . . . H6. . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Harley Davidson of Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Harvest Preserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Health 4 “U”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E10. . . . . . . . . . . 49 Hickory Shades Motel. . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 36 Hickory Sports Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Hidden Valley Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . A5. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hills O’ Brown Real Estate. . . . . . B2. . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Hills O’ Brown Vacation Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 48 Hoosier Artist Gallery . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Hotel Nashville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4. . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Hunter’s Electronics. . . . . . . . . . . I6. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Jack and Jill Nut Shop. . . . . . . . . G5. . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Jeeper’s Dollhouse Miniatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Johanna Lee Bathology . . . . . . . D3. . . . . . . . . . . . 37 K. Bellum Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Kidscommons Children’s Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Lorna’s Leather & Boutique. . . . I6. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Madeline’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G4. . . . . . . . . . . . 41 McGinley Cabins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Melchior Marionettes . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Men’s Toy Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C9. . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Mercantile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I8. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Mike’s Music and Dance Barn. . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 66 Miller’s Ice Cream House . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Moonshine Leather. . . . . . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Daily Grind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H4. . . . . . . . . . . . 58

B3 Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bathology, Johanna Lee. . . . . . . D3. . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Bear Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L9. . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Bear Wallow Distillery. . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 60 Big Woods Brewing Co.. . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Big Woods Pizza Co.. . . . . . . . . . . D4. . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Bill Monroe Music Park. . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 13 Bloomington Harley Davidson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Bone Appetit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Brick Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 25 Brown County Antique Mall. . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 45 Brown County Art Gallery. . . . . F12. . . . . . . . . . . 47 Brown County Art Guild. . . . . . . E4. . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Brown County Craft Gallery. . . . E8. . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Brown County Getaways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Brown County Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . L5. . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Brown County Playhouse. . . . . . F4. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Brown County Visitors Center. . E5. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Brown County Vending. . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Brown County Winery Tasting Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7. . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Brown County Winery. . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 55 Buck Shot Sporting Goods . . . . H2. . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Candy Dish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Candy Emporium. . . . . . . . . . . . . E2. . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Carmel Corn Cottage. . . . . . . . . . C4. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Casa Del Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Cathy’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Cedar Creek Winery. . . . . . . . . . . G6. . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Chateau Thomas Winery . . . . . . J7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Clay Purl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D3. . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Cobblestone Log Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Comfort Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L10. . . . . . . . . . . 3 Copperhead Creek Gem Mine.C5. . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Cornerstone Inn & Suites. . . . . . G8. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Creekside Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 67 Crow’s Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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1875 Homestead B&B. . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 45 4th Sister Vintage. . . . . . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Napopi Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Nashville BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Nashville Fudge Kitchen. . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Nashville General Store & Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . I9 40 Nashville House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 New Song Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 17 Nickels Vacation Cabins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 North House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4. . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Olde Magnolia House. . . . . . . . . I2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Out of the Ordinary. . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Papertrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H5. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Partake/ Art Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Pioneer Women Quilt Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Pit Bull Leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D4. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playhouse, Brown County. . . . . F4. . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Rawhide Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 26

Salt Creek Winery & Vacation Rental . . . . . . . . . C3 29 Schooner Valley Stables. . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 46 Seasons Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K12. . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sunshine Shack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5. . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Sweet Cozy Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . E8. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Sweetea’s Tea Shop . . . . . . . . . . . J6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

T-Shirt Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I5. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Totem Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Touch of Silver Gold & Old. . . . . E8. . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Toy Chest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H6. . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Trail Hobo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3. . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Trolly’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C5. . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Valley Branch Retreat. . . . . . . . . . Pg. 19. . . . . . . . . 18 Village Artwalk/Art Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Village Green Building. . . . . . . . . E3. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vintage Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7. . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Visitors Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5. . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Wishful Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . H7. . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Yesteryear Old Time Photos . . . H7. . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Allison House

TO HELMSBURG

Hills O’Brown Real Estate

Hotel Nashville / Darlene’s

and Vacation Rentals

Salt Creek Winery

Hoosier Artist Gallery

Sunshine Shack

The Nashville House

BC Courthouse Liars Bench

Sweet Cozy Living

Brown Co. Playhouse

Out of the Ordinary and Hickory Sports Bar

Franklin Place

Pioneer Women Quilt Show

BC Historical Society Complex

Clay Purl

Taggart Building

ONE WAY

Log Jail

Pioneer Village

Bank

Cornerstone Suites

Health For U

BC Homes Guide

BC Almanack Visitors Guide

46 Volunteer Fire Department

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Bank

Nashille Town Hall

LANE

BC Art Gallery

ARTIST DRIVE Nashville Post Office

County Office Building

BC Public Library

BC Democrat Newspaper

Main Street Shoppes

MAIN STREET

BC Winery & Tasting Room

Copperhead Creek Gem Mine

Rock and Fossil Shop

Trolly’s

Hidden Valley Inn

BC Community Foundation

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BC Art Guild

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Entertainment and Recreation Abe Martin Lodge, in Brown County State Park, has a 12,000-squarefoot indoor water park, available to hotel guests first and to the public as space allows. (812) 988-4418. Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground, 5163 State Road 135 North, is home to the oldest, continuous running bluegrass festival in the world. Visit the Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Country Star Museum and, on weekends, shop at the Bean Blossom Flea Market.

Brown County Playhouse Performing Arts Center, 70 S. Van Buren St., is a 426-seat venue committed to bringing the best in a variety of local and national entertainment offerings. You’ll find the latest news on upcoming performances by visiting www.BrownCountyPlayhouse. org which frequently lists special offers. Join the chat about what is happening behind the scenes by liking the venue on Facebook. (812) 988-6555.

Brown County State Park , Indiana’s largest state park, offers camping, hiking trails, mountain bike trails, horse trails, a saddle barn and nature center, picnicking, a swimming pool, fishing, tennis and playgrounds. Open year-round. (812) 988-6406, www.IN.gov/dnr/parklake.

Brown County Winery has been making award-winning wines for more than 20 years. The tasting room is at the corner of Main Street and Old School Way. Don’t forget to stop by the winery and tasting room in downtown Gnaw Bone, 4520 State Road 46 East. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, year-round. (812) 988-6144 or (888) 298-2984, www.browncountywinery.com. Cedar Creek Winery & Brew Co., 38 E. Franklin St., features free tasting of locally made wines. The selection varies from bold dry reds to refreshing whites and sweet fruit wines. Open seven days a week from noon to 5 p.m.

Chateau Thomas Wine Bar, 225 S. Van Buren St. in Coachlight Square, provides award-winning vinifera wines, and well-known musicians — local and

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otherwise — perform all styles of music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night. Visitors will find gourmet foods, cheese plates and gift items, as well as a friendly, knowledgeable staff. Step upstairs to the loft and enjoy wine amid the Native American art in the John Elmore Gallery or, weather-permitting, grab a spot on the covered patio near the fireplace. Group tastings can be arranged in advance. (812) 988-8500, toll free at (888)-761-9463, www. chateauthomas.com/locations/nashville.

eXplore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat is voted the No. 1 activity in Brown County by TripAdvisor. It offers 15 zip lines over 1 mile long; a treetop canopy adventure suspended 90 feet with speeds up to 45 mph; and the tallest, fastest and longest zips in Brown County. Visitors also can experience Night Flight zip lines with tiki torches and headlamps. Enjoy 30 miles of ATV, mountain biking and hiking trails, bike rentals, as well as paintball games and Arrow Tag archery games. The events hall accommodates 250 with a stage. Camping cabins accommodate 80. The property also offers camping, a fishing lake, canoes and paddle boats. Two-seater, four-wheel-drive hill buggy rides and an ATV training challenge tour are available, too. 2620 Valley Branch Road, (812) 9887750, www.explorebrowncounty.com.

Grandpa Jeff’s Trail Rides. Relax on a journey with Grandpa Jeff at Grandpa Jeff’s Trail Rides, 5889 S. Skinner Road, Morgantown. Take in the scenery and wildlife. No two rides are ever the same: sunny summer days, fall colors, winter snowfalls, spring blossoms, trail rides, pony rides, hayrides, cattle drives, custom excursions. Please give at least one hour notice. Reservations can be made using any of the following: 812-597-4630, cell 812272-0702, www. GrandpaJeffsTrailRides. com, info@GrandpaJeffsTrailRides.com.

Kidscommons, a children’s museum in downtown Columbus, 309 Washington St., offers families with toddlers to early teens a vibrant, safe setting where they can explore three floors of hands-on learning and fun. Spend time in the Childhood Garden, scamper up the 17-foot-tall climbing wall or hang out in the bubble room, where you

can stand inside a body bubble. Don’t miss museum favorites ExploraHouse, home of the world-famous giant toilet, and Kids on the Move, a healthy lifestyles exhibit. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Open Mondays mid-June through mid-August. (812) 378-3046, www.kidscommons.org.

Mike’s Music & Dance Barn (seasonal), 2277 State Road 46 West, offers country music and dancing. Beer, wine and food are available in this nonsmoking facility. Friday and Saturday shows are from 7 to 11 p.m. (812) 9888636, www.thedancebarn.com.

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, plus team building, Holler Hoppin’ zip lining and low ropes. (812) 988-0085 or (888) 94-RANCH, www.rawhideranchusa.com.

Schooner Valley Stables (seasonal), 2282 State Road 46 West, offers more than the usual horseback ride, with the option to walk, trot or canter. With no age limit, the whole family is welcome. Hear some brief history of Brown County while meandering through the hills and hollers of Yellowwood State Forest. Reservations are appreciated. (812) 9882859, www.schoonervalleystables.com.

WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology, 308 W. Fourth St., Bloomington, puts visitors in touch with the wonder and excitement of science through popular experiences like the two-story grapevine maze, the kinetic contraption, the Bubble-Airium and close encounters with live animals. A special area provides science adventures for very young children. WonderLab is on the B-Line Trail in the downtown arts district. It’s open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. (812) 337-1337, www.wonderlab.org.

Yellowwood State Forest, 772 Yellowwood Lake Road, has a 133-acre lake, primitive campgrounds, rowboat rental, hiking, hunting, fishing and bridle trails. (812) 988-7945, www.in.gov/dnr/forestry.

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Lodging 1875 Homestead Bed & Breakfast, 3766 State Road 46 East, is a charming country Victorian home built in the late 1800s. It invites you to step back in time and relax from the hustlebustle 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) 9880853, homestead1875@aol.com.

Abe Martin Lodge & Cabins, Brown County State Park, offer 160 rooms/cabins, a 12,000-square-foot indoor aquatic center, a full-service restaurant, game room, cable, hiking trails and 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) 9884418, abemartinlodge@dnr.state.in.us.

The Allison House Inn, South Jefferson Street, is a charming bed-andbreakfast in downtown Nashville featuring five guest rooms with private baths. 812988-0814, theallisonhouseinn.com. The Brick Lodge is just a mile north of Nashville on State Road 135. Enjoy two bedrooms with two baths, a game room with a pool table, cable TV, gas fireplace, outdoor hot tub, gas grill and a fully equipped kitchen. The lodge accommodates eight people. (812) 988-6429, www.bricklodge.com.

Brown County Inn, 51 State Road 46 East, invites you to relax and feel a touch of Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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-inch TV with game ports, rockers and phone with data

port. Enjoy the large, covered pool yearround. Playground, miniature golf and tennis courts are also available. (812) 988-2291, (877) 772-5249, www.browncountyinn.com.

Camp Palawopec Lodge & Retreat Area, 3497 Clay Lick Road, offers a lodge that sleeps 30 guests and outdoor cabins that can accommodate 70 guests. Enjoy 300 acres of woods, trails, a 4-acre lake, canoes, kayaks, beach, campfire areas, basketball court, ultimate frisbee, soccer field, horseshoes, volleyball area, mountain bike trails, and an indoor meeting and dining area. Kitchen facilities are available. Open year-round. (812) 988-2689, www.camppalawopec.com.

Comfort Inn, 75 W. Chestnut St., is a quarter-mile from downtown Nashville. A Platinum and Gold Award winner, the hotel has spacious, clean, comfortable rooms with HD flat screens in every room, complimentary hot and cold breakfast, an indoor pool, fitness room and high-speed Internet. Zip line and trail ride packages are available as well as other special package rates. (812) 988-6118, www.choicehotels.com.

Cornerstone Inn & Suites, downtown Nashville at 54 E. Franklin St., offers a private dining area and individually appointed guest rooms. Top off your getaway with a complimentary breakfast buffet. The inn has 37 guest rooms, with balconies, whirlpool tubs, fireplaces and meeting facilities. www.CornerstoneInn.com.

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Cozy Bear Log Cabin, State Road 46 West, can accommodate six guests with three bedrooms in queen beds. The upper level of this cabin has two bedrooms, a full bath with whirlpool tub and a pool table. The living room has a gas log fireplace. The television has a full satellite package and VCR/DVD player. The screened porch offers a relaxing hot tub. (812) 829-1186, www.cobblestoneloghomes.com. Creekside Retreat Lodging & Gatherings, 2450 State Road 46 East, offers all the luxuries of a hotel in a quiet, country atmosphere. Rooms offer pillowtop mattresses, premium linens, a microwave, mini-fridge, coffeemaker, hairdryer and complimentary Wi-Fi. Enjoy unique Fire Boulder gas fire pits on patios along with a

swing, picnic table and charcoal grill under the trees. Close to Brown County attractions, shops, dining and Brown County State Park. 844-473-8732, creeksideretreat.net.

eXplore Brown County provides affordable yet comfortable, rustic camping cabins grouped to accommodate 80 guests. Cabins have air-conditioning and heat and are equipped with a microwave and refrigerator. Some have cold-water sinks. Fire rings and picnic tables are provided outside each cabin. A public restroom with shower facilities is open year-round. After a full day of rigorous, exciting zip line, paintball and ATV activities, gather around the campfire to share adventure stories. Free WiFi available on front porch of cabins and front porch of Harvest Hall. 2620 Valley Branch Road, (812) 988-7750, www.explorebrowncounty.com.

Fondulac Farm Cabin Rentals, 5 miles west of Nashville on Lanam Ridge Road, offers three unique, fully-equipped cabins on 47 scenic acres with views, ponds, fishing, canoeing, hiking, fireplaces, outdoor fire pits, a hot tub and Internet. Cabins accommodate up to six people. (812) 988-4796, www.fondulacfarm.com. Green Valley Lodge, 692 State Road 46 West, offers individually appointed rooms and grounds in a safe, quiet setting. The lodge offers king-size beds in the Royal Spa Hot Tub Suites and two double beds or one queen in the cozy overnight rooms. Ask about weeknight discounts. Wireless Internet is available. (812) 9880231, www.greenvalleylodge.com. Hidden Valley Inn, 201 N. Van Buren St., is a charming hotel just a short walk to shops, restaurants, theaters, galleries and activities. Each suite features a kitchen, dining area and living room. (812) 988-9000, (877) 988-9099, www.hiddenvalleyinn.net.

Hills Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brown Vacation Rentals, 4118 State Road 46 East near Gnaw Bone, is one of the largest full-service rental management companies in southern Indiana, managing more than 100 vacation homes, log cabins, guest suites and cottages in Brown, Bartholomew and Monroe counties. All vacation homes are fully furnished; most offer hot tubs, seasonal

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fireplaces and game rooms. They can accommodate from two to 24 guests, ideal for a romantic retreat, family gathering or celebrating a special occasion. The homes are located in various areas throughout the county: on private, wooded acreage, in the heart of Nashville, near Indiana University or with a scenic view. Reservations and information about all homes is available online at www.browncountylogcabins. com. Office hours are Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (812) 988-6429.

Hilltop Cabin & Luxury Suites, 3.5 miles from downtown Nashville, offers a range of options, from a one-bedroom cabin with fireplace to suites with full kitchens, seasonal gas log fireplaces, whirlpool tubs, pool table, big screen TV and private decks. Every suite and cabin has a VCR and DVD player, as well as VHS movies. Charcoal grills, a picnic table and fire pit are available for use by all guests. (812) 988-0984, www.browncountycabins.com. Hotel Nashville, 245 N. Jefferson St., offers 45 rooms with an indoor pool, hot

tub, restaurant and lounge. The hotel features one- and two-bed suites with kitchenettes, dining/living room, two baths, balcony, cable TV and WiFi. Whirlpool suites and hot tub rooms available. Great for weddings, banquets and off-site catering. (812) 988-8400, www.hotelnashville.com.

The North House, 194 N. Van Buren St., offers three bedrooms featuring two king-sized beds, one queen-sized bed and a queen sleeper sofa, as well as private parking, a privacy fence around the rear deck, a grill and hot tub. (812) 9886429, www.northhousegetaway.com.

Old Magnolia House Inn, 213 S. Jefferson St. (behind the BP gas station, above 4th Sister Vintage) has overnight rooms filled with antique and vintage chairs, dressers and tables. Each room includes the modern amenities of Smart Cable TVs, pod coffee makers and wireless Internet. Three large, private rooms offer big comfy beds, lots of blankets, quilts, pillows, books and board games. The porch and common areas are great places for

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conversation in the overstuffed chairs or an old-fashioned game at the table. The inn accommodates up to 10 guests. Online reservations are available via the Old Magnolia House Facebook page.

Rawhide Ranch, 1291 State Road 135 South, is bordered on two sides by Brown County State Park. Come enjoy Old West lodging at its finest in the 11-room Buck Inn Horsetel, three-bedroom Ranch House, Brouse House cabin or tipis, with nightly campfires, hayrides, and breakfast and lunch served in the Banded Rooster dining room. Horseback riding and Holler Hoppin’ zip lining are available on site. (812) 9880085, www.rawhideranchusa.com.

Red Bud Inn, State Road 46 West, offers newly decorated rooms with hardwood floors, fresh, line-dried linens and charming country décor. (812) 988-1661.

Rustic Elegance, State Road 46 West, is a newly-constructed four-bedroom log home on four acres with a panoramic view to the south and beautiful wooded views in every other direction. Decks and/or porches surround the cabin. It comes with a fully-equipped kitchen, a master bedroom with a king bed and master bath with a Jacuzzi tub large enough for two. The cabin also has a half-bath for guests, a sunroom overlooking the woods and two bedrooms with king beds upstairs. (812) 829-1186, www.cobblestoneloghomes.com.

The Seasons Lodge and Conference Center, 560 State Road 46 East, is perched on top of one of Brown County’s softly rolling hills. This fullservice hotel has a dining room, lounge and enclosed pool. (812) 988-2284, (800) 365-7327, www.seasonslodge.com.

The Antique Cabin, The Garden Cabin, The Kelly Reed Cabin and The Pines Cabin, on Clay Lick Road, are individual, fully-furnished log cabins that sleep two to eight guests each. They have complete kitchens, vintage claw-foot tubs and antique décor on the inside; and secluded, woodsy settings outside. Some cabins feature fireplaces, lofts or decks. They all include access to a 4-acre lake, hiking trails, canoes and kayaks, and are 10 minutes from Nashville. (812) 988-2689, www.logcabinsofbrowncounty.com.

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Pioneers A glimpse into pre-Brown County history as Indiana celebrates its bicentennial By SARA CLIFFORD

hen the Indiana Territory was established as the 19th state 200 years ago, Brown County didn’t exist and wouldn’t for several more decades. Like most of present-day Indiana, it was a dense, tree-covered wild land, inhabited by Native Americans before a series of treaties ceded it to the pioneers who cut and shaped it. In the backwoods of Brown County, prolific hiker Mary Perez has run across several graves and home sites of early ancestors. “You always speculate, how did they live? That kind of thing,” she said. This is a snapshot of what Brown County looked like before our history officially began.

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Early settlers followed Native American and buffalo traces into Indiana from Ohio River ports in Madison, Jeffersonville, Louisville and Mauckport. They banded together to make the trip, for safety and to help each other through the thick mud and wide streams, wrote Dorothy Bailey in her book, “History and Families, Brown County, Indiana 1836-1990.”

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Area of future Brown County as of act of January 16, 1828 Map by Kenneth Reeve

Some of them came upon wigwams of Delaware County Indians, used as shelters during their hunting expeditions in present-day Brown County, but no villages, Bailey wrote. The surveyors on horseback who had mapped out Harrison’s Purchase between 1809 and 1815 encountered Indians. That 3-million-acre purchase by William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory, included the southwest corner of present-day Brown County. Adventurous hikers can still trace the “10 O’Clock Line” on Yellowwood State Forest and Brown County State Park property – so named because that was the place on the ground where the shadow slanted at 10 o’clock in the morning on Sept. 30, 1809, when the purchase was signed. By the time a second land deal, the New Purchase, was signed in 1818, the Indians were “subdued and disheartened by their defeat in the War of 1812 and did not cause trouble,” Bailey wrote. But that didn’t mean sightings didn’t

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Pioneers continued happen, even into the early 1900s. In his 1936 master’s degree thesis, “A Brown County History,” Ray Mathis talks about Native American boys swimming in Salt Creek near present-day Nashville. “They would lay on the logs, and when a white person showed up, they would dive and swim around with only their heads showing. That was in 1844-45.” Bailey’s book says pioneer families “became accustomed to seeing smoke from Native American campfires ‘down the holler.’” “Bands of Native Americans returned to Brown County for several decades to recover valuables they had buried and left behind them,” she wrote. “Many people climbed the hill (overlooking Salt Creek) after the Indians left each year, but the earth was never disturbed and they never found as much as a footprint. The mystery of their yearly trip was never solved.” Their trails crisscrossed present-day Brown County and could still be seen as late as 1955, she wrote.

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The first maps of Indiana, in 1816, label most of the state as Knox County, including present-day Brown County. Parts of Brown County land also were in Jackson and Orange counties. The first settlers began to trickle into this area by 1820, Bailey’s book says. That’s also the decade when the Indiana General Assembly began dividing up its New Purchase. In 1820, the “unsettled lands” in former Indian territory became Delaware County. The next year, Monroe County was formed, and it eventually spanned the western half of present-day Brown County. By 1828, Bartholomew County reached to the Monroe County line, and Jackson County took an unclaimed strip of would-be Brown County to the south. Thus, the first settlers of “Brown County” could be claimed by several other counties, too. The earliest wave of residents came from the mountains: Virginia, the Carolinas, Kentucky and Tennessee, Bailey’s book said. They felt at home in these hills and hollers.

Others came from swamplands, fleeing to higher ground to escape malaria, she wrote. In 1820, Congress allowed Indiana settlers to buy 80 acres for $1.25 an acre, but they had to go to a government land office – in Jeffersonville, back south on the river – and pay in cash. Many lived by squatters’ rights for as long as 10 years before making a land purchase official, Bailey’s book said. That was a dangerous practice to people who had invested much sweat equity. Their land could be bought out from under them. “Many of the settlers came to Brown County because they had been

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beaten out of their claims in other counties,” Mathis wrote. Mathis and Bailey both tell the story of Job Hamblen, one of the earliest settlers of Brown County’s Hamblen Township. In 1825, he was living in Clifford in present-day Bartholomew County when another man “entered” (purchased) that land with the government office. Hamblen had built a cabin and cleared that land. He wasn’t going to go quietly. He reached for his rifle and went to shoot the man, but members of his family restrained him. The man gave the family a horse in exchange, and that horse carried the family and their belongings to Brown County where he built a one-room cabin. He was

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Pioneers continued buried a few yards from that home in 1833, and a monument marks the spot – the only standing monument to a pioneer in all of Brown County, Bailey wrote. William Elkins, the namesake of Elkinsville, was determined to keep what was his. In 1834, Elkins, the first man to settle with a family in Brown County, learned that the chimney of the cabin he had built 14 years earlier was actually on land that wasn’t his. So “without waiting for supper,” he set off for Jeffersonville to stake his official claim, Bailey wrote.

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Though land deed dates don’t necessarily match the date when settlers arrived here, historians agree that the first white man to enter future Brown County was Johann Schoonover, a German, around 1817 or 1818. He settled, alone, on a creek not far from present-day Nashville, trading trinkets, ammunition and guns with the Indians, Bailey wrote. Historians don’t know what became of him, but Schooner Valley and Schooner Creek are said to be named for him. It wasn’t chance that Schoonover settled near a creek, said Brown County Historian Diana Biddle. Since there were no roads through the dense woods, only animal and wagon trails, the water was the road. So it made sense to keep close to the water if you needed to move people or goods. “That was what was hard for me to wrap my head around, was how’d they get around?” she said. Few of Brown County’s creeks today could be navigated for a great distance by even a canoe. One of the earliest industries was salt mining, Bailey’s book says. A settlement was established in 1821 to harvest this essential nutrient, near the junction of Salt Creek and Jackson Creek. A man from Bloomington, William Jackson, bored a well, pumped up salt water and boiled it until it caked in the bottoms of the kettles. One piece of folklore Mathis told about why the 10 O’Clock Line isn’t completely straight is because of the salt licks. The surveyors noticed that the line would have put the salt licks on Indian land, so they altered its course. “This

caused a battle to be fought between the whites and the Indians, in which about 40 Indians were killed and were buried standing up, west of Jackson Creek, near its mouth.” “This story cannot be accepted as historical,” he noted. Settlers made “continuous use of the land” Biddle said. Our hills might not seem, in present day, to be an easy place to farm. But to mountain-grown pioneers, this felt like home. They made it work, at least for a while. They cleared century-old trees in massive amounts to carve out farmland,

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A collection of Native American artifacts found in Brown County is part of the permanent collection at the Brown County History Center, said Brown County Historian Diana Biddle.

SEEING SIGNS?

Based on tips from the public, Brown County GIS map coordinator Tom Reoche has been mapping “trail trees” in this area – trees that might have been bent by Native Americans to point to resources, such as water. Biddle said at least one of them on the western edge of Brown County appears to point directly to the Jackson Salt Works, a major deposit of salt.

MARKING THE SPOT

Two stones purported to mark the 10 O’Clock Treaty land purchase boundary are on display inside the archive room at the Brown County History Center. Archivist Rhonda Dunn said the bottom one, a large triangular stone, was said to be laid by the “white man,” and the top one, a circular, dark stone with a bear paw carved into it, was said to be laid by the Native Americans; together, they marked the line.

WALK THE LINE

The 10 O’Clock Line trail can still be followed if you know where to look for it, said prolific Brown County hiker Mary Perez. It’s marked with a blaze only one way, and it hasn’t been kept up, she said. The trail, following old stagecoach roads, Native American traces and “historic forest highways used more than 200 years ago,” can be accessed in Brown County State Park behind the restroom on Weed Patch Hill near the fire tower. It ends in the parking lot at the north end of Yellowwood Lake off Yellowwood Road, she said.

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Maps of the Hoosier National Forest show trails that aren’t often hiked which cut through one of the earliest settled areas in Brown County, the southwestern corner, Perez said. Another resource is the book “Nature Walks in Southern Indiana” by Alan McPherson, she said. In some of her backcountry hikes, Perez has found cemeteries, foundations, open wells and clumps of daffodils, all signs of past communities.

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Bean Blossom Road, Biddle said. The Parmerlee tannery, as early as 1826, became a major industry, employing more than a dozen people, and it was just one of eight tanneries in the county. “Each spring, a large group of men was hired to camp in the forest for several weeks to peel the bark from the trees,” Bailey wrote. All that felling and clearing later wreaked havoc on Brown County’s landscape. Erosion carried soil away and made farming unsustainable. Not all early settlers were able to eke out a living and had to move on. By 1830, the Census estimated 150 people living in presentday Brown County.

CRITICAL MASS

It wasn’t until 1836 that enough pioneers hauled themselves here and found a way to stay that they successfully lobbied the state for their own county. However, it’s not really known why they wanted it. Brown County had a reputation as a wild and wooly place, Biddle admitted. As late as the 1900s, travelers from Indianapolis were warned to watch out for “road bandits” here, she said. A few people before 1834 “had agitated for a new county in order to escape justice and protect themselves from the law in a new county,” Bailey wrote. “Other counties in the 1830s had similar problems with settlers who had fled from arrest in the eastern states.” A letter from that time period calls Brown County a “den of horse thieves and robbers.” The Jackson County woman who wrote it told family that she’d like to move, but she didn’t want to cross the newly organized county of Brown to get to Monroe County. But for the most part, Brown County settlers weren’t of this lot, Bailey wrote. They might have simply wanted to have a courthouse closer than a day’s ride away. Settlers tried twice to get their own county before a petition to the Legislature was approved in late 1835, taking parts of Monroe, Bartholomew and Jackson counties. On Feb. 4, 1836, Brown County was born, named after War of 1812 hero

Jacob Jennings Brown, who later became general in charge of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C. A writer who called himself “An Old Settler” described a visit to brand-new Brown County like this: “It was the forepart of August 1836; the ground was thickly matted with peavine and winter fern; around the heads of the ravines were to be seen numerous tracks of deer; wolves howled in the broad daylight, and the thick-set timber and foliage gave to the face of the country rather a gloomy appearance which made the distance seem to us much greater than it had been represented.” A new county meant new opportunities. Businesses were built. Roads were blazed, replacing the creeks, which emptied and narrowed after lakes were built. The railroad arrived in the early 1900s and began bringing artists in droves to visit and to stay and to carry news of beautiful Brown County across the country. Could any of the early settlers have predicted what Brown County would become? Would they recognize themselves in the residents of today? In some ways, they might. “I think the people that came here were people that did not want to be part of the status quo. And do we see that same kind of mentality now? Probably,” Biddle said. “The people who come to Brown County (now) don’t want to live in a concrete jungle. The people who were moving West and settling and opening up, pioneering a whole new world, they were just looking for a way to make a life.”

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Heritage Days: ‘It’s like going home’

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eptember is already filled with events celebrating the heritage of Brown County, and within the next couple of years, the Nashville Main Street Committee would like to do even more. For now, though, locals and visitors can enjoy such events as the Brown County Historical Society Quilt Show Sept. 16 to 18, the Abe Martin County Picnic/Nashcar Outhouse Races Sept. 17, and the Old Settlers Reunion Sept. 24. Old Settlers will celebrate the activities and culture of the pioneer days. It’ll take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brown County History Center and Pioneer Village. Activities will include live music by two dulcimer groups, storytelling, cornhusk doll making, corn shelling, candle-making, rope-making, and demonstrations of weaving and spinning. More events may be added, said Pete Bullard, Brown County Historical Society first vice president. The Pioneer Women will serve cookies and drinks throughout the day. The History Center’s one-room schoolhouse will be open to show children what the school day was like in the days of the settlers. There are also plans to have vendors in the History Center selling crafts. The reunion has been organized by the Brown County

Historical Society since 2014. Friends of Old Settlers kept it going from 2007 to 2012. “We’re going to have a good time. It’s free. There’s no charge for anything. It’s just a chance to come in and experience what life was like back in the 1880s, 1890s. It’s a chance to have a good time,” Bullard said. The reunion actually began in September 1877 as a way to honor longtime county residents. Historical society archives show various prizes being given to the most senior attendees. In 1883, Brasillia Horner earned a hat for winning the old men’s foot race. John Richards Sr. and Milla Hamblen both won canes — Richards for killing the most bears and Hamblen for having the most children. In 1886, Andy Petro, 78, was given a pair of pants for being the lightest man present over age 60, at 75 pounds, and Nancy Walker, 80, was awarded a pair of glasses for having the most grandchildren: 97. But this isn’t an event for locals only, Bullard said. “This is for anybody coming into Nashville,” he said. “That’s been one of our biggest problems is when you advertise Old Settlers, visitors think it’s those who have been here a long time, but it isn’t. It’s literally just to keep the activities of the Old Settlers alive.”

Heritage Days continued Opposite page top: Josh Booe looks on while his son, Asa, dips a candle with the help of Brown County Historical Society volunteer Vicki Smith during Old Settlers Day at the Pioneer Village in Nashville, hosted by the historical society. Opposite page bottom: Volunteer Ray Jones works with Madison Collier to make a rope. Above: Bradee and Madison McDonald, and Laney and Jared Shepherd, learn to operate a machine that knocks the corn off of the cob. | photos by Ben Kibbey

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Above: Pete Bullard and John Main play with a couple of whirlygig buzzers at Old Settlers Day at the Pioneer Village in Nashville, hosted by the Brown County Historical Society. Right: Brenda Main makes a corncob doll. | photos by Ben Kibbey

Heritage Days continued Scott Hutchinson, the Brown County Art Guild’s executive director, will work with student volunteers to serve a soup bean dinner with all of the “fixin’s” during Old Settlers. Soup will be served on the Brown County Courthouse lawn from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Committee Chairwoman Brenda Young hopes to grow the idea of a monthlong Heritage Days festival next year, just in time for Nashville’s 145th birthday. Young remembers celebrating the town’s 125th birthday with a large birthday cake cut by Brown County folklore characters Abe Martin and Miss Tawney Apple, a pie-eating contest, a pig calling contest, an 1872 costume contest and a beard-growing contest. “We want to bring attention to, obviously, the old settlers, and we want to bring attention to the town’s birthday and things that people seem to come back to. It’s like going home,” Young said.

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art colony of the midwest Anne Ryan Miller Glass Studio, 425 N. Johnson St., features handmade stained glass and metal overlay, lamps and sculpture. Specializing in custom-designed stained glass for the home or office since 1976, Anne Ryan Miller Glass Studio is a member of Hoosier Artist Gallery, 45 S. Jefferson St., and is also represented at Ferrer Gallery, 61 W. Main St., on the second floor of the Village

Green Building. Open most days from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call for directions. (812) 9889766, www.AnneRyanMillerGlassStudio.com. Brown County Art Gallery, three blocks east of the courthouse on Main Street, Brown County’s original art gallery established in 1926, offers works for sale by Gallery Association members, plus

consigned old Indiana art. The remodeled exhibition space now includes the Indiana Heritage Arts Gallery, featuring many of Indiana’s professional artists. Browse the museum and enjoy works by the early art colony masters. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. There’s ample parking and free admission. (812) 988-4609, www.browncountyartgallery. org, brncagal@att.net. Brown County Art Guild, 48 S. Van Buren St., showcases fine art and the Marie Goth collection. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; January and February, weekends only; closed Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. (812) 988-6185, www.browncounty.org. Brown County Craft Gallery, a unique, cooperative gallery featuring the work of more than 30 local and area artisans, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except major holidays. It can be found at 58 E. Main St. (812) 9887058, www.browncountycraftgallery.com. Brown County Pottery, 58 W. Franklin St., in the historic Antique Alley complex, is the working studio of Beth Mills. Pottery is made right on the premises and only sold here.

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Cathy Haggerty at Franklin Shoppes, 39 E. Franklin St., offers a unique mix of antiques, jewelry, art and hard-tofind items. Commissions for portraits, saw blades, landscapes and still-life paintings are also accepted. Painting classes are offered. (812) 988-4091. Chris Gustin — Homestead Weaving Studio, 6285 Hamilton Creek Road, is two miles south of Crouch’s Market near Hilltop Christian Camp. Gustin, an Indiana Artisan, offers hand-woven “recycled rugs,” shawls, throws, clothing and scarves. Also, find equipment and supplies for weaving, knitting and spinning. Commissions are accepted. Visitors are welcome, and “day weaving” classes are available. Homestead Weaving Studio is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days from March through December and other times by appointment. www. homesteadweaver.com, (812) 9888622, chris@homesteadweaver.com. Charlene Marsh Studio & Gallery, 4013 Lanam Ridge Road, features beautiful, plein air and studio oil paintings of the Brown County landscape by Charlene Marsh. The

artist hikes deep into the forest to create the paintings using palette knives. Her award-winning paintings in collections throughout the United States and Europe are exhibited in the studio and gallery at the northern edge of Yellowwood State Forest, just five miles from town. Visitors are welcome. Open daily, but call first. (812) 988-4497, www.CharleneMarsh. com, Char@CharleneMarsh.com. Dixie Ferrer, 61 W. Main St., on the second level of the Village Green Building, has a fine art and teaching studio in the Ferrer Gallery. Dixie paints in oils and is well known for her mixed-media works. She applies a combination of varied techniques to create two- and three-dimensional creations. Dixie also teaches classes to children and adults. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Tuesday. (812) 988-1994, www.ferrergallery.com, dferrer@att.net. Faerie Hollow Studio, Cheri and Dallas Platter’s studio, is nestled between two hills just five minutes from town. Cheri specializes in precious metal clays of silver, bronze and copper by mixing these pieces with semi-precious stones into her original jewelry designs. Dallas works with flame and glass to create lamp-work beads. Cheri, a certified teacher in PMC/ Silver Art Clay, teaches classes year-round. Studio hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1650 Salt Creek Road, 2.5 miles from State Road 46 East. (812) 988-8378, www.cheriplatter.com. Hoosier Artist Gallery, 45 S. Jefferson St., features the work of more than 25 local and Indiana artists. Visit for contemporary fine art, fine crafts and gifts. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (812) 988-6888, www.HoosierArtist.net. Mary Jo Limp Gallery, 1436 State Road 46 West, is the working studio of artist Mary Jo Limp, who creates plein air landscapes, town scenes and still-lifes. She works in oil, watercolor, acrylic and pen and ink. Commissions are accepted, and visitors are welcome. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. (812) 9881948, maryjolimp@sbcglobal.net. The work of Patricia Rhoden Bartels can be seen at the Rhoden Gallery at eXplore Brown County, 2620 Valley Branch Road. Rhoden Bartels captures the beauty of nature in oil and acrylic paintings. Her work hangs in major corporations, private collections and museums across the country.

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gallery (812) 988-1287, downtown gallery (812) 988-1286, www.spearspottery.com. T. C. Steele State Historic Site, 4220 T.C. Steele Road off State Road 46 West, is open from early spring to late fall. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; closed Mondays and most holidays but open July 4 and Labor Day. (812) 988-2785. Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide | FALL 2016

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Welcome to the creep show State park campers raise haunted villages from the ground By BEN KIBBEY

ach Halloween, Brown County State Park’s campgrounds are turned into a community the size of any permanent town in the county. These campers begin reserving their spots the moment they come available online in the spring, said Sandy Guthrie, a seasonal camp host. She and her husband, Don, work each year at the campground in exchange for a permanent place to camp all season. Their children and grandchildren come out to see the decorations, trick-or-treat and run through the haunted houses that campers set up across multiple campsites. Josh Matherly and his family came to Brown County State park for Halloween about seven years ago, not knowing what they would encounter. Seeing all the decorating and celebrating, the family decided to return with some touches of their own. In 2015, they won the campground decorating contest with their haunted house: The Lone Vulture Traveling Creep Show, a sprawling complex of tents, canopies and handmade adornments. They try to incorporate a nod to the local community, said Terry McGuire, Matherly’s father-in-law. A 6-foot, handmade sign read “Gnaw Bone Cemetery,” named after a spot in the road east of Nashville. “Had a dog in Gnaw Bone Cemetery gnawin’ on a bone,” McGuire said.

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Opposite page: Josh Matherly built this Victorian-style hearse carriage for his wife, Tera. It can fold down and transport in the trailer that they load up every year to head out to state parks for Halloween. | photo by Ben Kibbey

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Handmade columns about 6 feet tall and embedded with skeletons held up the sign, and each skeleton held a lantern to light the way. Inside, surrounded by gravestones, visitors were ushered past the Victorianstyle hearse carriage, complete with a skeletal undertaker and crow companion perched above. Before they could reach the dark recesses of the witch’s hut, the visitors would be menaced by death itself rising over the tents with glowing red eyes. A cartoonish house made from cardboard gave a place for the younger children to hide and pop out, and the path wound into the Living Dead Restaurant, where a variety of fake, “creepy cuisine” was offered. With the increased decorating over the years, the crew has grown as well, Matherly said. In-laws, parents, stepparents, siblings, children and friends join in the fun. The setup is done surprisingly fast,

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considering the many moving pieces and details to address. “We busted it out pretty good,” McGuire said. “We have, what, 15 kids in there, from 2 years to 17 years old,” Matherly said, and there were about half as many adults as well. The kids made and painted the cardboard house. Matherly’s wife, Tera, and mother, Barb, designed and built the columns and cemetery sign. Preparation at home begins about a month out, but brainstorming is happening all year long, like the Victorian hearse that Tera wanted and Josh built in the two weeks leading up to Halloween. Everyone stays involved throughout the night, dressed up to hand out candy and scare visitors. Pat McKelvey, Josh Matherly’s stepfather, talks about his knife-wielding character and the woman who assured her friend he was animatronic. She walked up close to prove to her friend she was right, McKelvey said. “I go, ‘I’m very real,’ and she peed all

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Halloween will be celebrated in Brown County State Park Saturday, Oct. 29. Trick-or-treating at all of the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campgrounds is open to the public, except for the Horsemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camp, which is off-limits to those not staying there. There is an 11 p.m. curfew for non-campers to leave the park. Friends of Brown County State Park also are expected to host their trick-or-treat trail Saturday, Oct. 29 on the paved Friends Trail near the park office. The schedule was not final as of press time; check the park schedule.

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The Lone Vulture Traveling Creep Show crew came together to make the haunted house work at Brown County State Park in 2015. | photo by Ben Kibbey

Halloween continued the way out to the street,” he chuckled. Another time, Matherly in his scarecrow costume got to scare an Indiana Department of Natural Resources employee who passed by looking for candy, McKelvey said. The park worker, a large and imposing figure himself, asked if they had any Snickers. “And Josh goes like, ‘No, but we got Kit-Kat!’” McKelvey said. “And the guy was from here to that trailer before he stopped.” Last year, the Matherlys’ 2-year-old son, Lucas, spent the night in his stroller helping to hand out candy, Josh Matherly said. Carter, 4, was waiting in the cardboard house to jump out at visitors. Aside from winning contests, the crew’s only compensation for spread-

ing Halloween cheer is the act itself. Yet even winning contests isn’t a priority for them, McGuire said. They have begun the habit of switching every other year between Chain O’ Lakes State Park, closer to their homes in the South Bend area, and Brown County State Park. “By moving around we feel we give more campers a chance to win or place and also raise the bar at other state parks, creating a better show for more kids, young and old,” he said.

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Handmade in Brown County B3 Gallery is at 61 W. Main St., on the second floor of the Village Green Building. It sells fine art and crafts made by local artists. Stop in to see the selection of jewelry, photography, glass, pottery, wood, painting, lithophanes, fiber arts and more. The gallery is open Sunday through

Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Painted Ponies, Horse of a Different Color, Pipka Santas, Lang Graphics calendars and cards, Lenox Classics and more. Locally handcrafted items included painted ornaments by Jessi Vandenberg and pottery by Fox Run of Brown County. (812) 988-6388, (800) 345-6388, www.carolscrafts.com.

Cathy’s Corner, 39 E. Franklin St., offers a unique mix of antiques, jewelry, art and hard-to-find items. Take a look at the wide variety of items and paintings. Painting classes are available by appointment. (812) 988-4091 or email cathyscornerbc@gmail.com.

For Bare Feet and For Bare Feet Too offer socks made at the company’s Indiana factory. Visit both shops in the Antique Alley complex and on Main Street across from the Hobnob Corner restaurant. www.fbforiginals.com.

Grasshopper Flats Jewelers, 150 S. Van Buren St., showcases the fine jewelry creations of owner/ designer/jeweler Doug Stoffer, who has been working with diamonds, opals, gemstones and Austrian lead crystal for more than 30 years. (812) 988-4037. Johanna Lee Bathology allows you to transform your home into a spa. It offers all-natural cold press and glycerin soaps, luxury bath salts, bath bombs, candles, lotion bars, sugar scrubs, gift baskets and more, all handmade in the shop. The new location is 58 W. Main St., just a few doors down from the Visitors Center. (812) 9886898, johannaleesoaps@yahoo.com. K. Bellum Leather, 92 W. Franklin, in Antique Alley, features the work of several Brown County craftsmen. Find handbags, belts, hats, accessories, shoes, slippers, moccasins and more, as well as leather tools, dyes and supplies. (812) 988-4513, www.kbellum.com. Since 1992, Moonshine Leather Co. has offered high-quality handmade leather goods. All products are made in the U.S.A. by staff. Solid leather belts, work aprons, cellphone cases, wallets, handbags and briefcases are but a few of the items. They use only luxurious, high-quality beautiful leathers for their goods and guarantee the workmanship. Moonshine Leather Co., 38 S. Van Buren St., is open

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daily, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Winter hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. (812) 988-6582.

Mother Earth Designs, in Franklin

Square on West Franklin Street, offers handmade jewelry by an in-house designer as well as fine fashion jewelry, using natural stones from the earth in many pieces. It also offers a unique variety of wall decor, some local photography pieces and watercolors by in-house artists. Unframed prints are available. A nice mix of handcrafted wood signs and wood crafts are sold, as well as triple-scented Wick Wizard candles, Indiana goat milk products, hand-crocheted dish cloths, crocheted baby quilts, rag quilts and handmade fleece baby blankets. (812) 988-0390.

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was opened in 1952 by Bill and Marielle Jockey. At the time, they did custom leatherwork and carried handmade American Indian jewelry and foreign crafts. Today, their merchandise has expanded, but the atmosphere is much 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. (812) 988-2511, www.thetotempost.com.

Albert Drake Jr. creates contemporary jewelry and buys and sells estate, antique silver and gold jewelry at Touch of Silver, Gold & Old. 87 E. Main St., (812) 988-6990.

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offers 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. The Vintage Rose also carries unique one-of-a-kind “salvaged treasures,” items that needed a little TLC and were given a new birth. These diamonds in the rough include handpainted or distressed furniture, chandeliers, shelves and garden décor. Open year-round. (812) 988-7283.

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Food, Snacks & Spirits Accent Dining Room at The Seasons Lodge offers dining with spectacular views of the wooded hillside. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant offers a fried chicken buffet on Tuesday evenings and a prime rib buffet on Friday evenings. Fried biscuits and apple butter are available for each meal. Soup and salad bar are also available. Reservations are

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suggested but not required. For cocktails and live music, head into the Saloon Lounge. Various musical entertainers perform from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. (812) 988-2284. Bear Wallow Distillery, 4484 E. Old State Road 46, Gnaw Bone, is one of the first craft distilleries in Indiana. It uses only locally grown grains to make unique Indiana spirits

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in an old-fashioned copper pot still. Take the Farm-to-Fifth Tour and see how they make handcrafted Indiana Corn Whiskey. Try a Whiskey Lovers sample flight or a Moonshine Shake-up made with real fruit elixirs. Bear Wallow doesn’t just like to drink whiskey, but eat it as well, so come shop the “Eat Your Whiskey” section for a unique selection of whiskey-inspired edible creations. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for tours and tastings. (812) 657-4923, www.bearwallowdistillery. com and on Facebook for updates on events and hours of operation. Big Woods Brewing Co., 60 Molly’s Lane, one of the Midwest’s newest and most unique microbreweries, was founded by Tim O’Bryan, Ed Ryan and Jeff McCabe. Located in the heart of Brown County, the timber-frame brew house features a full-service restaurant and bar, with smallbatch craft beer on tap and weekly food specials ranging from pan-seared Indiana duck to Emily’s Yumbalaya Jumbalaya. (812) 988-6000, www.bigwoodsbeer.com. Producing award-winning wines for 21 years, Brown County Winery offers locally made wine, wine accessories and gifts for wine people, along with local jams, salsa and jelly. The tasting room is at the corner of Main Street and Old School Way. Stop by the winery and tasting room in Gnaw Bone, 4520 State Road 46 East. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, year-round. (812) 988-6144 or (888) 2982984, www.browncountywinery.com. The Candy Dish, 61 W. Main St., offers fine chocolates, fudge made right in the store, nostalgic candy and much more. Check out the Mr. Peanut collectibles display. (812) 988-7606. One of the charms of Carmel Corn Cottage, 82 N. Van Buren St., is the size and how many products can fit inside. It serves everything from popcorn to candies to caramel apples and drinks. Even the signs on the walls are for sale. Samples are always free. (812) 9886011, www.carmelcorncottage.com. Casa Del Sol, 101 Washington St., offers authentic Mexican cuisine in the heart

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of Nashville. Open daily with a kids menu and a full bar. (812) 988-4535. Cedar Creek Winery & Brew Co., 38 E. Franklin St., features free tasting of locally made wines. The selection varies from bold dry reds to refreshing whites and sweet fruit wines. Open seven days a week from noon to 5 p.m. Chateau Thomas Wine Bar and Gift Shoppe, 225 S. Van Buren St., Coachlight Square, offers award-winning vinifera wines, plus well-known musicians — local and otherwise — performing all styles of music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. You’ll find gourmet foods, cheese plates and gift items. Step upstairs to the loft and enjoy wine amid the Native American art in the John Elmore Gallery. Weather-permitting, grab a spot on the covered patio. Group tastings can be arranged in advance. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. (812) 988-8500, www.chateauthomas.com. Enjoy live music every Friday and Saturday night at Corn Crib Lounge at the Brown County Inn, junction of state roads 46 and 135. Local musicians, as well as artists from surrounding areas and states, provide the live entertainment. (812) 988-2291. The Daily Grind, established in 1977, offers gourmet coffees and teas along with a delicious food menu. Breakfast features include Belgian waffles, yummy egg dishes, old-fashioned biscuits and gravy and a wide variety of Shapiro’s of Indianapolis bagels. Lunch choices include jumbo delistyle sandwiches, snacks, pastries and other goodies. Four coffees are brewing at all times. The restaurant also offers smoothies, iced coffees, old-fashioned root beer floats, fresh iced teas and ice-cold sodas. Come by and let the staff take care of your coffee needs, hunger pangs and sweet tooth. Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 9 a.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 8 a.m. “Not just a coffee shop; a destination!” (812) 988-4808. Take in the casual Victorian setting, while dining on top Angus beef, chicken, fresh seafood, pasta or salads, along with homemade desserts at Darlene’s

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at Hotel Nashville, 245 N. Jefferson St. A full bar also is available. (812) 988-8400. The Farmhouse Cafe (seasonal), 5171 N. Upper Bean Blossom Road, offers healthy, fresh homemade meals and refreshing drinks served in an 1830s brick farmhouse. Enjoy homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, iced teas and fruit frizzes. Stroll through two acres of herb and perennial gardens before or after your meal. Lunch hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day, and dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Call for seasonal hours. (812) 988-2004. Harvest Preserve, 61 W. Main St., makes its own apple butter, plus sauces, mixes and spices. (812) 988-7606. Ice Cream Cottage (seasonal), 79 N. Van Buren St., was established in 1998. It’s known for delicious taco salad, chili dogs, turkey wraps and other specialties, plus its hand-dipped flavors of ice cream and homemade custard flavors in the fall. It’s won the People’s Choice Award during the downtown Chocolate Walk five years in a row. (812) 988-7395 and on Facebook.

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Enjoy assorted fresh roasted nuts, fudge, chocolates and more at Jack and Jill Nut Shop, beside the Playhouse on South Van Buren Street. Mail order is available. (812) 988-7480. With its rustic charm and quaint elegance, the Little Gem Restaurant, at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park, is the perfect place to sit back, relax and enjoy a Hoosier classic from the menu or a plate of offerings from one of the unique buffets. The outdoor patio seating offers spectacular views of the woods and park. The Little Gem Restaurant is open daily for breakfast from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. McDonald’s, Salt Creek Plaza, offers fast food, including burgers and fries, fish sandwiches, chicken sandwiches and assorted salads, plus breakfast favorites. Open daily. (812) 988-4452. Miller’s Ice Cream House, 61 W. Main St., has been making real homemade ice cream, the old-fashioned way with rock salt and ice, since 1977. Enjoy all the basic flavors (and then some) served in dishes, cake or

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homemade waffle cones, as shakes, malts, sodas or floats or on warm homemade cobbler or a sundae. Hours vary by season. (812) 988-0815, www.millericecream.com. At Nashville Fudge Kitchen, 60 S. Van Buren St., the 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 made from original recipes, and the hand-dipped candy, caramel apples, creamy fudge, gelato and ice cream are all favorites. Nashville Fudge Kitchen ships everywhere. (812) 9880709, www.nashvillefudgekitchen.com. At the Nashville General Store & Bakery, 118 E. Washington St., enjoy chicken salad with grapes and pecans served with pumpkin bread, fresh soups or other sandwiches on fresh-baked bread or Kaiser rolls, plus fried biscuits with apple butter and fresh-baked desserts. (812) 988-6362. Out of the Ordinary Supper Club and Hickory Sports Bar, 61 S. Van Buren St., is a full-service restaurant and bar serving lunch and dinner daily. Now nightlife has a new address with live entertainment, dancing and sports. Come hang out for major sporting events viewed on the gigantic-screen TV. It’s centrally located at the corner of Van Buren and Main streets in the heart of Nashville. Reservations recommended. (812) 7789730, www.goldenticketproductions. com and on Facebook. Specializing in looseleaf teas, Sweetea’s Tea Shop, 225 S. Van Buren St., Suite C, in Coachlight Square, also offers coffee and lemonade and a variety of cakes, cupcakes and cookies. Stop in for a relaxing getaway where you can unwind by the fireplace with a nice cup of tea, read a book, surf the Web with free Wi-Fi or chat with friends. Sweetea’s can be a destination for a bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party or a gathering place for a book club or Bible study. (812) 988-6515. Trolly’s (seasonal), at the corner of Van Buren and Gould streets, offers its own hickory-smoked pork barbecue, homemade sloppy Joes, Italian sausage and hot dogs with all the trimmings. Ask about the daily specials. Call for seasonal hours. (812) 988-4273.

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Above: While friends Rich Beedle and Jeff Nugent look on, Doug Mueller tees off during the Grand Opening Tournament of the Deer Run Park disc golf course. Below: In addition to $6,000 the Brown County Redevelopment Commission invested in the course, private individuals and businesses — such as the Baker family indicated on the sign — have sponsored creation of the course. | photos by Ben Kibbey

Disc golf course taking off at county’s Deer Run Park By BEN KIBBEY

ince it was finished last winter, the disc golf course at Brown County’s Deer Run Park has hosted two tournaments averaging about 75 players, plus many smaller groups on weekends and some weekdays. On Saturday, Sept. 17, it’ll be the site of the second disc golf tournament in the Indiana Fall Series. Brown County Disc Golf Alliance founding member Chris Baker is expecting up to 100 players at the course, in the municipal park off Helmsburg Road on the west side of Nashville. He approached the Brown County Council last fall about creating the course, talking about the potential economic benefits. Coupled with the disc golf course at the Brown County Country Club, the county could host larger, multiday tournaments in the future. So far, Baker has been pleased with the reaction to the 18-hole course at Deer Run, which he helped to design and build. “We’ve had a lot of positive feedback, and no negative feedback, honestly,” he said. It’s earned a 3.5 rating out of 5 on dgcoursereview.com, with most of the cons about tall grass on the course.

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“The best courses in the country get around 4 on average or 4.5,” he said. Disc golf is like golf, but played on a shorter course with Frisbee-like discs rather than clubs and balls. It attracts players from teenagers to retirees. The Deer Run course meanders around the 80-acre property, sometimes following Salt Creek, sometimes cutting into the woods. Players are challenged by trees and terrain obstacles as they try to get their discs into the basket at the end of each “hole.” Each hole is marked with a post and map at the start to show the direction of the basket, as well as the next hole. And for every hole, whether it’s the straight shot across open lawn on the 18th hole or through the trees on the third, there’s a disc and a strategy to match it, said Steve Wertz, the park maintenance supervisor who helped Baker design the course. The Deer Run course takes into account right-handers and left-handers, beginners and experienced players, Wertz said. It offers challenges and ways around those challenges, whether that means throwing short, or going to the side and taking a few extra strokes to get there. “There’s a fine line between challenging and impossible,” Wertz said. The course seems to encourage repeat play. About half of the players in the July 16 tournament had come for the April 16 one too, Baker said. Josh Knipp played the April 16 tournament with a group of friends from Bloomington. He’s been playing for about two years. “It’s got a great combination of distance, challenge, water, out-of-bounds play, as well as some really difficult woods technical shots,” he said. “So it’s got a really great variety, and the landscape’s beautiful.” Jeff Nugent from Morgan County has been playing disc golf since 1987. Still, he found this course to be an expletiveinducing challenge. The challenge, though, is what attracts him to the sport. He likes that he’s competing against his friends and against himself.

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Disc Golf continued Rich Beedle started playing about 10 years ago. His obsession with the game began as a way to connect with a friend who was suffering from depression. From there, he began reconnecting with other old friends who played the sport and making more new friends. “Just the fact that it’s out in the woods; I just like having the hills and the trees, and that’s more why I’m here,” Beedle said. “I like to compete, but I like just to be outside.” After Kiel Sargent had finished the course, he headed to his car for his waders so he could fetch a disc he’d lost, and he offered to look for anything anyone else had lost, too. Disc golf is a friendly, helpful community, he said. There’s a lot of competitiveness on the course, but there’s a lot of camaraderie, too. Brown County Parks and Recreation Director Mark Shields didn’t know exactly what to expect when the course was being built. “I was just envisioning a basket here, a basket there, but it’s really well laid out,” he said. “So I’m pleased, very pleased.” It’s been getting some local use, too; Shields has spotted people out on their lunch breaks and a few families throwing discs in the evenings.

FALL TOURNEY Specifics about the fall tournament were not final as of press time. WHO CAN PLAY: There is no official minimum age for players. HOW MUCH: Typical registration fees for tournaments are about $15 per player and may include “swag” such as a free disc. There is no fee to play the Deer Run disc golf course outside a tournament. GEAR: Discs can be purchased in most sporting goods stores. Right now, they can’t be bought at Deer Run Park, though the director has talked about doing that in the future. LEARN MORE: browncountydiscgolf.org

“I think the biggest challenge right now is that not a lot of people know that it even exists,” he said. “Hopefully now that Chris has put in all this work, we’ll start seeing some more people get out here and take advantage of it.”

Son and father Trever and Steven Allender check out some of the 70 different discs offered by Dynamic Discs from their mobile pro shop at the Grand Opening Tournament of the Deer Run Park disc golf course. Trever said he enjoys the opportunity the sport offers him to bond with his father. | photo by Ben Kibbey

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Need a lift?

Brian Yeatman’s planned shuttle service will pick up and drop off passengers at the Nashville General Store on the south end of town. | photo by Ben Kibbey

New shuttle service can take visitors between state park and downtown Nashville By BEN KIBBEY

isitors to Brown County State Park and Nashville will have a new option this fall for getting back and forth between the two. Brian Yeatman, owner of the Nashville General Store, has started a shuttle service. “I’ve just had a lot of customers over the last two years saying that when they was at the park, they couldn’t get to town,” he said. Two 20-person buses, which began running July 25, start ferrying passengers at 10 a.m. at the Nashville General Store, 118 E. Washington St. They make four stops in the park — Abe Martin Lodge and three restrooms spaced around the park, which will be marked — before returning to town. Tickets can be purchased on the bus or at the store. Yeatman plans to run the shuttle every two hours, at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Tickets will be $8 for riders 16 and older or $12 for two. Children younger than 15 ride free with a paying adult. Passengers who are not already staying in the park will also have to pay a $2 park entry fee, which will be charged when they buy their ticket at the store.

The Nashville General Store will serve as a depot, with offloading on Washington Street. He plans to have tourist information there. Bus drivers will be able to help visitors find what they need before they depart the bus, he said. The shuttle could help relieve some parking problems in town, as well as draw a little more business to the south end. Yeatman frequently hears from customers who have been coming to Nashville for years but had never heard of some of the shops near his, he said. He also plans to offer a bike rack on the bus to make it easier for visitors

who are biking at the park and want to bring their bikes to town. “I think it’s going to be a good thing for the town,” he said. His goal is to concentrate on the park, but he also is open to providing shuttle service to other places if there is demand or a special event involving a large enough group. He also owns a third 12-person bus and can adjust the service to accommodate more passengers as the need or demand arises, he said. “Especially in October, special events, we can run another bus.” Information: Nashville General Store, 812-988-6362

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Conferences, Retreats & Weddings Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park, offers meeting rooms, conference facilities and private dining areas for conferences, meetings, weddings or retreats. Seating capacity ranges from 10 to 400. The banquet department caters private meals, snacks and breaks and can also prepare a barbecue or meal function at one of the park shelter houses for groups of 50 or more. For smaller picnic groups, the lodge can

prepare box lunches. (812) 988-4418, www. in.gov/dnr/parklake/inna/abe/index.html. Artists Colony Inn, corner of Franklin and Van Buren streets, is a romantic, 19th-centurystyle inn offering an elegant banquet room for bridal showers, rehearsal dinners or wedding receptions with 20 charming guest rooms and three executive whirlpool suites. Special menu selections are served plated or buffet-style. The inn also offers meeting

space for up to 80 people. The Artists Colony specializes in small meetings with two meeting rooms that accommodate 10 to 50 people. Complete audiovisual equipment and high-speed Internet access are available. (812) 988-0600, www.artistscolonyinn.com. Brown County Inn, 51 State Road 46 East, offers meeting facilities that capture the charm and atmosphere of days gone by. Technology and equipment are provided for meetings and presentations. The Brown County Inn offers flexible meeting facilities that can accommodate up to 250 people and can be customized to the group’s requirements. Brown County Inn’s support staff can help make a dream wedding come true. The inn is also available for bridal showers, luncheons, rehearsal dinners and weddings. Guests can choose from plated or buffet menus, hors d’oeuvres, and cash or host bars. (812) 988-2291 or (877) 772-5249, www.browncountyinn.com. Camp Palawopec Lodge & Retreat Area, 3497 Clay Lick Road, has a camp log cabin lodge that sleeps 30 guests, and outdoor cabins can accommodate 70 guests. Guests can enjoy 300 acres of woods, trails, a 4-acre lake, canoes, kayaks, beach, campfire areas, basketball court, ultimate Frisbee, soccer field, horseshoes, volleyball area, mountain bike trails, and an indoor meeting and dining area. Kitchen facilities are available. The property is open year-round. (812) 988-2689, www.camppalawopec.com. Comfort Inn, 75 W. Chestnut St., is perfect for retreats. Guests can enjoy the lodge-like atmosphere with a cozy lobby and spacious guest rooms, and the indoor pool and fitness center. (812) 988-6118, www.choicehotels.com.

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Cornerstone Inn & Suites is in downtown Nashville at 54 E. Franklin St. Shop in Nashville, then return to the Cornerstone Inn private dining area to indulge in complimentary signature treats and desserts. The complex consists of 37 guest rooms, with balconies, whirlpool tubs and fireplaces; and meeting facilities. View all rooms, rates and specials at www.cornerstoneinn.com. Creekside Retreat Lodging & Gatherings, 2450 State Road 46 East, offers luxury hotel rooms in a wooded, relaxed setting. It is also a perfect location for meetings, retreats, weddings and reunions with a 2,400-square-foot conference center and 4,800-square-foot event patio. Catering and rentals available for every occasion. 844-473-8732, creeksideretreat.net.

nt in froouse d e t H Locashville of Na The Harvest Hall at eXplore Brown County Retreat Center and outdoor stage offer the perfect setting for weddings, conferences or parties. Plan an outdoor ceremony on the stage, but should it rain, move into the heated or air-conditioned hall. Cater the event yourself using the prep kitchen and save big money. The hall comfortably seats 200 and is furnished with tables and chairs and a small bar area, stage and decorated with rustic antiques and original paintings. The covered porches accommodate 50 additional guests. Restrooms with showers and changing rooms for the bride are provided. The fireplace and beautiful wooden staircase create the perfect spot for a wedding. eXplore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat, 2620 Valley Branch Road, (812) 988-7750, www.explorebrowncounty.com. Hotel Nashville, 245 N. Jefferson St., offers 45 rooms with an indoor pool, hot tub, restaurant and bar. Perfect for small meetings, weddings, rehearsal dinners, receptions and banquets. Off-site catering at local venues also available. (812) 988-8400, www.hotelnashville.com. Rawhide Ranch, 1292 State Road 135 South, excels at hosting large groups. The Old West-style inn, ranch house and 54 wooded acres are a unique environment for company meetings and retreats traditionally held at hotels, and perfect for country weddings. Guests also can enjoy country cooking in the new Banded Rooster kitchen and dining hall. (812) 988-0085, www.rawhideranchusa.com. Salt Creek Golf Retreat, 2359 State Road 46 East, offers a beautiful banquet facility that can accommodate 20 to 200 people. The facility overlooks the golf course and is great for weddings, receptions, reunions, corporate events and small meetings. On-site catering is available. (812) 988-7888, www.saltcreekgolf.com. The Seasons Lodge and Conference Center, 560 State Road 46 East, offers space for simple receptions or technologically enhanced conferences complete with highspeed Internet. The Seasons Lodge has 10 meeting rooms that accommodate 10 to 500 people and can accommodate up to 400 people for weddings or receptions. Choose from served or buffet menus, hors d’oeuvres and cash or host bars. The complex is also available for bridal teas, bridal showers, luncheons, rehearsal dinners and weddings. (812) 988-2284 or (800) 365-7327, www.seasonslodge.com.

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Tourist steps in to preserve Helmsburg’s store By BEN KIBBEY HELMSBURG — Sitting at Helmsburg Road and State Road 45 for more than a century, the Helmsburg General Store — with its coffee, smokes and other daily necessities — is a junction in time and in the lives of those who pass through its door. Over the windows where the sometimes-lighted “open” sign hangs, photographs depict scenes dating back to the 1930s, when the original log store was replaced with brick. On a wall near the back — the whole store can be taken in with a single spin — a painting by local artist Diane Bledsoe shows the store in the 1980s, with motorcycle riders stopping in on some long-remembered summer afternoon. The store has remained anchored to the edge of a town with no other retail businesses left. But it, too, went up for sale in early 2015, and owner Karen Sooy was not having a lot of luck finding a buyer. Enter Leonard Richey, who owns LSR Construction in Indianapolis. He regularly visits the area with his family, and the Helmsburg General Store has been a part of

the backdrop to many of their happy memories over the years. When they saw how long it was taking to sell, and thought about the building becoming one more place people remember for what it used to be, they had to do something, he said. That was when Richey approached Sooy with an offer to take the store over, fix it up, yet keep the charm that had defined it for locals and visitors over the years. As of late July, the sale was still pending as Richey awaited final permits. He doesn’t plan or expect any major changes. He wants to keep offering everything Sooy has provided the community since 1988. He plans to move to Brown County when he retires. “That’s where I’d like to be,” he said. However, he and his wife have four children in school, so retirement is years off. Once the sale is final, he will be hiring someone to run the store during regular weekday hours. “My kids would love to run the store on the weekends,” he said.

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TOM VORNHOLT Principal Broker 317-989-3323 Cell

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ONGOING events The latest movies are now playing at the Brown County Playhouse. The large, 23- foot-wide screen is perfect for the digital movies, and the surround sound really brings home the impact of the movies. Relax and sit back in the upholstered chairs. Visit the website for upcoming titles and times. 70 S. Van Buren St., Nashville, (812) 988-6555, www. browncountyplayhouse.org/movie-schedule. Visit the Brown County State Park Nature Center for an array of activities. Check out the schedule online. (812) 9885240, www.browncountystatepark.us. Head out for live music at the Saloon Lounge, in the Seasons Lodge every Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. (800) 365-7327, www.seasonslodge.com.

Chateau Thomas Wine Bar and Gift Shoppe, 225 S. Van Buren St., offers live music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Friday and Saturday, featuring wellknown artists in all styles of music. (812) 988-8500, www.chateauthomas.com.

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Branch Retreat offers 15 zip lines over 1 mile long; a treetop canopy adventure suspended 90 feet with speeds up to 45 mph; and the tallest, fastest and longest zips in Brown County. Visitors also can experience Night Flight zip lines. Enjoy 30 miles of ATV, mountain biking and hiking trails. The events hall accommodates 250 with a stage. Camping cabins accommodate 80. The property also offers camping, paintball, Arrow Tag archery, a fishing lake, canoes and paddle boats. Two-seater four-wheel-drive hill buggy rides are now available. 2620 Valley Branch Road, (812) 988-7750, www.explorebrowncounty.com. Take guided horseback rides year-round and experience Holler Hoppinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; zip lines at Rawhide Ranch. 1292 State Road 135 South, (812) 988-0085, (888) 94-RANCH, www.rawhideranchusa.com. Weaving demonstrations and dayweaving workshops are available at

Homestead Weaving Studio

from March to December. (812) 9888622, www.homesteadweaver.com. Take a tour of the Indiana Raptor Center just west of Nashville. Meet and photograph live birds of prey. Tours by

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MERCANTILE STORE Welcome To a Happy Place!

Featuring Shot Glasses, BC Souvenirs, T-Shirts, Toys, Tins, Gifts & Collectibles, Coca-Cola, Elvis, Concrete Statuary, Fantasy Figurines, 3-D Merchandise, Wind Chimes including Corinthian Bells, Yard Sculptures, Naked Bee Lotions, Sallyander Soaps, Bag Your Own Stones, Jewelry, Tutu’s, Fedoras, Tin Signs, Ty Plush & Coconut Heads

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The Indiana Raptor Center rehabilitates birds of prey | photo courtesy of Indiana Raptor Center

Jacksonburg Village | 108 E. Washington St. Across the creek from The General Store

A Full-Service Dollhouse Miniature Shop Open Year Round

appointment only. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. (812) 988-8990. At 2777 State Road 46 West (4 miles west of Nashville), Mike’s Dance Barn offers pool tables, food and beverages. Country line dance lessons are available every Monday, and the second Friday of each month is ballroom dancing night. Head to Mike’s on Saturdays for live music. (812) 988-8636, www.thedancebarn.com. Visit the old log jail and learn historical facts about Brown County and Nashville and stop by the Pioneer Village downtown for old-time skill demonstrations. Open May to October, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

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Rent a mountain bike and hit the trails through Q’s Bikes at eXplore Brown County, 2620 Valley Branch Road, qbikes31@gmail.com, www.qsbikes.com.

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T.C. Steele State Historic Site offers trails, exhibits, poetry, art, teas and classes. (812) 677-2003, www.tcsteele.org. Stamping and scrapbooking classes and parties are available through Wishful Thinking. (812) 988-7005, www.wishfulthinking-in.com.

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2016 SPECIAL EVENTS September

 Bean Blossom Farmers Market (2, 9, 16, 23, 30)  14th Annual Bean Blossom BikerFest (6-11)

 28th Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest (10)

 Brown County Historical Society Quilt Show (16-18)

 Second Saturday Village Art Walk (10)

 Abe Martin County Picnic and NASHCAR Outhouse Races (17)

 TRIRI (The Ride in Rural Indiana) September Escapade (11-16)

 Hoosier Hops & Harvest (10)

 Indiana Fall Series Disc Golf Tournament (17)  Brown County Art Gallery Collector’s Showcase (17-30)

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Weekdays 10-6, Saturday 10-7, Sunday 10-6

 42nd Annual Bill Monroe Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival (21-24)  pARTake art class series (24)  Hoosier Hops & Harvest Festival

October

 Brown County Art Gallery Collector’s Showcase (1-30)  Back Roads Studio Tour (1-31)  Brown County Epic mountain biking festival (7-9)  Second Saturday Village Art Walk (8)  pARTake art class series (22)  Tecumseh Trail Marathon (29)  Hoosier Mountain Biking Association Brown County Epic

November Hand-crafted Indiana Whiskey First legal still in Brown County since Prohibition Tours and Tastings Come try our "Moonshine Shake-ups"

Gnaw Bone Bourbon 4484 E Old State Road 46 and Hoosier Hooch in Gnaw Bone | 812-657-4923 Flavored Moonshines www.bearwallowdistillery.com Now Available! Open: Mon-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12-5pm 60

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 T.C. Steele Member Art Show and Sale (1)  Brown County Hilly Half mini-marathon (12)  Brown County Humane Society Chocolate Walk (12)  Second Saturday Village Art Walk (12)  Indiana Raptor Center Annual Raptor Rendezvous (13)  Holiday Art and Craft Show (25-26)

 “Believe: A Brown County Christmas” holiday music revue (25-27)  Gravel Grovel solo bike ride (26)  pARTake art class series (26)  Visitors Center Holiday Open House  Christmas in the Village celebration

December

 “Believe: A Brown County Christmas” holiday music revue (2-4, 9-11, 16-18)  Santa Train visit  Steeles’ Country Christmas at T.C. Steele State Historic Site (4)  Visitors Center Holiday Open House (25)  Christmas in the Village celebration  Stuff a Stocking

Visit browncounty.com to learn more specifics about these and other events as they develop.

New Haven artist Douglas Runyan paints T.C. Steele’s home during the Great Outdoor Art Contest. | photo by Suzannah Couch

NASHCAR Outhouse Race. | photo by Megan O’Bryan Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide | FALL 2016

Fall events Gustave Baumann and the Brown County Printmakers

Aug. 6-31, Sept. 1-10 See the Indiana work of groundbreaking woodcut artist Gustave Baumann in the historic Brown County Art Gallery’s Sexton and Eyed Galleries. The work of other early printmakers including Griffith, Polley, Reeve, Mess and Humpal also will be on exhibit. 1 Artist Drive, Mondays to Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays noon to 5 p.m., free.

Zip Canopy Style Education Month Through Aug. 31 Escape the heat of the city and learn about the ecosystem of the woods from zip line guides. Explore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat, Valley Branch Road, $25 to $80, explorebrowncounty.com.

Featured artists: Charlene Marsh and Zhen Zhong Duan

Aug. 16-21, 23-28, 30, 31 See the work of Charlene Marsh and Zhen Zhong Duan at the Brown County Art Guild. Marsh also will have a painting demonstration prior to the Second

Saturday Village Art Walk from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. 48 S. Van Buren St., Tuesdays to Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays noon to 5 p.m., free.

19th Hole Wednesday Golf League

Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 Come to Salt Creek Golf Resort for the 19th Hole League play. Anyone can participate, with team and individual handicapped games. Prize money is awarded. Sign up in the Pro Shop by 5:15 p.m. each Wednesday. Accumulated points will go toward the 2016 Championship. 2359 State Road 46 East, 5:30 p.m., $15 for nine holes, saltcreekgolf.com.

Family Game Night

Aug. 18-20, 25-27, Sept. 1-3 Head to Sweetea’s Tea Shop on Thursday, Friday or Saturday evenings from 5 until at least 8 p.m. for Family Game Night. Games will be available or you are welcome to bring your own. If you aren’t up for games, stop in for dessert, a place to study or read, social time, or to bring the little ones to the

play area. 225 S. Van Buren St., Suite C in Coachlight Square, sweeteasteashop.com.

Bean Blossom Farmers Market

Aug. 19, 26, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Visit the farmers market every Friday through Sept. 30 for something fresh and fun: Produce, hormone-free meats, artisan crafts, lemon shake-ups, free-range eggs, baked goodies, sandwiches and various craft items. St. David’s Episcopal Church, State Roads 135 and 45, Bean Blossom, 4 to 7 p.m., free admission and parking.

Night Flight Astronomy

Aug. 19, 20, 26, 27, Sept. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, Oct. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 Learn about the sky as zip line guides point out the stars and constellations. Head lamps and tiki torches illuminate your way as owls hoot and soar with you through the dark sky. Explore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat, Valley Branch Road, $45 to $80, explorebrowncounty.com.

‘Sylvia’

Aug. 19, 20, 26, 27 “Sylvia” is a comedy about a man’s relationship with one of those magical animals who so often find us just when we are at a crossroads in life. The adopted dog is played by an actress. Beer and wine sold in the auditorium. Brown County Playhouse, Van Buren Street, 7:30 p.m., $15.50 adults, $14.50 students/seniors/ military, browncountyplayhouse.org.

Pavilion Music Series

Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 8 Head to the corner of Main and Jefferson in the heart of the village for Nashville’s Pavilion Music Series, a free concert featuring some of Brown County’s favorite musicians. Bring your lawn chair or blanket. 4:30 to 6 p.m., free.

Hands on History

Aug. 20, Sept. 22, Oct. 20 Hands on History enables children ages 8 to 12 to engage in many of the day-to-day activities experienced by children living in pioneer times, such as cooking, leisure arts, music, dance, games, crafts, folklore and conservation. Online registration is suggested. Brown County Historical Society Pioneer Village, Gould Street, 1 to 4 p.m., $5, browncountyhistorycenter.org.

Live Music Weekends

Aug. 20, 26, Sept. 2, 3, 9, 24, 30 Enjoy live performances on Fridays and Saturdays in the Saloon in The Seasons

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Lodge. Must be 21 or older. 560 E. State Road 46, 8 to 11 p.m. Fridays, 9 to midnight Saturdays, free admission, seasonslodge.com.

Farm-to-Fifth Tours

Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5 Learn about the role whiskey played in the formation of America during the Revolutionary War. Find out what brought whiskey making to Indiana and learn about moonshining in Brown County before, during and after prohibition. See the complete process used to make whiskey at Bear Wallow, starting with grains from local farmers, and enjoy the best part of the tour: tasting it! 4484 E. Old State Road 46, Gnaw Bone, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the top of each hour, $6, bearwallowdistillery.com.

Quaff N’ Brew Beer School

Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5 Do you love beer? Ever wonder how beer is made? Want to learn the difference between porter and stout or lager and ale? Big Woods Village, Molly’s Lane, 10 a.m., $5, or $10 to add a pint glass, bigwoodsbeer.com.

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Brown County Inn open house Aug. 21 The Brown County Inn’s renovations are finished! Come see all the changes from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 and enjoy free hors d’oeuvres, open swim, miniature golf, corn hole and tours of the new rooms. 51 State Road 46 East, free admission, browncountyinn.com.

18th Annual Bean Blossom Blues Fest

Aug. 25-27 Take part in the biggest jam fest in the Midwest. Enjoy a full weekend of awardwinning blues artists, food, camping, vendors and craft beer. Everyone is welcome to bring their own instruments, jam and make music. Camping is also available. Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, 5163 State Road 135 North, Bean Blossom, beanblossomblues.com.

Hotel Nashville Gazebo Party

Aug. 26, Sept. 16, 30 Spend the evening outdoors under Hotel Nashville’s gazebo enjoying live music by several local favorites and a cookout buffet. A cash bar also will be available. 245 N. Jefferson St., music from 6 to 9 p.m., cookout from 6 to 8:30 p.m., music is free, food sold.

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Aug. 26, 27, Oct. 6-9 Join Bloomington artist Troy Kilgore for an outdoor painting workshop. Each day will begin with a talk and demo, then class will move into the field to paint. Participants should have some experience plein air painting. Two- and four-day workshops available. Brown County Art Gallery, 1 Artist Drive, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, $180 or $375, troykilgore.com.

Fish fry

Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 22 Support the Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department by buying a fish dinner. State Road 135 North, Bean Blossom, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

PARTake art classes

Aug. 27, Sept. 10, 24, Oct. 22, Nov. 12 Guided by local artists, discover the satisfaction of creating your own artwork over two relaxing hours of instruction and refreshment. Sample from a variety of local wines and explore art in one of many mediums offered by members of today’s Brown County Art Colony. Chateau Thomas Winery, 225 S. Van Buren St., Coachlight Square, 3 to 5 p.m., $40, see website for class details and to register: artalliancebrowncounty. org/events/9-partake.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 15, 29, Nov. 12 Join The Artists Colony Inn and Golden Ticket Productions for a Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre performance about a wedding gone wrong. Artists Colony Inn, 105 S. Van Buren St., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $45, reservations required at 812988-0600 or artistscolonyinn.com.

Hee Haw: Herb Brock Band and the Electric Impulse Cloggers Aug. 28 Back for a second year, this high-energy show features student dancers from the Morgantown area and live country music — all your old-timey favs — by Herb Brock and his band. Beer and wine sold in the auditorium. Brown County Playhouse, South Van Buren Street, 6 p.m., $12, browncountyplayhouse.org.

Bluegrass Brunch

Aug. 28, Sept. 25, Oct. 30 Enjoy live bluegrass music by the White Lightning Boys over brunch at the Brown County Inn. The band will play from noon to 3 p.m., and brunch will be served at its normal hours of 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All ages welcome. 51 State Road 46 East, free music, food sold, browncountyinn.com.

Zipper’s Kaleidoscope of Colors at eXplore Brown County

Sept. 1-30 Enjoy the beauty of the fall leaves reflecting like a kaleidoscope of color mirrored into the lake below as you soar up to 90 feet in the air on a zip line. The adventure begins with a safari ride deep into the forest. Zip lines range from 80 to 1,220 feet long; 15 zip lines and four tours to choose from. While there, try the new Hill Climb Buggy Tours or an ATV training challenge, too. EXplore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat, Valley Branch Road, $25 to $80, explorebrowncounty.com.

RESPECT: The Women of Rock n’ Soul

Sept. 2, 10, 16, 24 One Pulse Entertainment is bringing back this hit live music revue for four performances only, featuring classic songs from Aretha to Joplin to Gaga. Dancing encouraged. Beer, wine, champagne and mixed drinks all sold in the auditorium. Brown County Playhouse, South Van Buren Street, 7:30 p.m., $18.50 and $20.50, browncountyplayhouse.org.

The 4th Dimension, a live rock revue

Sept. 3, 9, 17, 23, 30, Oct. 2, 8 Jam out to four decades, four genres: ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, rock, pop, country and blues, by professional performers of One Pulse Entertainment. Beer and wine sold in the auditorium. Brown County Playhouse, South Van Buren Street, 7:30 p.m., $18.50 and $20.50, browncountyplayhouse.org.

Comedy Cabaret on Strings

Sept. 3, 17, 24 This 20-minute variety show of trick marionettes will delight viewers of all ages. Watch how the puppeteer pulls the strings to make the dancers, jugglers, trapeze artists and others come to life. Purchase tickets 15 minutes before showtime; popcorn is always free. Melchior Marionette Theatre, South Van Buren Street, 1 and 3 p.m., $5.

14th Annual Bean Blossom BikerFest

Sept. 6-11 Head to Bill Monroe’s Music Park and Campground for the largest biker party in the Midwest, with live music, entertainment, vendors, camping, games, contests and much more. Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, 5163 State Road 135 North, Bean Blossom, see website for details: ballsbiker.com.

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28th Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest

Sept. 10 Experience the tradition of plein air painting as registered artists paint on the T.C. Steele State Historic Site grounds from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Judging will take place at 2 p.m. in the Formal Garden Area, and winners will be announced around 3:30 p.m. 4220 T.C. Steele Road, Belmont, $2 parking fee, separate registration fee for participating artists, tcsteele.org.

Hoosier Hops & Harvest

Sept. 10 Visit the one-of-a-kind Story Inn for great Indiana-brewed beers, music and more during the seventh annual Hoosier Hops & Harvest. Samples will be poured from 1 to 6 p.m., and beer also will be sold. 6404 State Road 135 South, 1 to 6 p.m., $30, storyinn.com.

The Village Art Walk

Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12 The Village Art Walk the second Saturday of each month features nine galleries that stay open late, each showcasing, handmade local and regional art and fine crafts. Refreshments, music and programs will be offered at each gallery. Complete list of participating galleries is available online. Downtown Nashville, 5 to 8 p.m., free, artalliancebrowncounty.org/events/artwalk.

TRIRI September Escapade

Sept. 11-16 TRIRI’s (The Ride in Rural IN) September Escapade bicycling trip will guide you to the scenic and historic sites of southeastern Indiana, with overnights at three state parks: Brown County, Spring Mill and McCormick’s Creek. See website for details: triri.org/se.html.

Brown County Historical Society Quilt Show

Sept. 16-18 The annual quilt show presented by the Pioneer Women’s Club will feature more than 100 quilts, plus music by local artists and demonstrations in weaving, spinning and hand quilting. Food will be sold; quilting vendors, scissor/knife sharpening, and a gift shop also will be open. Raffle tickets to win a club-created quilt are $1 each; the drawing will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 18. Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 16 and 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 18, $6 admission, children 10 and younger admitted free, browncountyhistorycenter.org.

Abe Martin County Picnic and Nashcar Outhouse Races

Sept. 17 The We Care Gang invites the entire county (including visitors) to spend the day together

enjoying good food, fun and live music. In addition to building community, the goal is to raise money to help those who are less fortunate in Brown County. Dig in to a traditional hog roast with plenty of tasty sides. Corn hole and plunger toss games also will be available in the streets throughout the day, and check out the ninth annual Nashcar Outhouse Races during the afternoon. West Main and Jefferson streets, 10 a.m. opening ceremonies, 11 a.m. food service, 2 p.m. people’s race, 3 p.m. official Nashcar race, 5 p.m. awards, free admission, donations accepted.

Indiana Fall Series Disc Golf Tournament

Sept. 17 Enjoy Brown County’s beautiful fall scenery as you take part in the Indiana Fall Series Disc Golf Tournament, a tworound tourney with lunch in the middle. Merchandise prizes will be given at the amateur level and cash prizes at the pro level. Concessions will be sold. Deer Run Park, 1001 Deer Run Lane, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. tee-off, fees TBD, bcparksrec.com.

‘Brown County Masters, the Legacy Continues’

Sept. 17-30, Oct. 1-30 This year’s Collectors Showcase at the Brown County Art Gallery features early Brown County art from private collectors, paired with work from members of the Brown County Art Gallery Artists Association. Paintings will be for sale with proceeds to benefit the foundation. An opening night celebration will be Sept. 17, an Indiana art history lecture Sept. 18, and a bluegrass concert by C.W. Mundy Sept. 20. Brown County Art Gallery, 1 Artist Drive, Mondays to Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays noon to 5 p.m., free.

42nd Annual Bill Monroe Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival

Sept. 21-24 At “the mecca of bluegrass,” revel in four big days of some of the best in bluegrass music at the family-friendly, historic Bill Monroe Music Park in Bean Blossom. Tickets include admission to the Bill Monroe Hall of Fame & Country Star Museum, daily music and instrument workshops. Bring your lawn chair. Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, 5163 State Road 135 North, Bean Blossom, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, $20-$105, beanblossom.us.

5th Annual BucCornEar Festival

Sept. 24 Join the Jackson Township Fire Department for its annual fundraiser celebrating pirates, popcorn and fire prevention. This year’s

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Old Settlers Reunion GREAT MUSIC, GREAT BANDS, GREAT FOOD. 2,500 SQUARE FOOT SOLID OAK DANCE FLOOR

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Cooking up TENDERLOINS, HAMBURGERS AND GREAT BAR FOOD. COLD BEER, WINE AND MIXED DRINKS.

DANCE LESSONS

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Sept. 24 Celebrate Brown County’s history and heritage at the Old Settlers Reunion, the annual gathering of the descendants of the old settlers of the county. Pioneer Village and Brown County History Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Brown County Rock and Mineral Show & Swap Meet

Sept. 30, Oct. 1 The Brown County Rock and Mineral Club will have its first show at the Brown County History Center this fall. Vendors from all over will have all kinds of rocks, minerals, gems and fossils for the collector or visitor. There also will be demonstrations on gold-panning, wire-wrapping jewelry, flint-knapping, etc. 90 E. Gould St., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., free admission.

Back Roads of Brown County Studio Tours

Oct. 1-31 Travel along the back roads of Brown County, on a free, self-guided tour to home studios of many local artists. From metalwork, to paintings, to handwoven items, these artists have a wide variety of talents. Maps and more information available from the Visitors Center downtown. Free.

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Oct. 1-31 Dress for an adventure! Start with a ride deep into the woods to experience many zip lines ranging from 80 to 1,220 feet and reaching heights up to 80 feet in the tree tops. EXplore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat, Valley Branch Road, $25 to $80, explorebrowncounty.com.

Ross Martinie Eiler & The Hillbilly Cats

Oct. 1, 6 For two performances only, Bloomington star Ross Martinie Eiler returns to the Playhouse to demonstrate his talent at piano-pumpin’ rock n’ roll. This rockabilly band features Eric Brown, Michael Schulbaum and rockabilly specialist Nate Gibson with songs by Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Elvis, Sam Cooke and more. Beer and wine sold in the auditorium. Brown County Playhouse, South Van Buren Street, 7:30 p.m., $18.50 and $20.50, browncountyplayhouse.org.

The Slightly Haunted Puppet Theatre

Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-30 Meet a ghoulish cast of traditional Halloween characters: a juggling scarecrow, dancing skeleton and ghost, alien, the Flying Purple People Eater, a kitchen witch, concert pianist and Dracula. Purchase tickets 15 minutes before showtime; popcorn is always free. Melchior Marionette Theatre, South Van Buren Street, see website for full schedule, $5, melchiormarionettes.com.

Eric and the L Street Band: Working Class Heroes

Oct. 7 For one night only, catch this live rock revue by One Pulse Entertainment paying homage to heroes like Springsteen, Petty and Mellencamp. Beer and wine sold in the auditorium. Brown County Playhouse, South Van Buren Street, 7:30 p.m., $18.50 and $20.50, browncountyplayhouse.org.

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Saturdays 3-5 p.m.: August 27: Sunset Landscape with Cheryl Duckworth September 10: Fun with Abstract with Anabel Hopkins September 24: Fun with Florals with M.K. Watckin October 22: Autumn Landscape with Anabel Hopkins November 12: Branching out in Acrylics with M.K.

Brown County Epic

Oct. 7-9 Experience an impressive array of cyclinginspired events and resources with camping, demonstrations, food trucks, a beer garden, group rides, games, a kids zone, raffles, live music, post-ride barbecue and more, presented by the Hoosier Mountain Biking Association. The ride on Oct. 8 will even feature 100-, 75-, 50- and 25-mile routes, with no repeating loops, hmba.org.

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Oct. 13-15, 20-22 Thanks to an Indiana Masterpiece Grant, the musical that premiered at the Playhouse in 2012 is back with Krista Detor directing and most of the original cast members. This musical is a captivating window into the lives, choices and varied artwork of four early 20th century Indiana women artists: Marie Goth, Janet Payne Bowles, the Overbeck Sisters and Selma Steele. Beer and wine sold in the auditorium. Brown County Playhouse, South Van Buren Street, 7:30 p.m., $19.50 and $20.50, browncountyplayhouse.org.

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7th Annual Charlene Marsh October Open House and Exhibition

Oct. 15, 16 Enjoy firsthand a sneak peek into the creative process of painting in Brown County, both plein air and in the studio. Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery, 4013 Lanam Ridge Road, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free.

Tecumseh Trail Marathon

Oct. 29 Up for a challenge? Take on the Tecumseh Trail Marathon, a 26.2-mile trail run through

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QUILT SHOW

Fri., Sat. Oct. 9 & 10, 10-5, Sun., Oct. 11, 10-3

90 E. Gould St, Nashville - Brown County History Center

Over 100 Quilts (including antique quilts), Spinning & Weaving Demonstrations, Music,Vendors, and Lunch Cafe (Sandwiches, Salads, Homemade Pies) Donation Quilt Drawing Oct. 11 3pm ($1 chance, $5/6 chances) www.browncountyhistorycenter.org

Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood state forests. Those looking for something a little less grueling can participate in the 5.5-mile fun run/walk around Yellowwood Lake. Yellowwood Campground Shelter, Yellowwood Lake Road, 10 a.m. marathon, 11 a.m. fun run/walk, see website for more information: dinoseries.com.

‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’

Oct. 29 Celebrate Halloween at the Playhouse with the third annual showing of the legendary cult movie (rated R). Beer, wine, specialty drinks and pizza will be sold in the auditorium. There will be a costume contest before the movie, an emcee and authorized prop bags for sale for $5. Brown County Playhouse, South Van Buren Street, 11 p.m. showtime, $10, browncountyplayhouse.org.

Member Art Show and Sale at T.C. Steele

Nov. 1 Check out works of art created by members of the Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site. The show’s theme will be taken from one of Steele’s quotes. Check the Friends website for updates and for information on artists’ registration. 4220 T.C. Steele Road, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., $7 for adults, $5 for seniors (60+), $2 children 12 and younger, friends members free, tcsteele.org.

Native American Heritage Month at eXplore Brown County Nov. 1-30 Zip line guides at eXplore Brown County celebrate with you the rich history of Native American life in Brown County during this month of Thanksgiving. Much of Brown County’s landscape has changed drastically since these people roamed the hills, but here you can soar through the trees and enjoy a landscape much like it once was. Valley Branch Road, $25 to $80, explorebrowncounty.com.

Comedian Heywood Banks

Nov. 5 The “Bob & Tom” radio show’s favorite comedian returns to the Playhouse stage with his hysterical, odd sense of humor. He will perform many of his nationally celebrated recordings (“Toast”, “Big Butter Jesus” and “They Had to Taser Her Again,” just to name a few). Beer and wine will be sold in the auditorium. Brown County Playhouse, South Van Buren Street, 7:30 p.m., $27.50, browncountyplayhouse.org.

See late-breaking events on the “upcoming events” link at browncounty.com.

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Registration

Runners in the December Frosty Trails 5K race in Brown County State Park. The park is hosting its first half-marathon this November to benefit the Brown County YMCA. | Brown County Democrat file photo

Register online at browncountyymca.org by Monday, Nov. 7. The greatest discounts are given to participants who register before Oct. 1. Early registration fees range from $20 for a 5K walker to $50 for a half-marathon runner.

Brown County Hilly Half shaping up to be a memorable race By BEN KIBBEY

unning 13.1 miles up and down some of the steepest hills in Brown County State Park may sound more like work than fun. But that added challenge — and the beauty of the park in fall — is precisely what will draw runners to the Brown County Hilly Half, Race Director Bill Bartley predicts. The Saturday, Nov. 12 race is primarily a fundraiser for the YMCA, said Executive Director Kim Robinson. However, it also serves the YMCA’s mission of building healthy spirits, minds and bodies. Half-marathons — or mini-marathons — are the fastest growing segment of the running market, Bartley said. They offer a challenge that’s less intimidating or grueling than a full marathon, said Brown County YMCA personal trainer Deanne Weaver, who’s run the Boston Marathon. The Hilly Half also will include a 5K walk and run and 10K run, Bartley said. Organizers are budgeting for 500 participants. The hope is to keep them in the county the entire weekend, said YMCA board member Brian Fenneman. “If they’ve never been to Brown County — never been to the park — once they come, once they’re introduced to the park, they’ll want to keep coming back,” Weaver said. “Typically, an event is not someplace you would drag your family to,” Bartley said. “But to go somewhere that’s a park, that has stuff that everybody can be doing, and it has the Nashville feel — there’s a big draw there, for the whole family.”

Shaping up

Events will kick off with a Brown County McDonald’ssponsored children’s race on the Salt Creek Trail, Fenneman said. That will start late in the afternoon Friday, Nov. 11. On Friday, Hilly Half runners also can complete late registration and enjoy a pasta dinner at the YMCA, hosted

by Big Woods Brewing Co., with all proceeds benefiting the YMCA, Fenneman said. The dinner, with entertainment, will be open to anyone, whether or not they plan to run. Saturday morning, live bands will play during warm-ups at the starting line, near the park’s Lower Shelter inside the north gate. Runners will start up the park road behind the Saddle Barn to the Nature Center. They’ll run to the end of the Taylor Ridge campground, then turn around and head back to the park road. The second fork veers onto another road on top of a ridge and turns around just short of Hohen Point before heading back to the Saddle Barn. Bartley expects the final downhill stretch to yield many runners a record on their mile splits. The medals handed out to winners will be uniquely Brown County, Robinson said. The YMCA is working with local artisans to design them, and they may change each year.

Money matters

The Brown County YMCA was built 15 years ago and maintenance costs continue to rise, Fenneman said. The air conditioning system in the pool area is on its way out and replacing it could cost around $150,000. They’re aiming to raise $15,000 to $20,000 from race sponsors this year, Robinson said. Helping the YMCA is a mission Bartley can get behind. His company, Intimeco Productions, manages events such as Hoosiers Outrun Cancer, the Indiana University Mini Marathon and the Hoosier Half Marathon. “I don’t want to get mushy, but I get a lot of phone calls from people that want to do events, and most of them, I just tell ’em, ‘I’m busy already,’” Bartley said. “But, the cause behind this event — raising money for the Y — it’s a good cause. So, I’ll find time to figure out how to get that done.” Brown County Almanack Visitors Guide | FALL 2016

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