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Behind the scenes with Crawford County artist Kit Miracle The 90-acre farm of contemporary Impressionist painter, Kit Miracle, and her husband is set amidst a tapestry of pasture, wooded hills, cropland, tree-lined lanes and rolling farmsteads in western Crawford County.  The area abounds in vintage country scenes that Miracle has often painted: bales of hayContinue reading “A PAINTED WORLD”

Corydon’s Old Capitol Furniture offers unique style A second store just kind of happened for Kim Blumenstock, who also owns TK Wholesale in Corydon. When things seemed to align, she opened Old Capitol Home Furnishings in November 2022. “We had some problems getting furniture from our regular distributor at TK,” she said. “People were alwaysContinue reading “FASHIONABLE FURNISHING”

The Watercolors of Jasper Artist Myra Schuetter Watercolor artist Myra Schuetter grew up in Jasper in Dubois County deeply connected to that county’s German Catholic heritage. “My parents – the Schillings – moved to Jasper in the 1940s, just after they were married. My late father worked for Jasper Table Company as a finisher, joiningContinue reading “ARTISTIC REFLECTIONS”

Celebrating the beauty of spring with the Orleans Dogwood Festival Lovingly referenced as the front porch of Orange County, with the slogan to “Come Sit Awhile”, the small, quaint town of Orleans founded in 1815 is one where you’ll feel that hometown charm each and every time you visit. For the past 52 years, theContinue reading “HOMETOWN CHARM”

Family-owned farm in scenic Washington County is one of Indiana’s largest producers of maple syrup In late winter, when the nights are still bitterly cold, but the days are bright, reaching 45 to 50 degrees, the folks at LM Sugarbush LLC – a family farm in scenic Washington County – begin their labor-intensive process ofContinue reading “CRAFTING MAPLE SYRUP”

Orange County Historical Society celebrates the season An old-fashioned Christmas is something many of us have yearned for, having heard echoes of a time when the most-celebrated holiday of the year was simpler and — perhaps — more heartfelt than in today’s busy and commercialized world. The Christmases of our ancestors were a time forContinue reading “OLD-FASHIONED FUN”