Monthly Archives: September 2021

Book Celebrates Indy History

September 23, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Reedy Press is pleased to announce the release of their newest local interest book, Indianapolis: An Illustrated Timeline, by Ashley Petry. Two hundred years ago, Indianapolis was carved out of a forest in the middle of nowhere — a planned capital city at the geographic center of a … Read More

A Tale of Two Ankles

September 23, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

As I write this the Colts have announced that Jacob Eason will be the starting quarterback this Sunday when the Horseshoe take on the Tennessee Titans. The reason is that both of Wentz’s ankles are sprained. He accomplished this on that play that took him out of the game in … Read More

The Devils Tower

September 23, 2021 | by Al Hunter

Over the last couple of weeks, I detailed a long-lost Indiana landmark known as the Hoosier Slide in Michigan City. This giant mound of sand became a tourist attraction when visitors discovered that they could slide down its slopes on slices of cardboard or fragments of cloth like a sled … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 24-30

September 23, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

One Hundred Years Ago – From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 29, 1921: Thousands of citizens lined Indianapolis streets yesterday afternoon watching 10,000 heroes of the Civil War march jauntily in the parade of the 55th encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. A mounted police escort, a fife … Read More

The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

September 23, 2021 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Built for practicality, but now preserved as a piece of our history, the covered bridges of America stand as a tribute to the craftsmanship of their creators. Walking into one of these structures, you can not help but be amazed at the massive timbers used in their construction, the product … Read More