Leisure and Travel Blog

There are only two known photographs of Lucy Higgs Nichols. And yet, her legend paints a portrait that extends beyond a simple picture.

Nichols was born into slavery in North Carolina in 1838, and by the time her life came to an end in 1915, she had become something of a war hero. She and her

Southern Indiana-based artist Adam Kleinert credits his interest in art at a young age to his parents. Well, at least in part.

Kleinert, who lives in Henryville, developed his love for art – and making it – thanks to support. Today, he is an artist who focuses primarily on pop culture works,

Harland David Sanders, better known to most these days as Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC), had a long and colorful life. He also has ties to Southern Indiana: he was born in Henryville.

He held down a number of different professions in life before becoming

Strictly speaking, Rosie the Riveter, the well-known icon of World War II, was not just one person. She was many.

That’s simply to say that Rosie the Riveter was a movement, not a single figure. But what may escape those who venture to Southern Indiana – and maybe even some who live here – is that

For visitors to Southern Indiana, the name “Clark County” or “Clarksville” may not register as anything historic. Let’s face it, Clark is a pretty common name.

But the “Clark” you see everywhere in SoIN (the name even appears on two bridges connecting SoIN to Louisville, Kentucky) has plenty of ties

The white house, sitting amongst trees in downtown New Albany next to a YMCA, is not an anomaly, as it might appear. And rest assured, the furniture store across the street was not there when the house was built.

In fact, nothing was. That white house, known as the Scribner House, was the first

The French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette fought alongside George Washington during the Revolutionary War, endearing him to everyone in the forming nation. Some four decades later, in 1824-25, Lafayette took a victory lap around the United States, stopping in towns large and small to greet the

Walking through the Culbertson Mansion, the historic Indiana home on Main Street in New Albany, can be humbling. The 25-room, 20,000-square-foot structure, designed in the Second Empire style, simply seems to go on and on.

For example, on the first floor there’s a room the Culbertson family had

The red brick complex on Tenth Street stands out like the reincarnation of an old fort. A fort that has been turned into a combination park and outdoor bazaar. Lush, green landscaping offers eye-pleasing symmetry with concrete pathways, and a central two-story building provides the home for

Many years ago, I was vacationing in Asheville, N.C., when I realized the NFL game I was intent on watching the next day would be a lot more fun at a bar rather than my hotel room. But where to go? I spent part of the previous afternoon walking around downtown looking for a place with plenty of TVs.