Mound Builders
During the Dark Ages, a Native American culture, known today as the Mississippian Moundbuilders, thrived in what is now the Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville.
View ArticleThe Canal Era
A three-mile stream through a park in Carroll County is all that remains of what was once the longest canal in the northern hemisphere. Inspired by George Washington's idea that the eastern seaboard be...
View ArticleWillard Library Ghost
Among the landmarks that figure prominently on an Indiana ghost-tracker’s map is the Willard Library. The stately brick edifice in downtown Evansville has such a reputation for paranormal activity that...
View ArticleStepp Cemetary
While ghost-trackers in Evansville keep on the lookout for the Lady in Grey, an apparition in different attire haunts the imagination of paranormal investigators in central Indiana. A spectral Lady in...
View ArticleEvansville African American Museum
With its spacious dimensions, pleasant views and various amenities, Lockefield Gardens in Indianapolis distinguished itself among housing projects erected in the 1930s under President Franklin...
View ArticleEditorial Without Words
Randy Dieter was shooting photos of the Hadi Shrine’s annual summer outing at Mesker Park when he spotted Shriner Al Hortman carrying a young girl up the midway. Dieter attempted to take a shot of the...
View ArticleThe Petrified Man Hoax
On viewing the stone man, Governor Durban proclaimed it a genuine petrified human being, pronouncing: “It is the most wonderful thing I have ever seen.”
View ArticleVance Hartke, Indiana Liberal
When Hartke left Evansville for the U.S. Senate in 1958, he was the first Democrat to represent Indiana in the Senate for two decades.
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