Gen Con banners and tabletop booths inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis

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Costumed adventurers, armored warriors, wizards, superheroes, and characters carrying oversized props fill downtown Indianapolis each August. Convention badges hang around nearly every neck, gaming merchandise fills shopping bags, and packed sidewalks create a scene closer to a fantasy festival than a typical Midwestern weekend. Gen Con brings tabletop gaming cultureContinue Reading

Shipshewana welcome sign marks the entrance to Indiana’s Amish Country

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Arriving in Shipshewana brings a quieter rhythm. Horse-drawn buggies move along country roads, farms line open fields, and small-town streets lead to handmade goods, bakeries, family restaurants, and local shops. Shipshewana is one of Northern Indiana’s best-known Amish Country destinations. Amish heritage, hearty meals, live theatre, markets, cottage shops, scenicContinue Reading

Indiana map illustrated with red and blue political colors

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Indiana has clear Republican power at the state level, but voters do not fit into one simple category. GOP control is strong in the legislature, statewide offices, and congressional seats, yet Democratic strength still appears in cities, college towns, suburbs, and urban districts. Primary fights, crossover voting, mayoral wins, andContinue Reading

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Stranger Things takes place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, yet most filming happened in Georgia, especially near Atlanta and nearby small towns. Production teams selected these areas because quiet streets, older buildings, and untouched town centers closely matched small-town America in the 1980s. The popularity of the seriesContinue Reading