Dan Patch: America’s Most Beloved Harness Horse
"Champion Harness Horse of the World"
What Happened to the Cracker Jack Prize?
Ending a century of "Prize Inside."
Uncovering the Cholera Pit of the 1849 Indiana Epidemic
In a secluded corner of an Indiana graveyard rest the victims of an early American plague...
Orville Wright Gets His Revenge
Orville was done screwing around...
The Origins of Farm Pigs
How have humans altered pigs?
Visit the International Crane Foundation
No other location on Earth hosts such a varied collection of cranes.
Supernatural or Superstition: the Lake Michigan Triangle
Hundreds of wrecks, hundreds of lives
Kokomo Glass Works: the Cadillac of Sheet Glass
With furnaces burning since 1888...
How Wine Bricks Beat Prohibition
To get around Prohibition, just add water.
The Weirdness of Houseplant History
Once upon a time, only kings could afford houseplants.
Hunting Gems in Indiana
By Jennifer Young
South Africa has its Kimberley diamond mine, Russia has the Jubilee mine, and India has the Kollur Mine, but what does Indiana...
How Bathtub Cleaner Became Bubble Gum
Juicy Fruit's "biggest" customers? 3 to 11 year olds.
Haint Blue: the Light Blue with a Dark History
By Tim Bean
Haint blue goes by many other names: pool blue, blue alure, atmospheric, rainwashed, or even Palladian blue (a nod to its use...
