enoniam
Full Member
- Joined
- Nov 30, 2012
- Messages
- 2,860
We are OVERDUE for an Indiana gtg so I'm hosting one!
Got the Skyline Drive Shelter reserved at Jackson-Washington State Forest. There are some unbelievable vistas along Skyline Drive - it's hard to believe you are still in Indiana! Many are familiar with Brown County State Park - this area is a bit farther south and with some similar geography near Brownstown. The forest is located pretty much in the middle of St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Cincinnati. See the map and images below. Shelter is located at red circle in map. Best way to get there is from state highway 250 and approach from the east.
We'll have a pitch-in cookout - I'll bring brats, dogs, charcoal and buns. I'll keep a running list of who is bringing what so we don't end up with 10 potato salads and no deserts. Bring your own drinks. We'll shoot to eat around 1 pm eastern time. Probably start to show up after 10 am. If you've been to Bratfest then you'll know the gameplan.
Around 2:30 we'll cruise to the Medora Covered Bridge - the historic covered bridge spanning the longest distance in the U.S., about 10-15 minutes away. Here's it's website:
http://www.medoracoveredbridge.com/
After checking out the covered bridge we'll cruise to the historic West Baden Springs Hotel, about an hour from the covered bridge. The hotel is a National Historic Landmark and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark due to having the largest free spanning dome in the world from 1902 to 1913, and the largest in the U.S. until 1955. We can also check out the neighboring historic French Lick Springs Hotel and Casino. Then if anyone is interested in a little competition, we can visit the French Lick West Baden indoor karting go-kart track where they claim the karts get up to 40 mph. Here are web sites for the West Baden Spring Hotel (Wikipedia) and the indoor karting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Baden_Springs_Hotel
http://www.flwbindoorkarting.com/
If anyone is interested, camping is available at Jackson-Washington State Forest and the nearby Starve Hollow State Recreation Area. There's numerous hiking trails and a couple of mountain biking trails between the state forest and recreation area, not to mention fishing - but don't forget your fishing license. Here are the web sites for the forest and recreation area if you'd more info on camping or other outdoor activities:
http://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/4820.htm
http://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/4819.htm
I'm going to also promote this gtg on the corvette forum - I know a couple other AV/corvette owners I hope will show up - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!! Maybe we can get a former AV owner who sold me his AV a few years back and who now owns a corvette to drive up from Kentucky to come out as well.
I hope to see YOU there!!!
Edit - for those with kids there is playground equipment. The shelter is at the end of sort of a cul-de-sac so we will be away from the road. Shelter is good sized with two fireplaces - hopefully we won't be tempted to use them!
3rd Edit
Go south (1.7 miles) on SR 250 from Brownstown, pass Jackson County Fairgrounds. Take next right onto County Road 100E (for 0.2 miles), then right onto County Road 175S/Starved Hollow Rd. Proceed up the hill (0.8 miles) to shelter.
I've also put pics of the signs at the turns below as well as GPS coordinates of the shelter parking lot. (The sign for the second turn is shown first below.)
Attending:
enoniam & Minor One (Vette & AV) - brats, dogs, buns and charcoal
Mike Mercury & Yvonnee (Vette & AV) - Pretzels and chips
Didit & Lu (AV) - condiments, paper plates, napkins and desert
LD85 + 1 (Vette) - Potato Salad or Cole Slaw and desert
Ted (Vette)
Mentholized +1 (AV) - broccoli salad and desert
Maybe:
MS03 2500
Got the Skyline Drive Shelter reserved at Jackson-Washington State Forest. There are some unbelievable vistas along Skyline Drive - it's hard to believe you are still in Indiana! Many are familiar with Brown County State Park - this area is a bit farther south and with some similar geography near Brownstown. The forest is located pretty much in the middle of St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Cincinnati. See the map and images below. Shelter is located at red circle in map. Best way to get there is from state highway 250 and approach from the east.
We'll have a pitch-in cookout - I'll bring brats, dogs, charcoal and buns. I'll keep a running list of who is bringing what so we don't end up with 10 potato salads and no deserts. Bring your own drinks. We'll shoot to eat around 1 pm eastern time. Probably start to show up after 10 am. If you've been to Bratfest then you'll know the gameplan.
Around 2:30 we'll cruise to the Medora Covered Bridge - the historic covered bridge spanning the longest distance in the U.S., about 10-15 minutes away. Here's it's website:
http://www.medoracoveredbridge.com/
After checking out the covered bridge we'll cruise to the historic West Baden Springs Hotel, about an hour from the covered bridge. The hotel is a National Historic Landmark and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark due to having the largest free spanning dome in the world from 1902 to 1913, and the largest in the U.S. until 1955. We can also check out the neighboring historic French Lick Springs Hotel and Casino. Then if anyone is interested in a little competition, we can visit the French Lick West Baden indoor karting go-kart track where they claim the karts get up to 40 mph. Here are web sites for the West Baden Spring Hotel (Wikipedia) and the indoor karting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Baden_Springs_Hotel
http://www.flwbindoorkarting.com/
If anyone is interested, camping is available at Jackson-Washington State Forest and the nearby Starve Hollow State Recreation Area. There's numerous hiking trails and a couple of mountain biking trails between the state forest and recreation area, not to mention fishing - but don't forget your fishing license. Here are the web sites for the forest and recreation area if you'd more info on camping or other outdoor activities:
http://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/4820.htm
http://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/4819.htm
I'm going to also promote this gtg on the corvette forum - I know a couple other AV/corvette owners I hope will show up - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!! Maybe we can get a former AV owner who sold me his AV a few years back and who now owns a corvette to drive up from Kentucky to come out as well.
I hope to see YOU there!!!
Edit - for those with kids there is playground equipment. The shelter is at the end of sort of a cul-de-sac so we will be away from the road. Shelter is good sized with two fireplaces - hopefully we won't be tempted to use them!
3rd Edit
Go south (1.7 miles) on SR 250 from Brownstown, pass Jackson County Fairgrounds. Take next right onto County Road 100E (for 0.2 miles), then right onto County Road 175S/Starved Hollow Rd. Proceed up the hill (0.8 miles) to shelter.
I've also put pics of the signs at the turns below as well as GPS coordinates of the shelter parking lot. (The sign for the second turn is shown first below.)
Attending:
enoniam & Minor One (Vette & AV) - brats, dogs, buns and charcoal
Mike Mercury & Yvonnee (Vette & AV) - Pretzels and chips
Didit & Lu (AV) - condiments, paper plates, napkins and desert
LD85 + 1 (Vette) - Potato Salad or Cole Slaw and desert
Ted (Vette)
Mentholized +1 (AV) - broccoli salad and desert
Maybe:
MS03 2500