Backyard Adventures

This year's Backyard Adventures will help keep you up-to- These festivals often serve as the main fundraiser for the date on fun activities planned from now until the end of the community's civic organization, which is turning hot dogs year right here in the Tri-State. into dollars, which are then funneled right back into our communities in the form of scholarships, park improveFrom festivals to flea markets to the county fair, and everyments and civic endeavors. thing in between, you'll find it all in Gibson and Pike counties. Nestled right here in Southern Indiana, you'll find small So instead of feeding your gas tank at the rate of nearly town communities showing off their deep roots, a strong $4 a gallon this summer, feed your sense of adventure and sense of pride and a knack for having fun during our area's go local—try out a local festival you have never heard of busiest time of the year—Summer! before, or maybe one you have always talked about going Our annual summer guide provides area residents, travel- to, but just never got around to it. Make the summer of 2013 ers and out-of-town folks with all they need to know about the year you check another item off your bucket list. Or just what to see and do during their visit to our neck of the pick one that sounds neat and set out on an adventure. woods. So pack up the sunscreen, snacks and water bot- Our Backyard Adventures guide will tell you about all the tles and have yourself a terrific fun-filled summer. unique inexpensive festivals and attractions right here in The guide focuses on events in Gibson and Pike counties, southern Indiana. like the Haubstadt Sommerfest, Otwell's Independence Cel- We promise you will find something that sounds like fun in ebration and the wildly popular Zoar Mosquito Festival to this guide. Whether it is following a quilt block trail, spendname a few, but we've also went beyond our borders and ing a couple peaceful nights at a hidden retreat, or seeing listed events in nearby places like Evansville, Vincennes, and being able to touch a fighter jet or WWII tank, we guarJasper, Mount Carmel, Ill., and Henderson, Ky. Most have antee there is something fun you probably didn't realize something unique they do, whether it is the "stationary pa- was in your backyard. rade" at the Zoar Mosquito Fest or the night time light-up Happy Summer! parade after dark in Winslow. 2 Pike Publishing backyard adventures 2013

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