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Cheers to Our Movie-Inspired Absinthe Cocktails

So cold the River book and cocktails
If you’re in the mood to sip on something different, shake it up with a couple movie-inspired cocktails during your next visit.
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Peter the Great: a Legendary Horse With a Legacy at French Lick

Peter the Great
Our history with horses runs deep here at the resort, from the famous double decker horse and bicycle track popular in the 1800s, to the Kentucky Derby theme that greets you today when you step inside 1875: The Steakhouse.
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Notes From the Past, Hiding in West Baden Springs Hotel Library

April 07, 2022
West Baden Springs Hotel Library
We get it — you won’t have time to read “Moby Dick” cover to cover or get through all of “The Sound and the Fury” during your stay here. Even so, you’ll want to make a point to stop inside the library at West Baden Springs Hotel for a peek at what’s hiding within these shelves.
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Hoosier Pride Has a Starring Role in "So Cold the River"

Hoosiers
Just two days away from the March 25 debut of So Cold the River! Our final blog of behind-the-scenes content covers the Hoosier hospitality that impressed the cast and crew during the shooting of the movie at West Baden Springs Hotel in January and February of 2020. As you'd expect, a lot of small-town pride went into the making of this movie.
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Behind the Scenes: So Cold the River Media Day

Behind the scenes of filming
It was lights, camera, action at West Baden Springs Hotel, to celebrate the theatrical release of the movie "So Cold the River."
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How the Movie Magic Came Together at West Baden

still of So Cold The River Movie
West Baden Springs, Indiana. It’s quaint, it’s peaceful, it’s charming. But it isn’t exactly Hollywood.
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First, hotel restoration. Now, a movie. It's how Cook Group rolls

filming of so cold the river
A medical device company involved in making of a movie? Yep, it’s just what Cook Group does.
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"So Cold the River" Stars on That First West Baden Moment

So Cold The River snapshot
Remember that feeling of stepping under the West Baden Springs Hotel dome for the first time? Even Hollywood was blown away by it.
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"So Cold the River" author Michael Koryta on bringing West Baden to the big screen

Michael Koryta
The countdown is on! The movie So Cold the River, shot at West Baden Springs Hotel and the surrounding area, debuts March 25. Leading up to the release, we have plenty of behind-the-scenes content to share — including plenty of interviews with the actors and crew who created this movie magic right here in Indiana.
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Take a Peek Inside West Baden Springs Hotel's "Movie Room"

February 08, 2022
West Baden Hotel Room
The next time you visit West Baden Springs Hotel, maybe — just maybe — you’ll be staying where some Hollywood magic was made.
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