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Category - West Baden

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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Take the Self-Guided Larry Bird Tour through French Lick

Larry Bird
It’s March in Indiana. So it feels like a dutiful obligation to our Hoosier roots to highlight some basketball-related content right about now.
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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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Parlay a Getaway into Self-Improvement for 2022

Woman in hat in front of building
Maybe you’re into the whole New Year’s resolution thing. Maybe you’re not. And maybe you are, but you’ve already slipped a little bit in pursuit of those goals within the first 10 days of 2022. (It’s OK, no judgment here.)
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West Baden's Latest Preservation Success Story: The First Baptist Church

December 08, 2021
West Baden First Baptist Church
You’ve probably heard about the remarkable preservation story behind French Lick Springs Hotel and West Baden Springs Hotel. What’s a church have to do with that? Well, it has historic ties to our resort hotels, and now, this church is putting the finishing touches on a remarkable preservation story of its own.
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Another big save in West Baden: The First Baptist Church

February 23, 2018
West Baden First Baptist Church
Dormant for decades and modest in its Gothic Revival style, the First Baptist Church in West Baden Springs has some congruence with the arc of the most prominent building in town: West Baden Springs Hotel.
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