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Hoosier Pride Has a Starring Role in "So Cold the River"

March 23, 2022
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

March 23, 2022
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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Coming with Kids? Don't Forget about the Activities Center

March 17, 2022
Kids painting
Psssssttt….don’t forget about the Activities Center.
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How the Movie Magic Came Together at West Baden

March 15, 2022
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

March 04, 2022
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

March 03, 2022
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

February 24, 2022
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

February 18, 2022
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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The Resort Experience, From 100+ Years in the Past

January 31, 2022
Old Photo of people entering French Lick Hotel
Recently in our blog we shared some of the science-y findings about what’s exactly in the Pluto Water, based on info from a 1910s-era resort pamphlet that included a chemical analysis of our area’s famous H2O.
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