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A "Mountain" with a View: The Unique Formation and Attractions of Mt. Airie

July 18, 2024
The Pete Dye Course at French Lick
One of our recent out-of-state guests who played The Pete Dye Course came away pretty surprised at what Indiana had to offer.
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The Many Faces of Pluto Across French Lick Springs Hotel

July 12, 2024
Pluto mascot at French Lick Springs Hotel
We’re digging into the photo archives to shine a little light on the Pluto image and some of its devilish incarnations — a few of which you can still see today at French Lick Resort.
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Hotels, Circus, Riches, a Shocking Death: The Colorful Life of West Baden's Ed Ballard

June 28, 2024
West Baden Springs Hotel and Ed Ballard
Ed Ballard would be 150 years old today. Seems appropriate to mark the occasion, because this was a man who lived enough adventure for a few lifetimes.
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"Bridget Finds a Home": The Story of Growing Up at French Lick Springs Hotel

June 23, 2024
"Bridget Finds a Home" Book
If you’ve stayed a few days at French Lick Springs Hotel and thought “wouldn’t it be nice to stay here permanently?”— Bridget Chamberas has lived out your fantasy. In fact, she literally wrote the book on it.
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French Lick and West Baden Summer Snapshots, in Black and White

June 05, 2024
Old-time golfers at West Baden Springs Hotel
Summer's the season for travel. So how 'bout a little time travel? Here's some of our favorite vintage pictures highlighting summer life at French Lick and West Baden back in the day.
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10 Ways to Enjoy Our Legacy of Preservation

May 24, 2024
Historic archway entrance at West Baden Springs Hotel
Preservation Month may be winding to a close, but it's never too late to commemorate our preservation story. Here are 10 ways you can experience some of the historic sights and features that were saved at French Lick Springs Hotel, West Baden Springs Hotel and elsewhere across French Lick Resort.
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3 New Discoveries Inside the West Baden Springs Hotel Museum

May 17, 2024
West Baden Springs Hotel Museum
Whether it’s your first time inside the West Baden Springs Hotel Museum or you’ve already visited before, there’s more history to see and more stories to discover.
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Breaking Down Details of One of West Baden's Oldest Snapshots

April 18, 2024
Historic photo of the West Baden Springs Hotel atrium
They say a picture says a thousand words, and we tend to agree when it comes to this great historic snapshot from the earliest days of West Baden Springs Hotel.
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A Holiday Spectacle: The West Baden Christmas Circus of 1918

December 20, 2023
Army Hospital Christmas
"All day long the celebrated atrium, one of the largest rooms in the world, rang and sang with laughter and greeting, from early in the morning when we were romantically awakened by the sound of the reveille until we closed our eyes that evening."
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The "Other" Hotels That Made French Lick & West Baden a Hotspot

November 21, 2023
Brown Hotel in French Lick
French Lick and West Baden were once home to nearly two dozen additional hotels and boarding houses over the first three decades of the 1900s.
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