It was a lovely, clear Saturday morning when my husband and I took the Madison’s Treasures architectural walking tour offered once a month by Historic Madison Inc. If you’ve ever wanted to know the difference between Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate homes or between Doric and Corinthian columns, this is the tour for you. The … more
Videos
Lately, as the Visitor Center Intern, I have put together several videos, some with the help of the other interns and local businesses and sites in town. They highlight some of the activities and places in Madison. They can be found on the Youtube channel MadisonINVideos. So far, I have put four up highlighting some … more
Any Spring Break Left?
For many kids, spring break has been shortened because of the really, really hard winter this year. But some of you still have some time to gather together the family and finally get out of the house! If that’s you, plan a trip to Madison and take advantage of our Spring Break Staycation offerings. On … more
Not Your Everyday Santa
Enjoy old-fashioned Christmas fun for children and their families at The Spirit of Christmas Past on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the historic Lanier Mansion State Historic Site and Lanier-Madison Visitors Center, located on the north bank of the Ohio River. “This year’s program is extra special,” explained Site Manager Gerry … more
Nights Before Christmas Home Tour
The holiday season is already kicking into gear in Madison. Nights Before Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes takes place November 29 & 30 and December 6 & 7 in historic Madison, Indiana. This year’s holiday tour features six beautiful private homes, five public sites, a church and 2 hospitality sites. Madison is known for its … more
Cha-what-qua?
I’ve heard it pronounced in a variety of ways and trying to spell it is always interesting. The Madison Chautauqua (shə-TAW-kwə) Festival of Art (September 28-29, 2013) is something I look forward to every year. It’s been going on for 43 years so I guess I’m not the only one who loves this event. Chautauqua: … more
Special Visit on the Riverfront in September
This is definitely something that you won’t see everyday. The LST 325, a Landing Ship Tank, a 328 foot long ship will be docked at Madison’s riverfront and available for tours Sept 12-16 from 9AM to 5PM. These ships could carry twenty Sherman tanks in the giant hold within the ship. They were the only ships … more
We Demolished a Bridge…
Well, part of one. Because of the construction of the new Milton Madison Bridge that spans the Ohio River, the old bridge has to be removed. This is being done in a series of scheduled demolitions: the first of which was on Tuesday. Everyone has been looking forward to the completion of this project and … more
Long Live the Queens
There is something magic that happens on Madison’s riverfront during the summer season – the return of the Queen of the Mississippi and the American Queen. These majestic paddlewheelers create quite the buzz when they dock on the riverfront. You can almost picture yourself as Scarlet O’Hara flirting with a riverboat rogue as you travel … more
It’s a Bridge!
Everyone is excited to see the new Milton-Madison Bridge project moving along. Just a couple of weeks ago, the new bridge opened for traffic on temporary piers. Even though this happened late in the evening, there was a line of cars waiting to try out the new bridge. It’s big and wide! As you can … more
