A centuries old recipe reflects a Germanic region in Southern Indiana: bit.ly/rZ2FPsMonday, December 12, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
More Explore Holiday Events
Today, Friday, Dec 9, is one more
chance to see the Whispers Estate upclose & personal! Call now, 317-292-7441.
Mon - Thu, Dec 12-15, stop by the Nature Nook at the Spring Mill Inn to create a holiday craft. Register for the Ornament Workshop on Tue, Dec 13, from 10:30 am-2:30 pm & make 5 different ornaments. Cost is $30, register at the Spring Mill Inn, 812-849-4081.
Winzerwald Winery Events
This Saturday & Sunday December 10 and 11th
The Spirits
of Christmas
At the Winery & on the Wine Trail
Visit all nine wineries at their holiday open houses for some good old
fashioned sweets & desserts and wine tastings,
too!
Free Tastings of German
Cookies paired with Spiced Wines
Winzerwald's old-fashioned treats will be springerle and almerle cookies baked
by the Sisters of St. Benedict Simply Divine Bakery in Ferdinand - a fellow
Indiana Artisan like Winzerwald Winery! We'll pair these traditional
German cookies with Gluhwein and Schweizer Spice.
Be sure to take a box home and make your holiday a traditional German one!
Spirits of Christmas Wine Sale!!!
Save BIG all weekend at the winery and at the wine tasting in Santa
Claus...
20% OFF ALL WINES
when you purchase 6 or more
(mix or match)
We have a few more Christmas tree bottles left in frosted white, clear and
green!
Get your new Sugar Plum wine for those holiday dinners!
Spirits of
Christmas Gift Sale!!!
Buy any logo wine glass. get the
second 50% OFF! (Red & Green available.)
Buy any French Ridge Candle, get
the second 50% OFF! (Assorted aromas)
Buy any pair of Vineyard
Earrings, get the second pair 50% OFF! (Assorted designs)
Buy any Nutcracker Bottle
Stopper, get the second 50% OFF!
This Saturday December 10th, 12:00 - 5:00 Central
Christmas
Lake Wine Tasting
Santa
Claus, IN
Wine tasting with several Indiana
wineries at the Christmas Lake Golf Course during the Santa Claus Festival of
Lights. Winzerwald will be there tasting wines and selling wines for all your
holiday celebrations and gift-giving.
The Spirits of Christmas wine
sale prices will be in effect:
20% OFF ALL WINES
when you purchase 6 or more (mix or match)
Only logo glasses at the buy one get the second 50% off will be available in
Santa Claus...
please visit the winery itself for all other gifts on sale.
Tuesday December 13 through Sunday December 18 ONLY
FREE
SHIPPING
on
orders of $125.00 or more
If you can't make it to the winery and you have a
shipping affidavit on file..stock up now - 6 days only we will be offering FREE
SHIPPING on all orders of $125.00 or more to Indiana addresses...that's a
$24.00 + savings!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Meet Laura Barker of Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort
Laura Barker, the PR Coordinator at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort and the Santa Claus Christmas Store, recently was a guest blogger on the Indiana Insider Blog. Since Laura's been a great friend for many years, we thought we'd repost this on Explore! so you can read what she had to say.
When we decided to expand this past season at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort, we thought cabins. Cabins that could be open past our normal season, dare we say it…even during the holiday season? In 2009 we added the Family Christmas Light Adventure, which is open during the months of November and December. The addition of lodging that was open during this same season just seemed to be logical. And we like to think that we’re logical people. Plus, our cabins had been very much in demand and the time had come to add more…25 more to be exact.
So it came as no surprise that when thinking up a name for these themed cabins that the words Rudolph and Christmas came to mind. I mean, was anyone shocked when we decided on the moniker “Rudolph’s Christmas Cabins?” That part wasn’t hard.
Now, how did we want these cabins to be different? These cabins should be special; premium cabins you might say. The term “Christmas Cabins” meant of course that they should be decorated for the season. And they are … complete with Christmas lights outside and lighted garland inside, along with Christmas themed prints and rugs. A cozy fireplace in the family room completes the warm, fuzzy feeling.
Rudolph’s Christmas Cabins also feature upscale appliances which include a full size oven with a smooth top stove and a full size refrigerator. We also added one thing our campers continuously ask for … TVs! Rudolph’s Christmas Cabins feature three flat screen TVs with cable, one in the family room, one in the master bedroom and one upstairs in the loft area.
We’ll be expanding with more Rudolph’s Christmas Cabins next year. Rates for 2011 and 2012 and our operating schedule are posted on our website.
Merry Christmas from Santa Claus, Indiana! Hope to see you this season sipping cocoa by the fireplace in a new Rudolph’s Christmas Cabin! And hey, invite me in for a warm cup will ya?
Aspen, Amsterdam and Santa Claus Indiana? You betcha!
Forbes Names Santa Claus, Indiana to “World’s Top Christmas Destinations” List
What do New York City, Paris, Rome and Santa Claus Indiana all have in common? They were named by Forbes magazine, one of the world’s leading business
magazines, has declared the town of Santa
Claus, Indiana, as one of the “World’s Top
Christmas Destinations.”
In the article, Forbes magazine claimed Santa Claus, Indiana, “enthusiastically embraces its role, with a wide array of Santa-themed shops and attractions” such as Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, the Santa Claus Museum, Santa’s Candy Castle, and the Santa Claus Post Office.
“We’re very excited to be recognized as one of the world’s top Christmas destinations,” says Spencer County Visitors Bureau Executive Director Melissa Wilkinson. “The town celebrates the season 365 days a year but goes all out during the holidays.”
Here is the list of Forbes magazine’s “World’s Top Christmas Destinations”:
• New York City, N.Y.;
• Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
• Cologne, Germany;
• Santa Claus, Indiana;
• Boston, Massachusetts;
• Santa Claus Village and Santa Park, Napapiiri In Lapland, Finland;
• Rome, Italy;
• San Juan, Puerto Rico;
• Aspen, Colorado; and
• Paris, France.
Santa Claus, Indiana, is home to nationally known attractions such as Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari and Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort.
America’s Christmas Hometown: Santa Claus, Indiana, hosts a celebration of family fun on the first three weekends of December. Events include a traditional Christmas Dinner with Santa; “Santa Claus Land of Lights,” a 1.2-mile driving journey through Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort; Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire and much more.
For more information about the Santa Claus Christmas Celebration or a schedule of events, call (888) 444-9252 or visit www.SantaClausInd.org/special-events. Also, find Santa Claus, Indiana, on the Visitor Bureau’s free app for iPhones and Androids by searching “Holiday World & More!” and on any mobile device at http://m.SantaClausInd.org.
EDITOR: See full article from Forbes magazine: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngiuffo/2011/12/05/the-worlds-top-christmas-destinations/ and specific page for Santa Claus, Indiana: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efel45eefj/santa-claus-ind
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
We have more winter photos!
EXPLORE! Southern Indiana Attractions added 4 new photos to the album Explore Southern Indiana Winter Photo Contest.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
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