INDIANAPOLIS – With more than 5,000 votes, the public has selected the winners of the annual Best of Indiana awards. The awards, presented by Visit Indiana, asked Hoosiers to select Indiana’s Best Local Barbecue Joint, Best Trail and Best U-Pick Experience. The winners are: Best Local Barbecue Joint: Shigs in Pit, Fort Wayne Best Trail: Brown …read more.

NASHVILLE — On Oct. 9-11 bikers, spectators, enthusiasts and everyone in between will be able to experience some of the best mountain biking in the Midwest. The Brown County Epic Mountain Bike Festival will be opening that weekend in the Brown County State Park, providing plenty of gorgeous scenery and mountain biking trails.

Smithsonian.com has named Nashville, Indiana, as one of the 20 best small towns in America. Nashville was chosen because it’s a ‘bucolic, woodsy paradise for country music fans and art lovers alike.’ Smithsonian highlights the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, the Brown County Art Gallery, coffeehouses and the fall colors at Brown County State …read more.