By
Joy Neighbors
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| Dr. Hassenmiller Talks With Group |
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| Cowboy Tom Mix |
It
isn’t every day you get to meet some well-known folks from the past, but
that opportunity is available another three times this year when Indiana Landmarks
offers Twilight Tours at the West Baden Springs Hotel on select summer Saturday
evenings.
On
this tour, you’ll interact with some of the most prominent, wealthy and infamous
guests who stayed at the National Historic Landmark hotel during the early 20th
century.
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| Golf Great Walter Hagen |
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| The Beveridge Family |
Costumed interpreters portray such famous people such as American
lawyer Clarence Darrow, Walter Hagen, the first professional U.S. golfer,
Indiana State Senator Albert Beveridge and his family, silver screen cowboy
star Tom Mix, and “the unsinkable Molly Brown,” who was at the hotel
recuperating from her harrowing experiences during the sinking of the Titanic.
Learn about the “healing waters” that made French Lick and West Baden Springs
Hotels so famous, and meet some of the colorful people who came here for more than just “taking
the waters.”
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| WW1 Nurse Beetle and Colonel Bliss |
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| Tour Guide and Group |
These
well-dressed “guests” will share fascinating tidbits and personal tales during the
75-minute evening tour. The remaining dates for Twilight Tours are July 23,
August 13 and September 17. Tours begin at 7 pm at the Indiana Landmark’s shop
in the hotel. Tickets are $15 for adults, $14 for Indiana Landmarks members and
$10 for children, 13 and under. Reservations may be made online at http://twilighttours2016.eventbrite.com or by calling (866) 571-8687.
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| Under the Dome |
Plan
for a delightful experience and come away with the feeling that, just for the
evening, you stepped back into the hey-day of one of America’s premier
hotels and brushed shoulders with some real characters under the "8th Wonder of the World" - West Baden Springs Hotel.
