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Let's Go Muddin' - Spa-Style

on September 30, 2016

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Tourism Makes the World Go 'Round

on September 27, 2016

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The Girls Are Back in Town: Celebrate Elephant Appreciation Day

on September 22, 2016

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Buffalo Trace: The Frontiersmen’s Inland Highway

on September 20, 2016

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Remembering The Plutos: French Lick’s Baseball Team

on September 16, 2016

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History is Made as Bicentennial Torch Travels Through French Lick Resort

on September 14, 2016

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Remembering the Sprudels: West Baden’s Baseball Team

on September 14, 2016

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Indiana's Bicentennial Torch Relay Will Travel Through French Lick Resort Tomorrow

on September 13, 2016

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Digging Deep for More Pieces of West Baden History

The more we dig below the surface, the more relics we bump into.
First we came across this last month from the old Mile Lick Inn property, which dates back to 1855 and is the precursor to what is now West Baden Springs Hotel.
Just this morning, we unearthed another piece of our history. A fairly immense piece, in fact.

It’s the original headstone from the Apollo Spring in the West Baden gardens. For now, it’s missing the last “O” in Apollo. We expect it’ll turn up with a little more digging during this construction project, as we’re renovating the area surrounding the hotel’s old Billiards and Bowling Pavilion which will soon become a reception hall.

But the rest of Apollo’s 6-foot long, 2-foot thick limestone slab is still remarkably intact, considering this mineral water spring was probably last used about 75 years ago before the hotel closed to guests during the Great Depression.

Back when the springs were functional in the early 1900s, guests walked beneath the Apollo headstone …

25 Things To Do This Fall In And Around French Lick Resort

One second, it’s summer. Snap your fingers, and it’s winter.

Doesn’t it seem like that’s how fall goes every year?

Between summer weather lasting longer and the department stores pushing out Christmas decorations after Labor Day, it seems like we’ve got a precious small window for fall’s glory. This year, make the most of autumn while you’ve got the chance. Whether you have a visit already planned to French Lick Resort in the next few months or live close enough to drive in for a quick night or weekend visit, check off a few of these boxes on our list of 25 Things To Do in and around the resort this fall.
Hayrides, S’mores and Pumpkin Patch: The perfect experience for families with younger children, we’ve combined three iconic activities of fall together into one action-packed circuit. Offered every Thursday and Saturday in October.
Mixology Class: They’re back: Our first round of Mixology Classes earlier this year were a hit, so we’re bringing them back. Your next chance is November 1…

How West Baden Springs Hotel Played into Basketball Shape for Larry Bird's Camp

West Baden Springs Hotel may be the ultimate multipurpose facility considering the costume changes it’s been though over 116 years.
It was once a seminary, a college, and even an Army hospital with a Christmas circus show in the atrium for the soldiers. More recently, car shows and concerts have taken place in the atrium. Back in the day, you could even hit a golf ball from the veranda when teeing off on the first hole of an adjacent golf course.
Then there was the stint as a temporary hoops arena.
With basketball season upon us, it’s a good time to flash back to when Larry Bird hosted a basketball camp at West Baden Springs Hotel about 35 years ago. You’re probably familiar with Bird’s background: he grew up a poor kid in French Lick who found an outlet in basketball, starred at Indiana State University, then was a three-time NBA MVP in his 13-year pro career. In the midst of all that, Bird came back home to host his basketball camp for a few summers in the early 1980s.

In the pro…

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