“Standing at the edge of Patoka Lake in the southern reaches of Indiana, I gaze through a scrim of oaks toward the sparkling blue-gray water, its hue affected in part by a cloud-speckled cerulean sky,” writes Mary Ann Anderson.
Patoka Lake Marina, edging the 8,800- acre Patoka Lake, offers houseboats, cabins and floating cabins for overnight accommodations.
In late autumn, just as the leaves were changing color, I was in Louisville, a stone’s throw across the Ohio River in Kentucky, for work when I decided to check out the Hoosier State. Once I crossed the Ohio into Jeffersonville, the first town off Interstate 65, I discovered there is a whole other Indiana out there, one beyond Indianapolis, basketball and Larry Bird and more about wine, whiskey, stunning natural beauty and tomato juice.
About 40 wineries dot southern Indiana, and I managed to partake at three of them, including Huber’s Orchard, Winery and Vineyards in Borden. Scattered over 600 acres of luxuriant farmland, with 65 of those acres in vineyards, the winery produces bold cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, seyval blanc and other varieties, with my personal favorite the cuvee blanc, a sparkling wine with hints of melon and green apples.
Patoka Lake Marina, Lodging and Winery is a one-stop shop for fishing, boating, swimming and renting houseboats, floating cabins and even regular cabins. But it’s about the wine, too. Patoka Lake is known for its fun, tasty wines and wine slushies, especially when they’re paired with local meats, cheeses and chocolates.
Other formal and casual choices at French Lick Springs Hotel are Sinclair’s Restaurant, Table One, Power Plant Bar and Grill, Spring No. 8, Grand Colonnade and Pluto’s Pizzeria. Next door at West Baden Springs Hotel, go for Café Sinclair’s, Ballard’s in the Atrium and Xanadu Coffee and Creamery.
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