Eagles Nest Log Cabin

06/17/2022

Limited time flavor: Banana Chocolate Chip 🍌 Get some while it lasts!

05/21/2022

If you didn’t get out to Nature Awareness Weekend today at Stone Head Nature Preserve, you missed your chance to meet this Common Yellowthroat up close and personal! This photo was taken with a cell phone, so no fancy camera equipment, no telephoto lens required. Several species of birds were banded with new jewelry and each individual’s specific data were recorded before being gently released.
Photo: A. Maxwell Bird wrangler: Dr. Kamal Islam

05/21/2022

No Power, calling it a day.
Have some racks of ribs still hot and fresh cash only 15 a rack!!! Message before we get all closed up if you want any. UPDATE ribs are all sold.

05/21/2022

When we say it's peony season, this is what we mean.

05/21/2022

Avocado BLT served with fries or a salad, on white or wheat.

05/16/2022

JUST ANNOUNCED! The national tour of Menopause the Musical will play the Brown County Music Center on Saturday, October 1! Tickets on sale this Friday, May 20 at 10 a.m. at www.browncountymusiccenter.com

05/13/2022

05/12/2022

Nashville Farmers Market

05/12/2022

JUST ANNOUNCED! Rock ‘n’ roll powerhouse band Blackberry Smoke live at the Brown County Music Center on Sunday, July 31! Tickets on sale this Friday, May 13 at 10 a.m. at www.browncountymusiccenter.com

04/04/2022

As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Brown County Playhouse relies heavily on funding from donors and grants.

04/03/2022

Happy retirement to Betty Reid Soskin, who retired today at the age of 100 after serving as America's oldest active National Park Service ranger for the past fifteen years! Soskin began her career as a ranger at age 85 at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park — a park that she had helped plan in its early stages years earlier. As a ranger, Soskin led a popular tour called “Untold Stories and Lost Conversations" during which she gave a tour of the park, shared her personal WWII story, and encouraged others to contribute their own stories to the park's collection of oral histories.

When Soskin joined the planning committee for the Rosie the Riveter Park years ago, she brought a unique perspective: she was the only person of color at the table and she was one of the wartime workers the park aimed to remember. Soskin’s wartime work began when she was 20, when she became a clerk for the boilermakers union. Like many unions, it was segregated; she was hired by the African-American auxiliary. In an interview with the Department of the Interior, she said, “When I graduated from high school as a young woman of color, my chances for employment were limited to two — working in agriculture or as a domestic servant... my job as a clerk in a Jim Crow union hall was a step up; the equivalent of today’s young woman of color being the first in her family to enter college.”

Soskin reflected that, for many of the 'Rosie the Riveters' who went to work during the war, “those years were a high point in their lives.” She further observed that when elderly “Rosies” visit the park, “they express much pride and often great frustration at having been turned loose at the war’s end for the sake of returning veterans to the workplace.” And she expressed her hope that the park captures some of that experience for younger visitors. In reflecting about her own time as a ranger, Soskin said that working at the park gave new meaning to her senior years: “To be a part of helping to mark the place where that dramatic trajectory of my own life, combined with others of my generation, will influence the future by the footprints we’ve left behind has been incredible.”

Betty Reid Soskin is the author of an inspiring memoir, "Sign My Name to Freedom," at https://www.amightygirl.com/sign-my-name-to-freedom

For a fun doll for aspiring young rangers, we recommend the 12-inch Park Ranger Doll for ages 3 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/park-ranger-doll

To introduce young readers to the true story of how millions of real-life "Rosie the Riveters" during WWII forever changed women's role in society, we recommend "Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II," for ages 10 and up, at https://www.amightygirl.com/rosie-the-riveter

For an excellent book for teens and adults about the contributions of African-American women during World War II, we also recommend “Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II” at https://www.amightygirl.com/double-victory

There is also an inspiring picture book honoring the women who supported the war effort during WWII: "Rosie: Stronger than Steel" for ages 4 to 8 at https://www.amightygirl.com/rosie-stronger-than-steel

For more books, toys, and clothing celebrating Rosie the Riveter, the famous WWII icon, visit our "Rosie the Riveter Collection" at http://amgrl.co/2n27EeE -- and for teens and adults, there's a 'Rosie the Riveter T-Shirt" at https://www.amightygirl.com/rosie-the-riveter-shirt

For books for adult readers about more heroic women of WWII, we've featured the best in historical fiction and biography in our blog post, "Telling Her Story: 40 Books for Adult Readers About Women Heroes of WWII," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=24501

And, for more inspiring stories of pioneering girls and women throughout history, you can sign-up for A Mighty Girl's free weekly email newsletter at https://www.amightygirl.com/forms/newsletter

Photo credit: NPS/Luther Bailey

03/30/2022

Our Sangria is BACK!! Brown County Winery's blend of fruit and concord wine is meant to be served cold on hot spring and summer days (they'll be here soon🏖). Come to for a complimentary taste or have some shipped direct to you!!

03/30/2022

A potent early Spring system could bring damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, large hail along with heavy rain and minor flooding ro mainly areas near and south of a Seymour to Bloomington to Terre Haute line Wednesday late afternoon and evening. Stay tuned for further updates!

03/28/2022

A hard freeze will occur tonight throughout central/southern Indiana, and again Monday night near and north of the I-74 coordinator. These temperatures could harm any cold sensitive plants. Tonight’s lows are expected to range from 17° northeast to 27° southwest. On Monday night temperatures will range from 24° northeast to ~28° along the I-74 corridor.

03/25/2022

Spring is in the air at Over the next few weeks, the many vistas in the park will explode with color. This view from Hohen Point showcases budding trees of many different species. The coniferous trees you see were planted by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in the 1930s to control soil erosion. Today, they have the support of our native deciduous trees as well.

Grab a light jacket, a bottle of water, and extra shoes and socks! Visit an Indiana State Park near you this Spring!

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03/24/2022

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible over much of central and northeastern Indiana Wednesday afternoon and evening. Main threats with any storm are damaging winds, large hail, and frequent lightning. Monitor news sources for updates and possible severe weather watches/warnings later this afternoon.

12/30/2021

11/05/2021

What a treat to have these legends come see our show. Thanks for coming out, Garth & Trisha!

10/29/2021

Fall is in full swing, and the fish are still biting. Predators like muskie, striped bass, rock bass, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass are chasing baitfish (like minnows and shad) in the shallows. Crappie are searching for prey hiding near sunken logs, brush piles, or docks. Trout and salmon are returning to Lake Michigan's tributaries. Bluegill and catfish are focused on consuming calories before the winter cold approaches. Like in early spring, fish these days are most active in the afternoon or early evening when the water is at its warmest. Getting to the water this fall can lead to better physical health, improved mental well-being, a delicious meal, and some memorable fishing stories.

For places to fish, stocking locations, and fishing tips, visit fishing.IN.gov.

10/29/2021

10/28/2021

10/26/2021

10/26/2021

The colors of fall are making their way to Brown County! Come enjoy the views soon!

10/17/2021

10/09/2021

It's another beautiful Saturday in Brown County!
We know you love our dine-in restaurant, but did you know you can grab quick-service eats and picnic on the Hard Truth Terrace?
Open from noon to 11 p.m. today, our terrace food truck serves up a variety of sandwiches, loaded fries, sides, and more! (Full menu, here: https://bit.ly/HTTerraceFoodMenu )
Today's a great day to give it a try — live music on the terrace starts with Tommy Lamarr from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., then Strangebirds from 2-5 p.m., and rounds out with Six Ways to Sunday, 7-10 p.m.