The Blue Guide to Indiana [illustrated] 1573660957, 9781573660952

Table of contents :
A Letter from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Indiana..............13
Practical Information..............17
Some Major Cities and Towns..............27
The Death Tour..............33
The Cuisine..............39
Travel Advisories..............47
The Sports Tour..............55
Ten Little Italies of Indiana..............63

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THE BLUE GUIDE TO INDIANA

THE BLUE GUIDE TO INDIANA Michael Martone

FC2 Normal/Tallahassee

Copyright 2001 by Michael Martone All rights reserved First Edition First Printing 2001 Published by FC2 with support provided by Florida State University, the Unit for Contemporary Literature of the Department of English at Illinois State University, the Program for Writers of the Department of English of the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Illinois Arts Council, and the Florida Arts Council of the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs

Address all inquiries to: Fiction Collective Two, Florida State University, c/o English Department, Tallahassee, FL 323061580 ISBN: Paper, 1-57366-095-2

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Martone, Michael. The blue guide to Indiana / Michael Martone.-- 1st ed. p.cm. ISBN 1-57366-095-2 1. Indiana--Humor. I. Title. PS3563.A7414 B58 2001 818' .5407--dc21 2001001419 Cover Design: Todd Michael Bushman Book Design: Tara Reeser Produced and printed in the United States of America Printed on recycled paper with soy ink IIUJIJII ======== I I lin

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For Pooch and the three Marys, Lobrillo, West, and Keeler, storytellers and travelers all and in memory of William Pappas "Tell them Bill Pappas sent you!"

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Sections of this book appeared in McSweeney's, Notre Dame Review, Dancing Star, Meridian, Another Chicago Magazine, 3rd Bed, Ascent, Italian Americana, Epoch, Bombay Gin, Arts Indiana, The Baffler, Bridge, and CutBank. Excerpts also appeared in the newspapers Breeze and Nuvo. I thank all of the editors for publishing parts of The Blue Guide to Indiana. I would especially like to thank Jim Poyser whose newspapers cover the whole Hoosier State. I would like to thank R.M. Berry, Brenda Mills, Cris Mazza, Tara Reeser, and everyone associated with FC2. I thank my fellow cartographers-Sandy Huss, Robin Behn, Bruce Smith, Wendy Rawlings and the rest of the surveying crew working below the bug line in Tuscaloosa. I thank my field agents on the ground-Susan Neville, Mike Wilkerson and Deb Galyan, Kathy Hall and Leighton Pierce, Melanie Rae Thon, Safiya HendersonHolmes, and Michael Rosen. Paul Maliszewski and Gary Pike provided the theoretical underpinnings. Marian Young contributed the practical logistics. Sam and Nick colored the maps. And thanks to Theresa Pappas for sextant, compass, chronograph, and GPS.

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WARNING It seems very likely that many times of opening for museums and sites given hopefully in the text, coupled with general remarks in the Practical Information section, will be found incorrect. At the time of writing not even official publications would be held responsible for accuracy. The "Standard TImes" has been subject to constant alteration and exceptions, dep