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Spring Mill State Park is a 1,358-acre (5 km 2) state park in the state of Indiana. The park is located to the south of Bloomington , about 3 miles (5 km) east of the city of Mitchell on Indiana Highway 60.
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The first state park in Indiana was McCormick's Creek State Park, in Owen County in 1916, followed in the same year by Turkey Run State Park in Parke County. The number of state parks rose steadily in the 1920s, mostly by donations of land from local authorities to the state government. Of the initial twelve parks, only Muscatatuck State Park ...
The Lusk parcel was the first land obtained for Turkey Run State Park. The Lusk Coal Mine. The Lusk Home is open for tours during the summer. [2] There is a fee for parking vehicles within the state park. Visitors pay an entrance fee at the main gate of the park, then hike or drive to the Lusk Home. The coal mine is a bat habitat today. [3]
Celebrate spring birds or learn about mushrooms on Saturday, May 4. Indiana Audubon’s annual Spring Gathering, 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary in Connersville: Celebrate the ...
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The Indiana General Assembly in 1901 created the Indiana State Board of Forestry. [1] [2] Entrance sign. In May 1903, the Indiana state government purchased 2,028 acres (8.21 km 2) of forest in the north of Clark County, noted for its knob features (isolated conical hills), [3] for use as Indiana's first state forest, at a cost of US$16,000. [4]
Spring is nearly here and with it comes an array of wildflowers so sweet that our winter blues melt away. Skunk cabbage is a smelly sign that spring has sprung in Indiana's wetlands Skip to main ...