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Between our state forests, state parks, communities with unique stories, and many more sites and events, Indiana has so much to offer visitors. It is important to showcase all our state s amenities by shining a light on the impact of the hospitality and leisure industry.
This sector of our economy is huge for the state, with state tourism setting a record $13.7 billion in visitor spending in 2019. While the industry was hit hard in 2020, much like Hoosiers, this is an industry that is resilient and ready to make our state a destination for visitors once again.
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Yearlong Hoosiers by Choice campaign aims to persuade people to move to Indiana I fell in love with the state
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Charles Edwards poses with some of the antique clocks and an antique phone in his collection.
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CINCINNATI â When Charles Edwards got the opportunity to retire early, he could have moved to the beautiful South Carolina coast, where he lived as a boy, or the North Carolina Piedmont region, where he spent his high school years.
But he chose to remain in Indiana, where he moved begrudgingly with his family just before he started college.
(Image courtesy: Indiana Destination Development Corp.)
by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business
Posted:
Apr 30, 2021 / 03:23 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) Hoosiers can get free admission to all Indiana state parks Sunday as tourism officials celebrate Visit Indiana Week. The Indiana Destination Development Corp. and Indiana Department of Natural Resources are trying to entice people to explore the outdoors next week.
In addition to the free admission to parks and reservoirs on Sunday, the IDDC says May 2 will also be a free fishing day. Indiana residents can fish the state’s public waters without a fishing license.
The state is also encouraging residents to register for the Indiana State Nature Passport.
Free Park Entrance Sunday insideindianabusiness.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insideindianabusiness.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.