Watch Us on The Travel Channel Thursday!

See scenes from Santa Claus, Ind., on The Travel Channel's Most Christmassy Places in America show airing at 8 p.m. CST on Thanksgiving night.

The Travel Channel is the only television network devoted exclusively to travel entertainment and is available in more than 90 million homes in the United States.

Scenes for the show were filmed during the 2007 Christmas in Santa Claus Festival. Attractions featured include the Christmas Lake Village Festival of Lights, Santa Claus Post Office, Santa's Lodge, Santa's Candy Castle, and The Santa Claus Museum.

Other places featured on the program include Mall of America in Minnesota, Branson, Mo., and FAO Schwartz Toy Store in New York City.

Lake Rudolph Named RV Park of the Year, Again!

The National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (ARVC) awarded Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort in Santa Claus, Indiana the 2008-2009 National RV Park of the Year in the large park category (251-499 sites). The Awards of Excellence program was part of the ARVC national convention held Nov. 15, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.

This is actually the second time Lake Rudolph has received this honor. The park also was recognized as 2004-2005 National RV Park of the Year. The RV Park of the Year award is the highest possible honor in the campground and RV park industry and is based on national directory ratings, operations excellence, community service, association involvement, park promotions, management skills, education, and employee training techniques.

ARVC is the only national association exclusively representing the interests of all commercial RV parks and campgrounds in the United States and includes more than 3,800 members. Membership includes RV parks and campgrounds, cabin and lodge resorts, membership campgrounds and resorts, industry suppliers and park developers.


Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort is located next door to Holiday World Theme Park & Splashin' Safari Water Park. More than 200 rental RVs & cabins and over 200 RV sites & tent sites are available. Reservations for the 2009 season are being accepted. People may call toll free 1-877-478-3657 or 812-937-4458 for reservations. Online reservations are also accepted at http://www.lakerudolph.com/. Lake Rudolph will open weekends in April and open daily starting on May 1.


From left are Linda Profaizer, President & CEO of ARVCDave Lovell, Marketing Director of Lake Rudolph; Philip Koch, Owner & President of Lake Rudolph; Wayne Utley, General Manager of Lake Rudolph; and Mark Anderson, Board Chairman of ARVC

Bicentennial Plates Benefit Lincoln Projects

Help support Spencer County, Ind.'s Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration by purchasing one of these limited edition plates! These keepsakes were created by local artists at Yellow Banks Pottery in Selvin, Ind. Only 1,000 were produced and all proceeds from the sale of these plates go to Think Lincoln, Inc., to help promote Lincoln's Life and Legacy in Southern Indiana. For purchase details email thinklincoln@psci.net or call the Lincoln Commerce Center at 812-649-2119.

Read about how this plate was created in today's Evansville Courier & Press!

Election Day Quotes from Honest Abe

It's election day all across America today and here in Spencer County, Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home, it seems appropriate to look to him for guidance.

Here are a few words of wisdom on elections and government from our nation's 16th president.

"To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary."


"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

"Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it."