I finally made it out to Greenfield! They do say that the third time’s a charm. A couple of years ago I had it all planned out. The days off of work, room booked, I even contacted the local historian, Brigette, to nail down the ins and outs of what to feature in the town. I then caught a bad cold and cancelled… Best laid plans… Later that same year I planned to come again. I was going to pair the trip with Fairmont, IN. The night before I realized that Greenfield had t

The Tenderloin I’ve had the Northside Bar & Grill on my radar for quite some time. Even on Facebook, I’ve been a follower for a while. A 21 and over bar, this was a reserved visit for when I can make it out by myself. The little structure on the north side (you see where the name comes from) of Rensselaer does look a little bleak on the outside with the canvas sign and unmarked parking, but don’t let that deter you as inside is nice comfortable dining area with friendly lo

Episode 59: A New Hope Hello there! It took me a while to get to Marion, mostly since I couldn't really find a signature tenderloin restaurant. Some find my lack of faith disturbing so I reached out to a Facebook group and they were more than happy to passionately suggest way too many places that I could visit in a day’s time. So I gathered an Airbnb and headed out on a Friday with my son to see what adventures we could encounter in Marion The Tenderloin(s) The most refe

The Tenderloin The Jim Dandy restaurants have been a staple of the community with locations in both Tipton and Noblesville. Opened in the 60’s they have been offering made-from-scratch comfort foods like burgers and broasted chicken to visitors and residents in the area. Recently the Noblesville location shut down, and now the only one is in downtown Tipton. They also feature a tenderloin. I’ll admit that I had some other places in the area I was considering to featuring

Bedford, the limestone capitol of the world, sits right south of the “other” college town in southwest Indiana. Most of us have seen a little bit of Bedford, whether it be the Empire State Building, The Pentagon, or even the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in our own state capital of Indy. So what is there to do in the city of Bedford? It turns out a lot of places are closed on a Monday, but I still was able to find a few places to hang out at and, also, encountered one of

On the first warm weekend of the year, this one happened to be in March, I took off work early to get some hiking in and hang out in the...

I’ve been to Monticello (Mont-a-chello) before. The home of our third president, Thomas Jefferson, Italian for little mountain, was a...

I lived in Tippecanoe County for about 4 years in my late teens and early 20’s. I’ll admit that besides the mall, movie theater, and...

It’s fall break over here, so I took off work on a Friday and headed out to a small town with my two sons to make a day of it and find a...

After my last visit to the previous blog in Fairmount, I planned to head down to a certain county seat for another tenderloin town tour. ...

While looking for towns to get a tenderloin for the blog, Fairmount came up as the home of James Dean. My first thought was how they...

For the 50th Tenderloin and the Town blog, I’d figure I’d do something different. Instead of gallivanting around courthouse squares,...

The Tenderloin I had a couple of places in Covington to use for the tenderloin portion of the blog as I found a local Facebook page and...

Back in 1820 the Capitol of Indiana, Corydon, sat near the Ohio River on the southside of Indiana. Although the center of the population...

The city of Ligonier has a long and diverse history. Founded in the early 19th century it was built in a valley known for their...

When I first starting looking at writing a blog about Wolcott I found three solid places to visit – an old movie theater that is now a...

Wabash, Indiana has always been a pass-thru town for me. Whether traveling to Muncie for a bowling tournament, Marion for a Soccer game,...

Valparaiso sits on the edge of the area that is considered the Indiana suburb of Chicago known as Northwest Indiana (remember I don’t use...

Blackford County is the fourth smallest county in Indiana, the smallest in the north side of the state, and the 8th smallest in...

For a lot of people in Elkhart County, Wakarusa is the small town you pass when travelling from the city of Elkhart to Nappanee. On...