Of course, Indiana antique lovers will enjoy browsing through the teacups, books, and jewelry but when you make your way to the back of the store–there’s a lovely little lush garden area with metalwork!

In the summer, the fountains run and I swear I hear birds singing. It’s like stepping into a secret garden. If your garden needs a bit of liveliness, you will certainly find that inside this Covington, Indiana shop!

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Glorie Bee Antiques: Covington, Indiana

Glorie Bee Antiques: Covington, Indiana

Glorie Bee Antiques: Covington, Indiana

Glorie Bee Antiques: Covington, Indiana

Glorie Bee Antiques: Covington, Indiana

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Glorie Bees Antiques
314 Liberty Street
Covington, Indiana 47932
765.793.0688

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For a cemetery that’s really in the middle of nowhere (and right near the Portland Arch Nature Preserve), it’s enormous.

There are some really incredible headstones at this Fountain, Indiana cemetery–so much detail! And if you look in the briar patch, you’ll find a few more!

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Portland Cemetery in Fountain, Indiana

Portland Cemetery in Fountain, Indiana

Portland Cemetery in Fountain, Indiana

Portland Cemetery in Fountain, Indiana

Portland Cemetery in Fountain, Indiana

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Portland Arch Cemetery, Portland Cemetery, Bear Cemetery in Fountain, Indiana

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Encompassing almost 300 acres, it’s a gorgeous piece of Indiana. Next time we’ll have to bring along our walking shoes. I would love to have explored the whole thing.

See? Even small Fountain, Indiana has something amazing. Just like every Indiana town. You just didn’t know where to look, until now!

Portland Arch Nature Preserve: Fountain, Indiana

Portland Arch Nature Preserve: Fountain, Indiana

Portland Arch Nature Preserve: Fountain, Indiana

Portland Arch Nature Preserve: Fountain, Indiana

Portland Arch Nature Preserve: Fountain, Indiana

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Portland Arch Nature Preserve
N Portland Arch Road
Fountain, Indiana 47932

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Portland Arch Cemetery: Fountain, Indiana

Portland Arch Cemetery, Portland Cemetery, Bear Cemetery–whatever you call it, this Fountain, Indiana cemetery is very old and rather large.

And, it’s another one with multiple names. Ah, small Indiana town life!

Fountain, Indiana: Portland Arch Cemetery

little Indiana and family enjoyed tromping through this old Indiana cemetery. It was so spacious and very, very old. I could tell that even without seeing the massive tree trunk with many, many rings when we first walked in.

But the neatest part about this one were the unique arrangements of the headstones! So many were propped up against trees–and each other!

In fact, we even found a few headstones in a prickly briar patch. Now that’s unusual.

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Portland Arch Cemetery/Bear Cemetery: Fountain, Indiana

If you like walking through old cemeteries, you’ll like this Fountain County cemetery fo’ sure!

The headstones are lovely, the dates are old, and it’s so peaceful. There’s nothing else around it. Need to get in the Halloween spirit? Head to the Hoosier Horror Blog Hop for heaps more haunting fun!

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Portland Arch Nature Preserve: Fountain, Indiana

little Indiana and family headed to the small town of Fountain, Indiana to check out something unique: Portland Arch Nature Preserve.

This is absolutely a lovely area–and the perfect place to spend an afternoon!

Fountain, Indiana: Portland Arch Nature Preserve

Driving to the nature preserve, traveling through this small Indiana town, I was expecting big signs and a place to get a tag for the car. But in reality? You just pull up, park, and go!

Yes, this Fountain County treasure is a freebie outdoor activity–293 acres of forest fun that was once home to a resort and even a boy scout camp! Those days are long since past. Today there’s only about .8 of a mile walking loop.

We were not dressed for hiking. We were dressed for a day of little Indiana-ing that does not usually include forest trails. In other words? Semi-nice clothing and flip flops.

I’m sure we looked like we came straight from the city! Isn’t that a hoot!

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Portland Arch Nature Preserve: Fountain, Indiana

But we were all determined to see how far we could get before our lack of supportive footwear and bug spray would make us turn around. Turns out we got pretty far, much farther than we thought we would.

Our boys were thrilled with the trail–especially when we crossed a small bridge over Bear Creek.

As we progressed onward, the trees became more dense and we reached an interesting and big rock formation. The muddy dog that passed us should have been the giveaway.

Yes, little Indiana and family were forced to turn around. The game was called on account of mud: squishy, soggy, squelching mud!

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Portland Arch Nature Preserve: Fountain, Indiana Rules

Absolutely you should take advantage of this awesome trail! Although we didn’t get far enough to see it, we heard that you will see different ecosystems played out here.

It’s a peaceful and fun change of pace for sure. Just follow the signs on the trail and you’ll be fine! If you need to know the rules, check out the image on the left.

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Portland Arch Nature Preserve
N Portland Arch Road
Fountain, Indiana 47932

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