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	<title>LaGrange County Insider Secrets Blog</title>
	
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	<description>Homegrown stories from the Shipshewana area</description>
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		<title>Growing Peonies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet Karen Weiland, one of our guest bloggers. Karen is a master gardener and business woman in LaGrange County. Not only does she author a gardening column for several local newspapers, she also runs Village View Bed and Breakfast in &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/26/growing-peonies/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stay. Shop. Make Memories. Happy Memorial Day.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 02:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eating. Sleeping. Laughing. Shopping. This is the stuff that the Memorial Holiday weekend is made of, and we invite you to LaGrange County to eat, camp (or enjoy other types of lodging), and make your own memories. Campsites We have &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/23/stay-shop-make-memories-happy-memorial-day/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate National Wetlands Month</title>
		<link>http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/22/celebrate-national-wetlands-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 03:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Beam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Beam, LaGrange County Interpretive Naturalist, does an outstanding job of offering outdoor events in our LaGrange County Parks. This Memorial Holiday weekend, on Friday, he is providing the public with a great opportunity. If you&#8217;re looking for something out-of-the-ordinary &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/22/celebrate-national-wetlands-month/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Go Chic at a Flea Market Boutique</title>
		<link>http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/21/go-chic-at-a-flea-market-boutique/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 03:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several days ago I wrote a blog titled “Go Loco Over Local!” I then listed twenty or more vendors at the Shipshewana Flea Market who either sell locally-made items, or the vendors are local folks trying to squeeze out a &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/21/go-chic-at-a-flea-market-boutique/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Weekend’s Memory-Making Moments</title>
		<link>http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/17/this-weekends-memory-making-moments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/?p=2260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shipshewana is in the business of making family memories, and this weekend is no different. As a matter of fact, these three events are so different from one another&#8230;concert&#8230;swap meet&#8230;quilting&#8230;that lots of people will be enjoying the festivities. As always, &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/17/this-weekends-memory-making-moments/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is “Ascension Day?”</title>
		<link>http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/16/what-is-%e2%80%9cascension-day%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/?p=2266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All around town in the Amish businesses, I’ve been seeing signs that read: “Closed May 17 for Ascension Day.” I finally asked Chris, one Amish businessman, what the significance of the holiday is and how the Amish observe it. Chris &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/16/what-is-%e2%80%9cascension-day%e2%80%9d/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Buy Local at 20 Flea Market Vendors</title>
		<link>http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/15/buy-local-at-20-flea-market-vendors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I hung out for a little while with the Shipshewana Flea Market manager Michael Christner. He introduced me to several flea market vendors and allowed me to take a few photos. His patience really impressed me, as he is &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/15/buy-local-at-20-flea-market-vendors/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>LaGrange County Barn Quilt Mural: Crossed Canoes</title>
		<link>http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/14/lagrange-county-barn-quilt-mural-crossed-canoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate the LaGrange County Barn Quilt Tour, we are devoting two blogs a month on information regarding a specific mural you will see dotting the Amish backroads in Northern Indiana. Even though we have numbered the blogs, the order &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/14/lagrange-county-barn-quilt-mural-crossed-canoes/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Onions</title>
		<link>http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/11/growing-onions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 05:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Weiland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet Karen Weiland, one of our guest bloggers. Karen is a master gardener and business woman in LaGrange County. Not only does she author a gardening column for several local newspapers, she also runs Village View Bed and Breakfast in &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/11/growing-onions/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are You a Flea Market Foodie?</title>
		<link>http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/08/are-you-a-flea-market-foodie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I consider myself a Flea Market Foodie. What qualifies me as such? I know not only where to eat, but HOW to eat. “How to eat” refers more than just placing nourishment on tongue, closing mouth, and masticating. “How to &#8230; <a href="http://www.backroads.org/travel-blog/2012/05/08/are-you-a-flea-market-foodie/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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