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Kids' Canal at Promenade Park

Spring in Fort Wayne!

Relocation Tips for Moving to Fort Wayne

Moving to a new city can be intimidating, especially when you've never visited the city before your move and don't know any locals. This was me in 2008. I moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana for my career after living in Ohio all my life. Not knowing anyone in the city, I ventured into resources offered to…

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Discover Fort Wayne

Every so often, Visit Fort Wayne has the opportunity to participate and help direct area school projects. Similar to last year, the Marketing Department at Visit Fort Wayne had the great opportunity to host a fun project for a group of 7th-grade students at Towles New Tech. The students were tasked…

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Fort Wayne: A Great Civilization

From time to time, Visit Fort Wayne has the great opportunity to gain a new perspective of Fort Wayne from younger generations. Recently, we had the chance to learn the various ways Fort Wayne is a great civilization from the 7th Grade class at Towles New Tech, thanks to their teacher Ms. McFarthing! The students were tasked with creating short videos that showcase what makes Fort Wayne a great civilization, and would convince others to visit Fort Wayne.​…

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7 Things to Consider When Moving to Fort Wayne

In my adult life, I’ve lived in communities as small as 3700 and as large as Denver.Fort Wayne in my mind is an ideal size city. It’s large enough to have a variety of activities, but not so large that you can’t get involved and make a difference…

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Venture Lindenwood Nature Preserve

Between work, activities and home, life gets busy. Sometimes you would love to escape the city without going too far! If this is the case for you, I have the perfect solution, and you don't even have go outside city limits. Minutes from downtown is Lindenwood Nature Preserve. Operated by Fort Wayne…

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Best Places for a Spring Time Hike

Spring is finally here! New signs of life are starting to pop up from grass blades to wild flowers. The cure for a family's last 'bout of cabin fever is a hike! If you local or a visitor to the area, I recommend these trails: Dustin (Tom & Jane) Nature Preserve On the outskirts of Huntertown, just…

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Top Four Playgrounds in Fort Wayne

Now that the days are turning warmer, it's time to venture out with the kids and hit Fort Wayne, Indiana's favorite playgrounds and parks. From slides and swings to playgrounds designed for children with special needs, you can enjoy a variety of unique parks for children of all ages…

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