Tired of the hustle and bustle of downtown? It's easy to get away during your visit to Fort Wayne. You don't have to venture far to reach solitude and nature in it's purest form. Enter the ACRES Land Trust. An organization that aims to acquire and preserve land in the regional area, ACRES Land Trust…
Read MoreFarming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field. –Dwight D. Eisenhower Although drought has wreaked havoc in the Midwest with growers trying as best as they can to salvage produce for their customers, here’s a real incentive to pack the…
Read MoreEver wondered how Fort Wayne earned its namesake? You can learn this and more through a visit to the "Old Fort." A little known fact is there were three American forts built in Fort Wayne. The current fort, located just north of downtown on Spy Run, is a replica of the one constructed by Major John Whistler and his men during 1815 — 1816. It is reportedly the last fort to stand at the junction of the St. Marys, St. Joseph, and Maumee Rivers. It was designed purely for defense against Native Americans, and could be comfortably defended by a relatively small number of men…
Read MoreIf you’re reading this, you’re probably thinking about visiting Fort Wayne. And maybe, just maybe, urban railways are an interest of yours. If so, close your eyes and picture this: the time is circa 1927, and the place is the main transfer station for a bustling city’s electric railway system…
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