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Along the Wabash River, every October, you can visit the re-enactment of life as it was in the 1800s at the French Settlement, Fort Ouiatenon. I used to visit a friend who lived a few hundred feet down the road from here. Re-enactment of canoe race, Indian life, woodsmen, hunters, trappers, frontier life. Foods prepared in the authentic way over open fires. Musical entertainment from the period. The "Hunters' Moon" is the big, full moon occuring in October which lights up the sky so that, in past times, Indian and other hunters could see to hunt all night long.
Updated Apr 25, 2008
Address: St. Road 43, North
Take a short trip out to Wolf Park. Here you can get up close and personal with wolves, foxes, and buffalo. It is a great trip that the whole family will enjoy. The show is informative with a short walkking tour around the area to visit other wolves. If you can, try and get there in time for the testing of the buffalo. This is where the wolf cubs are taught to hunt the buffalo by their mothers...it';s okay, no buffalo are hurt in this activity! For another great experience, try going out on a night howl-here you start the howling off and the wolves join in, definitely an eerie experience.
Written Apr 18, 2006
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Not sure if this is a must-see, but it's kind of neat... it's a large pedestrian bridge spanning the Wabash River between West Lafayette and Lafayette. At the Lafayette side is the Riehle Plaza transportation center, which is neat looking at night (in the day too).
Written Aug 26, 2002
Homewood Suites Lafayette-Rossville Exit
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This is a wonderful restaurant housed in an old renovated building on Main Street. The lunch crowd can be full of business people-you know what they say-when in doubt follow the local work crowd! Their lunch menu is great, salads are crisp and tasty with fresh ingredients, and not a tired lettuce leaf to be seen. Their soups are flavourful and their quiches just melt in your mouth. For a truly romantic eveing, try dinner! The interior is clean and fresh with a French Country flavour. For some extra interest, request a table at the window so you can watch the world go by. Reservations are recommended for dinner.
Favorite Dish: I have no particular favourite dish, everything we have had here has been fresh and full of flavour. I do have to admit that their baked brie is a must have for any "cheese-a-holic" They have a varied wine list, with some great bargains. I also have to mention their desert menu....something for everyone here, including home made ice cream!
Updated Apr 18, 2006
Address: Main Street, Lafayette
LBC is the area's only microbrewery. They have a great variety of hand-crafted brews that they make year-round as well as some fantastic seasonal beers. They do not make a light beer, so don't ask. They sell wine for those of you who are watching calories.
They offer traditional pub fare and a couple unique dishes. One of the better restaraunts in the area.
The second floor offers up entertainment every weekend; be it band, comedy, whatever. They also have a pizza kitchen on the second floor that is worth checking out.
Favorite Dish: The Cobb Salad. This thing has it all. It is loaded with chicken, avocado, lettuce, bleu cheese, etc. The best way to have them prepare it is to ask for blackened chicken with honey mustard. It is one hearty salad.
As far as apetizers go, you owe it to yourself to try the fried pickles.
Written Apr 19, 2004
Address: 622 Main St. in Lafayette
Website: www.lafayettebrewingco.com
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There are a number of restaurants along US 52 as you get away from the river and out toward the mall, like O'Charley's and Applebee's. There's even an Orang Julius and a Cinnabon at Tippecanoe Mall, if you're interested in that sort of thing. ;)
Written Aug 26, 2002
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Microbrewery, but still pretty much an anybody eatery (meaning, families, older crowd, younger crowd are all present). Anyway, the food is really good, as is the beer, so stop in. It's one of the few local-type restaurants that we have, and probably one of the best.
Favorite Dish: Any of their burgers
And try their beer... they are a microbrewery ya know.
Written Aug 26, 2002
The Muse is the cutting edge nightclub of Lafayette, Indiana. Leather booths, Lighted Led Bar, Intelligent Lighting, live entertainment, and more! This Club is definitely a place everyone should check out when in Lafayette.
Dress Code: No baggy pants, hats, jerseys, torn jeans, long shirts, flip flops, dirty clothes
Updated Jul 8, 2011
Address: 323 Columbia Street
Phone: (765)420-7500
Website: www.themusevenue.com
One of the easiest ways to get around downtown Lafayette and across to West lafayette is to catch the free trolley whcih does a circuit around points of interest. You can hop off and on at set stops to your hearts content.
You can catch this ride at any of the stops which are well signposted, there are also maps available for the trolley route from a lot of the stores in downtown Lafayette. The trolley will take you to neighbouring West Lafayette and onto the Purdue campus. We did this one day just to see where it took us. We were impressed with the trip, the trolleys and the route. You could get to a lot of the "must sees" from this route. Certainly a painless way to travel around Lafayette. I would recommend this to anyone who wanted to get their bearings in the area.
Written Apr 18, 2006
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You can either fly into Purdue Airport in West Lafayette, or fly into Indy or Chicago and drive. Or just drive from wherever you are. ;) Likewise, greyhound serves the area and Amtrak has a twice-a-day stop here (once going north and once going south).
Car, bus, taxi... you might be able to ride a bike, but I wouldn't reccommend it.
Updated Aug 26, 2002
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Lafayette is the counterpart to West Lafayette, or maybe vice-versa, I don't know. ;) At any rate, Lafayette is the bigger of the two towns and boasts the being the county seat for Tippecanoe. The...
This is where I grew up and went to school. Big annual event is the Feast of the Hunters' Moon at Fort Ouiatenon, a reenactment of 18th Century life in this area. It was a French settlement.
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I moved to Lafayette in 2001. First time in the Midwest for a Misplaced Kiwi coming from California.....Bit of a culture shock! However, I have found there is much to be said for the area. Some great...
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