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By Terri Gorney In 2016 we celebrate the Bicentennial of statehood for Indiana. One-hundred years ago, Gene Stratton-Porter contributed to Indiana’s Centennial Celebrations. Indiana in the late 19th century and early 20th century, was in the Golden Age of Literature. Indiana was second only to New York state in the number of best selling authorsContinue reading “Mrs. Porter and the Centennial”

By Terri Gorney Gene Stratton-Porter was in the forefront of the conservation movement. She was an author, photographer, illustrator and movie producer at a time when women did not aspire to have careers. In 1920, the 19 th Amendment gave women the right to vote. Women’s fashions were drastically changing at this time. Little hasContinue reading “Gene Stratton-Porter a Fashionista?”

By Adrienne Provenzano “To me the Limberlost is a word with which to conjure; a spot to wherein to revel.” – Gene Stratton-Porter, Moths of the Limberlost. If you are looking for an opportunity to celebrate Indiana’s Bicentennial in the great outdoors, consider signing up for a special upcoming Autumn event at the Loblolly MarshContinue reading “Take a Hike, Limberlost Style!”

By Adrienne Provenzano On the evening of September 8, 2016, weather permitting – and all systems go – the OSIRIS-REx mission will be launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida into outer space to play a cosmic game of tag with an asteroid named Bennu to collect a minimum of 60 grams (2 ounces) and up toContinue reading “A Heron in Outer Space!?!”

By Alexandra Forsythe Did you know? Limberlost has an abundance of teaching materials for educators, homeschoolers, families, and visitors of every age! Here’s the best part: each of these resources is free to use! Our oldest resource is our website. On the Limberlost website, under the “Resources” tab, we have a “For Teachers” page fullContinue reading “Teaching Materials from Limberlost”

Source: Saint Paul Globe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 20 Nov 1904, p. 33 Mrs. Gene Stratton-Porter, whose portrait appears on this page, the author of “Freckles,” just published by Doubleday, Page & Co., is a daring and adventure loving nature photographer. From her childhood she has lived in the country and loved the woods. She isContinue reading “Wherein Mrs. Porter Receives Good Reviews of Her Book “Freckles””

By Alexandra Forsythe Despite its name, Prairie Warblers are not typically found in prairies or in back yards. As an early successional species, they prefer large brushy areas and young trees. They are not widespread in Indiana, and even the earliest records of sightings are few. Prairie Warblers were first recorded in the northern halfContinue reading “Prairie Warbler”

By David Smuts The morning After the Flood, The Song of the Cardinal could be heard in the Music of the Wild. A Girl of the Limberlost sang with her Friends in Feathers as she skipped happily through the swamp. The girl was a Daughter of the Land. She loved all things in the swamp.Continue reading “Limberlost Essay”

By Rowena Godfrey Beatrix Potter, world-famous author-illustrator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and twenty-two other little books, was born in 1866, just three years after Gene Stratton-Porter. I believe that her powers of observation and her attitude to nature and conservation were similar to those of Gene. Both Beatrix and Gene loved the countrysideContinue reading “Beatrix Potter and Gene Stratton-Porter”

By Gene Stratton-Porter I have read of the streams that flow over India’s golden sands, down Italy’s mountains, through England’s meadows; but none of them can sing sweeter songs or have more interest to the inch than the Limberlost. It is born in the heart of swampy wood and thicket, flows over a bed ofContinue reading “Song of the Limberlost”