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By Terri Gorney Ken wanted to be an ornithologist but his high school counselor talked him out of it. What kind of a career was that – looking at birds? Farming was a more practical and stable profession. In the mid 1970s, Ken, an Ohio native, moved to what was once the edge of the oldContinue reading “Ken Brunswick, “The Keeper of the Limberlost””

The Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Limberlost was very well attended and guests were treated to a host of surprises! We saw the new building, heard about the new trails, received an official Project Legacy Seal, and even saw a large check in terms of amount and size! With so many fantastic events,Continue reading “The Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Limberlost”

by Alexandra Forsythe Last Mother’s Day, my mom had one request: find her a Scarlet Tanager close enough that she could see it. That’s a tall order! They are typically found high in the treetops in forest interiors, and we live in an area in which field corn is usually the tallest plant around! WeContinue reading “Scarlet Tanager”

By Terri Gorney The Limberlost cabin has been a part of Geneva for 120 years but most are probably unaware of its beginnings. According to the “Geneva Herald” April 20 1894 issue, it reported that excavations were being made for the new residence of C.D. Porter. The article stated that the “two-story frame building of modern design andContinue reading “The Builders of the Limberlost Cabin”

By Terri Gorney Gene Stratton-Porter was a prolific writer who produced a large body of work.  She wrote articles for several well respected magazines. She was encouraged to write her first book which was published in 1903 when she was forty. For the next twenty-one years, she never looked back. She would become the most widely readContinue reading “Gene’s Best Reads of 1919”

By Cheryl Bell, AIMN My husband Tom and I are Indiana Master Naturalists who frequently volunteer at both Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Sites.  We recently traveled to northern Minnesota to attend the Wildlife Research Institute’s Black Bear Field Study Course. The course is led by Lynn Rogers, Ph.D. who is world-renowned for his trust based research. He is called theContinue reading “Minnesota Wildlife Research Institute Honors Gene Stratton Porter”

By Lisa of Hopewell (hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com) The term “Bucket List” is everywhere today. I have several. Recently, along with writer and friend Susan Braun, I was able to check a newly added site off my “Literary Places Bucket List.” I am late to discovering the joys of fellow Hoosier, Gene Stratton Porter’s writing. As I said before,Continue reading “Gene Stratton Porter’s “South Cabin” the Limberlost site and Nature Study”

By Alexandra Forsythe Often we can hear a bird before we see it, so knowing the calls a bird makes allows us to know what to look for in terms of color, shape and location. When birding in new territories, it helps to know if the birds have a different language or accent than theContinue reading “Tufted Titmouse”

By Adrienne Provenzano When Gene Stratton-Porter is discussed, she is usually mentioned as an author, a photographer, and a naturalist. The label “musician” is not generally ascribed to her, but a review of her life and works makes clear the appropriateness of adding this word to describe her.  We need look no further than at titles ofContinue reading “Gene Stratton-Porter, Musician”

By Terri Gorney Gene Stratton-Porter commented that she enjoyed hearing a Bobolink every summer. “This veritable music box pours out his song, the whole of which is an interrupted run, interspersed with his call note and ravishing variations which run high and drop again in a sort of fantasy of irrepressible, spontaneous clearness.” In May 1908, Gene wasContinue reading “Bobolink”