Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 31, DeMotte, Jasper County, 1 July 1949 — VACATION HOOSIER STYLE AT SCENIC SHADES ST. PARK [ARTICLE]

VACATION HOOSIER STYLE AT SCENIC SHADES ST. PARK

Indianapolis, Ind., June 30. For many yeajS beautiful Shades Park has offered rest and recreation in true Hoosier style. It is comprised of 1,450 acres of scenic virgin timber laced with well marked trails. Hundreds of acres are exactly as they were when in 1826 pioneers of the vicinity >• settled thereabout. State Road 234 leads directly to it. Shades Inn nestled among giants of the forest which have made the park famous throughout the United States has ample accommodations for a large number of guests. According to Robert E. Hunt manager quite a number of pleasant rooms are available now for reservations for the balance of the summer season. From June until September, the Indiana Department of Conserva-

tion has on duty at Shades a resident naturalist who conducts a number of interesting hikes on scheduled dates. Hayrides, moonlight hikes, song fests, folk dances, early morning Bird hikes and illustrated colored slides on Wild life and points of interest are a part of the recreational features offered.