Dedicated in 2006 to honor Veterans of all wars, Patriot citizens, Schools and current Patriot businesses. Located just one block north of State Road 156 in the heart of Patriot, the only incorporated town in the United States with this name. A moving tribute to our country and veterans was held here on September 11, 2012.

Tony Catanzaro creates masterful sculptures from recycled materials. He combs the riverbank with his dog Mighty Joe and picks up treasures from flood debris and remnants of the past. With anvil, hand tools and torch, he makes poetry in metal. To meet Tony and see his incredible works, stop by the outdoor studio any day of the week.

Vevay Farmers Market – Opening May 5th  Calling all farmers, artisans, or those who just love to craft! Vevay Farmers Market will open the first Saturday in May from 8am-12pm. If you would like to reserve a space, please fill out the Farmers Market Vendor Application and Rules form and return it to the Visitors Center. For more information, call 812.427.3237 Farmers Market Vendor Application and Rules  

This 35 room mansion was built in 1874 by Benjamin Franklin Schenck, son of a wealthy “hay king” of the steamboat era. It was the marvel of its time with a four storied tower and five bathrooms. If you’re interested taking a tour, you can schedule an appointment by calling Schenck Mansion at (812) 427-2787. Tours are $5/person. Visit their Website for more information.

Just a little quirky, just a little off the beaten path & a whole lot of FUN! Featuring antiques, books, original art, specialty foods, boutique items, vintage treasures, jewelry, accessories, and stationery. Paintings, prints and cards by Sarah Headen on display. Surprise yourself! OPEN Thurs, Fri, Sat (& most Mondays) 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tues & Wed by appointment or chance

Antique’s and collectibles! “Enjoy Yesterday, again today.” Enjoy a large selection of antiques, primitives, collectibles and vintage items. Hours: Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Open later on First Fridays New: Online Consignment In store: Booth Rental starting at $50 a month In-store Consignment welcome 108 East Main Street Vevay, Indiana 812-226-1018 Choose the best way to sell your items We will work with you

Visit two historic houses, 1820’s Venoge and 1860’s Thiebaud farmstead. Enjoy country hospitality as you step back in time to Christmas in the past The pleasures of hearth cooking, and entertaining of the times in rural southern Indiana, come to life in these beautifully restored National Register sites. Plan to attend in December of 2017. Musee de Venoge, 175 Hwy 129, Vevay IN 47043 Phone 812-593-5726 Thiebaud Farmstead, 5147 Hwy 56, Vevay IN 47043 Phone 812-427-3560 www.venoge.org www.switzcomuseums.org    

Boat ramp provides easy launching for your pleasure or fishing boat. Located at Ogle Riverfront Park.

Markland Dam Park sits on a high bluff overlooking the Ohio River. Take concrete steps down to the beach to fish, search for driftwood or just enjoy walking along the sandy beach. The park has pavilions for picnicking, a children’s playground and ball fields. Entrance is just across State Road 156 from the Markland Bridge ramp. Features Baseball / Softball Pavilion Playground

Get ready for the uncommon ground at Dagaz Acres state-of-the-art zipline and challenge course! Soar high above the tree lines and experience the rugged wilderness from a bird’s-eye view. Soak in the stunning views while safely secured in a comfortable harness. Your adventure begins with a climb to the treetops of Southeastern Indiana and continues over scenic valleys and ravines in a way you’ve never experienced before. Try a Premier 1 hour zipline course if you’re short on time or new to ziplining. Experience the Ultimate 2 hour zipline and canopy course for the ultimate adrenaline rush or if you’re an experienced Zipper. Special discounts for groups and non-profits. For adventures 7 years of age and older. Located close to Cincinnati, Lexington, and Louisville. For reservations or more information, go to www.dagazacres.com or call 812-594-2727

Amish owned & operated.  Groceries, bulk foods, Amish crafts, & fresh produce.  Large selection of cheeses. dairy products & seasonal fruit.  Located on Hwy 56 in Center Square.  OPEN 8 am – 6 pm Monday-Friday, Saturday, 8 am – 3 pm.

Furniture Grade Kiln Dried Lumber Planing Available, Custom Sawmilling Walnut Red Oak Cherry More species available soon. Contact: Dennis Bontrager  (812)571-1496  

The River History Museum is located in the former parsonage of the old church that houses the historical museum. It features a rare and diverse collection, depicting life and work along the Ohio River. An unusual collection of riverboat models, important documents from the steamboat days and many other interesting artifacts are on display. The River History Museum also has a gift shop for your shopping enjoyment! Open seven days a week from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A native of Switzerland County and a Veteran’s Association Nurse by profession, Brian began chainsaw carving in 2007. He started by sculpting bears from river driftwood. People liked them and bought them. At this point his hobby became a passion and his skills developed quickly. Brian strives to create carvings that are a cut about the ordinary. His work is diverse in subject matter and ranges from benches to animals and more recently a life sized eagle. He has demonstrated his talents at chainsaw festivals in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Georgia. Existing works can be found at his outdoor workshop on East Main Street at Market Street in downtown Vevay.

Specialty food products incorporating ingredients grown on their farm.Their products include: Jams, jellies, hot sauces and condiments. Located at 9059 Hominy Ridge Rd.,Florence, IN 47020 (859)640-3729 or www.ridgecrestfarmin@gmail.com visit their facebook https://www.facebook.com/RidgecrestFarmIn

“I am a lapidarian jewelry artist. I take stones and rocks, cut them and bring them from rough rock all the way to finished jewelry pieces. A lot of times there will be an image, color or texture that just grabs me and that just leads me through the piece. You don’t really have typical pieces, because every stone is different.There are a lot variables in there that you have to consider when looking at a handmade piece like that.”

Local team members playing vintage baseball. Some games are played with modern rules, and some are played with the old time rules. Join us for the 2016 season For information call Andy Haskell: 317-409-3209 2016 season schedule: Moscow Monarch, Vevay, IN Heart of Vintage, Coney Island, OH Losantiville, Losantiville, OH Batesville Lumberman, Batesville, IN Indiana vs Ohio, Rising Sun, IN Vevay Fall Classic, Vevay, IN Vevay games start at 1:00 pm at the Paul Ogle Riverfront Park ball park.

Artisan Rick Starker creates beautifully crafted custom furniture. Stop in and visit his showroom housed in a restored tobacco barn. His slogan: “You dream it, we build it.“

Bonnie Peugeot has been painting since she was a little girl and feels that the act of painting is a sharing, an imparting of her soul to others through visual art. Her medium of choice is oil, but she is very versatile in her expression and also has a passion for mono-printing as well as chalk pastels on velvet paper. For Bonnie, it is the love of color that drives her passion to paint, “Color, to me, creates such mood and emotion which it then evokes from the viewer.” The majority of Bonnie’s paintings are traditional Flemish style with vague delineation of paintbrush strokes. She also has done a few impressionist style paintings and very unique acrylic abstract mixed media paintings. For Bonnie, it’s more about feeling free in her work and the color of having its own purity and expression. Throughout the early 1980’s, Bonnie was a regular exhibitor in the Madison Chautauqua Art Festival, and established her own art gallery in Madison from 1996 to 1998. Currently, Bonnie’s paintings are in collections at Oakland City University and England. Bonnie has a double major –in Art and in Education. She first attended Oakland City University for her undergraduate studies […]

Splinter Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area is dedicated to providing quality hunting opportunities while maintaining 2,460 acres of woodland and steep hills. Named after after the major ridge and historic logging road, it was purchased by the state from Charles Perin in 1997. With direct contributions from the Indiana Bowhunter’s Association, the Indiana Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Indiana Deer Hunter’s Association and the Indiana Sportmen’s Round Table, the Department of Natural Resources was able to purchase the land.

The nature of watercolor painting seems to lend itself to portraying old, weathered buildings in harmony with their natural settings. There is a beautiful simplicity in architecture created for utilitarian purpose whether it is an old barn or lighthouse. They were built to withstand the elements like sentinels watching the march of time. Jay likes to record their presence before they succumb to nature or man, and to share that special feeling and emotion that can be felt when light touches a scene in a magical way. Jay Benzing grew up not far from the ocean in New York as part of a family that considered art a part of everyday life. He found encouragement from his father who loved to oil paint and his High School art teacher who was also an accomplished Madison Avenue artist. Jay majored in art education at Morehead State then taught art in Boone Co., Ky for 30 years. Upon retirement Jay and his wife Wanda moved to South East Indiana to be closer to his subject matter…and the water. Jay is a member of the Madison Art Club and Gallery and the KY Watercolor Society. His watercolors are available at River House Studio […]

KYLE HOUSE The first hotel built on this site was known as the Kyle House. George Harrison Kyle took possession of the lot in 1853 from the International Order of Odd Fellows. He was an architect and builder and must have built the original hotel. It was destroyed by fire (date unknown) and was rebuilt by Thomas Delaney, who had bought the property in 1884. An impressive brick house, it then became known as “The Delaney House.” DELANEY HOUSE Delaney was an old Irishman. He came from Ireland as a hod carrier. “The hotel had an oil lamp in every room and had 22 regular boarders – the courthouse men, some school workers and lots of traveling men. They would display their goods in the sample room. There were lots of draymen who pulled wagons to and from the river. Storekeepers from all the country stores and from Ghent, Carrollton and Warsaw, Kentucky came to pick up goods.” PHOENIX HOTEL By 1898 the place was known as “The Phoenix Hotel,” because it had risen from the ashes. “There are thirty-two guest rooms, hot and cold water baths, is lighted by electricity and heated throughout by furnace. The culinary department and […]

A jewel of a Park, Jennings is located at the west end of Market Street in Vevay. It sports an Amish built gazebo with two picnic tables. Views of the river are spectacular. Features Basketball Pavilion Picnic Areas

See Rose for custom embroidery, printwear, vinyl graphics, banners and more at Creative Images. Select from in-stock hats, shirts and totes. Custom orders of various colors. styles and sizes are welcome. Proudly display your company or organization’s logo on promotional products that work! 116 West Main Street Vevay IN 47043 812-427-3773 Rose Leap, proprietor

Ferry Street Woodworks is owned and operated by Richard Yanikoski. Dick has been making furniture for more than 50 years, having finished his first office desk at the age of 13. Self-taught, he later studied at Rosewood Studio in Canada and at the Marc Adams School in Indiana. He has done work for homeowners, businesses, and institutional clients including Stonehill College, the U.S Air Force, and the Veterans Administration. His previous woodworking shop was River House in Illinois.  At Ferry Street Woodworks, Dick can make custom hardwood furniture and furnishings (tables, stands, desks, bookcases, bed frames, chests, lamps, and more), ornamental turnings and architectural items (balusters, corbels, newel posts, mantels), and parts for furniture restoration. Clients seeking custom furniture are guided through a collaborative design process involving choice of style, wood, hardware and finish. Furniture repair is undertaken on a time-available basis.

Sitting in and old, brick farmhouse overlooking the Ohio River, Melodee Stepleton quietly works as a five-foot-tall spinning wheel whirls in front of her. Other nights, her loom rhythmically thumps as the percussion intermixes with the crickets chirping outside. For Melodee, spinning, weaving and other fiber crafts are more than just a hobby. It is a way to connect with an age-old tradition. And, by creating her own pieces and demonstrating how it is done, she sees it as a way of keeping the centuries-old processes alive. In fact, her passion came from a connection to local history. “I got into weaving originally because my first loom came out of the family house in Vevay,” she said of how she wanted to learn to use the loom that came from the grandmother of her husband, Rob. “It started with weaving, and then Iearned natural dyeing, and then I got into spinning.” It was natural progression for Melodee. “I always was working with my hands, for as long as can remember. My grandma taught me how to crochet.” She extended that interest into weaving, spinning and dyeing in the early 1970’s by taking as many classes as she could. “I found […]

Family owned and operated by Steve and Sam Jones-Ellard. Catering available from weddings and parties to intimate dinners. Community supported bakery featuring artisan breads by subscription. Menu includes several different breads, brownies, muffins and bagels. All of our food is handcrafted in a commercially licensed kitchen, here at the Farmstead. Visit our website for more details.