Occupy Octoberfest on Saturday in Whiting and Crown Point was a success. We got what we demanded: Beer. The two best Octoberfest beer gardens in the region banjaxed us by scheduling them on the same day. Oct. 8. No worries, as we managed a scramble to both. Whiting was first because it was scheduled to end at 10 p.m., whereas CP’s extended to 11 p.m. This year’s Whiting Octoberfest beer garden seemed bigger compared to ’10. The band was The Hat Guys, popular in Chicagoland, I’m told and a good party band. I’m not that familiar with them but they take a lot of pics. They have a bandmember who’s instrument I think is the camera. He’s always snapping photos of the crowds (especially…
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Indianapolis…about a 2-hour plus drive from NWI. We did it. Wanted to check out the little city. We stayed downtown but spent a lot of time in Broad Ripple. Most everyone around here knows of it. It’s a very cool village south of downtown with interesting bars, restaurants, food markets and some pretty people. Has a bit of a college town crossed with Lincoln Park (Chicago) vibe. Our first stop was the deep dish pizza and pints of beer at Union Jack Pub. If you sit by the open windows you get a great view of the lasses strolling by. From there we went to Brothers, a racous bar where the pitchers of beer were cheap. Again, great for lassy watching. Indy has a…
It was the 5th annual Harvest Covered Bridge Fest in Crown Point at the Lake County Fairgrounds but my first. It’s an all-weekend affair, beginning in the day with a bunch of pumpkin activities and things for kids plus food, etc. etc. At night however, is the Octoberfest Pumpkin Bash, in the big barn on the grounds. It used to be held only on Friday nights but this year they added Saturday night too – which is when I was there. Crown Brewing supplied the beer (I had its delicious Octoberfest brew). Music the night I was there was provided by Ashley Marlene (Selena, Adele), Vakill, and The Steve Nims Band (Motown). There wasn’t a big crowd and that’s a shame. This thing has…
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