Indiana Beach amusement park has long told Hoosiers "there's more than corn in Indiana." We agree, and now there's something else — a triple looping roller coaster debuting in May 2024. A few lucky ...

MONTICELLO, Ind. (WTHR) — Carol Wheeler drove up to the closed gate at Indiana Beach Wednesday with her adult son, David, and stared at the idled amusement rides. "This year would’ve made 50 years for ...

My father, having spent time in Monon, planned our annual family vacation at Indiana Beach. After all, it was 1966, and the somewhat undependable Rambler station wagon was not trusted for more than a ...

MONTICELLO, Ind. – Local officials expressed shock Tuesday when the California-based owner of the nearly century-old Indiana Beach amusement park said it would close. “We didn’t see this coming at all ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2020. Indiana may not be known for its beaches but one of its most popular amusement parks, Indiana Beach, sits on the shores of Lake Shafer, ...

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I’ll miss those delicious tacos the most. Or maybe those cold smoothies on a sweltering day. Or maybe the refreshing water swings that circled over Lake Shafer. Or maybe the Skyride, which seemed like ...

MONTICELLO – Thomas Earl Spackman, former longtime owner of Indiana Beach and a well-known figure in the tourism industry, died Monday. He was 100. Spackman was born in Highland Park, Mich., and ...

MONTICELLO – Indiana Beach is up for sale, and the city and county that are home to the much-beloved amusement park are hoping to find a new buyer. White County and the city of Monticello will assist ...

MONTICELLO — Indiana Beach Boardwalk Resort’s old slogan is no more. “Where families flock for fun” has replaced “There’s more than corn in Indiana,” which appeared in television and radio commercials ...

After nearly a century of luring Chicagoans to ride roller coasters amid the cornfields of rural Monticello, Indiana, old-school amusement park Indiana Beach is closing. California-based Apex Parks ...

Longtime Indiana Beach amusement park owner Thomas Spackman has died at the age of 100. A funeral home says Spackman died Monday at a Monticello nursing home. His father, Earl, founded the Ideal Beach ...