ABCs of May: I is for...

I is for....

Indiana Beach.

"There's more than corn in Indiana!"

I love Indiana Beach in Monticello, IN.

My family has a long-standing history with Indiana Beach. The first time we ever went there was the first summer that Scott and I were married, in 1994.

We were introduced to Indiana Beach by family friends, Dave and Julie Tessner. Dave had grown up going to Indiana Beach every summer as a kid and has passed that tradition down to his family. That summer, they invited Scott and I to go along. Dave and Julie and their 2 girls who were about 4 years old, Scott and I and Scott's daughter Sarah, who was around 9-10 years old, spent 4 days in their pop-up camper. It was close quarters, but it was so much FUN! There is something for everyone there. Camping, swimming, mini golf, arcade games, amusement park, shopping, water park, cable TV etc.

After that, we were hooked! For the next few summers we went with the Tessners in their pop-up a couple of times. Then in 2000, we bought our camper, a 1970 Travco. We continued to go to I.B. with the Tessners, but in less-cramped living conditions. It has now become one of our family's traditions to go to Indiana Beach.













As the years passed and the children grew, we started going to I.B. with my sister and her family because our kids are the same age. They would rent one of the cabins available at the campground, and we would camp nearby in our camper.




Unfortunately, nothing ever seems to stay the same. A couple of years ago, the family that owned Indiana Beach sold it to a corporation. Last summer when we went, things were so different and everything cost more. It was kind of a let-down.

Because of our current financial situation and because of all the changes at Indiana Beach, we won't be going this year, that makes me a little sad. The kids are very disappointed. Hopefully, by next year, things will be more stable for us and we can once again go to our favorite place in Indiana....Indiana Beach.

1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.