GSP Outdoors

It's been really busy here out at the site and it's taken me some time to post this but I wanted to let you know that we are not going to update this blog anymore. We are available on Facebook so...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2011/07/follow-us-on-facebook.html

Ok so I know its not "offically" spring (3 more days!)but after the B-E-A-U-tiful weather today, how can one not be excited about it? I was able to get down to the gardens and clear away some of ...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring.html

We are starting to get things together for the upcoming Home & Garden shows in the area. Packaging seeds, making flyers and putting the finishing touches on the event guide to be ready for the sh...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2011/02/gearing-up.html

Funniest looking bird I've ever seen Ice Anglers Express I know these guys!! Nothing coming out of these holes.... The Cabin from the lake A view from Gene's porch of Sylvan Lake ...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/12/winter-beauty.html

Winter has arrived here at GSP and I must say its quite beautiful. We are still very busy even though we have closed for the season. We have our Ice Fishing Derby coming up on January 22nd and th...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/12/winter-has-arrived.html

As some of  you may know, the arbor here is undergoing a makeover! A few months ago a hard working crew harvested some Black Locust timbers, debarked them and put them in our barn for drying. No...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/10/arbor-restoration.html

Fall seems to be rapidly approaching but there are still new and wonderful things to be seen here in the gardens! The canna lily and cardinal flower are in bloom, the pink turtlehead lily has pop...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-is-in-air.html

We recently had Lee Casebere out to the site for the Third Thursday Plant lecture on Orchids. When our naturalist, Haley was showing him our only orchid, he casually pointed out an...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/07/few-neat-plants.html

All Images courtesy www.aceofimages.com - Alaina Carnahan

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/07/garden-from-after-storm-june-2010.html

Over 30 guests enjoyed an evening in the Tame Gardens with staff and volunteers on-hand answering questions on particular flora and regarding anything and everything Gene Stratton-Porter rel...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/07/blog-post.html

Amazingly, the cabin, the arbor, the tomb, morning face bench, the visitors' center... the main spots on the site are intact! :D All Images court...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/06/after-storm-june-2010-cleanup-and.html

An impassable Owl Drive due to downed trees. All Images courtesy www.aceofimages.com

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/06/after-storm-damages-and-cleanup.html

The site's inaugural photography workshop was a success! Not only did we hit capacity, participants of all ages and experience levels were given access to and toured Gene's Cabin o...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/06/june-photography-workshop.html

Photos courtesy http://www.aceofimages.com/

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/05/garden-and-grounds-first-week-of-may.html

Photos and video courtesy of http://www.aceofimages.com/

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-photos-from-couple-weeks-ago-and.html

Photos courtesy http://www.aceofimages.com/

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/bugs.html

Tulips greeting visitors by the pavilion near the entrance to the grounds Photos courtesy http://www.aceofimages.com/

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/around-grounds-week-of-april-12th.html

Photos Courtesy http://www.aceofimages.com/

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/early-april.html

Everywhere I looked, another species of wildflower was blooming. The twinleaf by the Cabin bloomed. I love the leaves even more than the lovely, short-lived flowers though. The leaves will be...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/wednesday-at-work.html

Last spring, an executive with Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites gave us a yellow lady's slipper for Wildflower Woods since our slippers disappeared about ten years ago. I researched where ...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/yellow-ladys-slipper-returns.html

The site opened on April 1, a hot sunny day. There was a steady stream of visitors including these 5 lovely females. The picture proves that I am not biased even though these are brother's daugh...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/04/opening-day.html

This is yesterday's plant marker. This is today's plant marker. We are adding a few markers around the site, native plants and Gene's original plants. When you visit, tell us what you think o...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/03/yesterday-and-today.html

It's spring at Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site and the wildflowers are busting out all over. The colt's foot (not a dandelion) has been blooming for over two weeks. This picture was take...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-spring.html

All Photos courtesy www.aceofimages.com

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post.html

I trekked through drifted snow with my faithful (and inexhaustible) dog during the Artic Blast of earlier this month. If you are capable, I highly recommend taking the hike in the...

http://gspoutdoors.blogspot.com/2010/01/patrick-bolmon-heritage-tree-trail-and.html