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S.P.O.R.T.S. 2012
Rafting in South Bend, Ind.
A SWEET TREAT! To satisfy a sweet tooth, visit Zaharakos, a unique ice cream parlor in Columbus, Ind., that dates back to 1900. Three brothers
from Greece opened Zaharakos as a candy store in 1900. Guests will certainly feel as if they stepped back in time when they see the stained glass, carved oak, marble, Tiffany-styled lamp, and double soda fountains. www.zaharakos.com
Indiana might be best known for basketball, but there's so much more going on in the Hoosier State. Golfing, skiing, hiking, biking—it can all be found here. "We have the largest single-day sporting event in the world, the Indy 500, so we are big enough and experienced enough to handle the biggest events possible," said Columbus Area Visitors Center's Jim Dietz, vice president of Sports Indiana, a statewide sports tourism initiative that represents numerous communities. "The Indiana Sports Corporation was the first sports commis- sion created in the country, so we have a long, rich history of hosting successful sporting events." The Indiana Sports Corporation was formed in 1979, and it has helped bring more than 400 national and international events to the state, including 17 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and 55 NCAA Championship events.
What's Going On… Dubois County
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Located in southern Indiana is Dubois County, an area that knows baseball. Not only is the county home to the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame, but its League Stadium was also used for film- ing in the movie, "A League of Their Own."
Hotel rooms: Approximately 600 Hotel tax: 12 percent Fields & facilities: 25 ball diamonds,
Dubois County & Fort Wayne
16 indoor basketball courts, an equestri- an center, four football fields, a golf course, 10 regulation-sized lacrosse/soc- cer fields, three pools, 45 tennis courts,
and five track and field courses. Convention center: Dubois County is home to numerous convention cen- ters, such as the 15,110-square-foot Huntingburg Event Center, the 10,000- square-foot Ferdinand Community Center, and the 6,960-square-foot Jasper
Inn and Convention Center. Contact: Dubois County Visitors Center, www.visitduboiscounty.com.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis, the state capital, is located in the center of Indiana and has hosted numerous major national and interna- tional events, such as Super Bowl XLVI, the Indy 500, the Brickyard 400, 17 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, and the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship.
One aspect that sets this city apart is
its volunteer base, said Lisa Wallace, communications manager for the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association. "Eight thousand volunteers were needed for Super Bowl XLVI, and more than 13,000 signed up," she said. "Of those 13,000 who participated, the attendance rate for showing up for shifts that week was around 98 percent—very unusual—and it speaks to the credibility and reliability of the volunteer base in
the city." Hotel rooms: 7,100 downtown;
32,000 in the metro area Hotel tax: 17 percent
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League Stadium in Dubois County is the place where the movie "A League of Their Own" was filmed. Fort Wayne is home to the Fort
Wayne Daisies, the professional women's baseball team that inspired the movie.