Indiana Botanic Gardens operated out of a 99-year-old mansion, minting Lake County s first millionaire, enriching him enough to build Meyer s Castle in Dyer and becoming one of the most Regions
“A Christmas Story Christmas,” which hit small screens starting Nov. 17 via HBO Max, has been well-received by audiences and fans (myself included) fond of the original 1983 film. One of my own learning moments after recently seeing the new film, most of which is set in Northwest Indiana (but note, the movie wasn’t filmed on location in Northwest Indiana), has to do with the department store in downtown fictional Hohman, named as “Higbee’s Department Store.”