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Category - West Baden Springs Hotel

Take a Peek Inside West Baden Springs Hotel's "Movie Room"

February 08, 2022
West Baden Hotel Room
The next time you visit West Baden Springs Hotel, maybe — just maybe — you’ll be staying where some Hollywood magic was made.
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Parlay a Getaway into Self-Improvement for 2022

Woman in hat in front of building
Maybe you’re into the whole New Year’s resolution thing. Maybe you’re not. And maybe you are, but you’ve already slipped a little bit in pursuit of those goals within the first 10 days of 2022. (It’s OK, no judgment here.)
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More New Snapshots from the Resort's Past

Historic Photo Collage of French Lick Resort
We've got a whole new batch of snapshots to share from the early days of French Lick and West Baden Springs Hotels.
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Some New (Old) Photos Uncovered from the Resort's Past

Guests standing in a historic building
We acquired some never-before-seen photos from the old days of French Lick and West Baden Springs Hotels, and they shine a little more light on some of the incredible history that lives here at French Lick Resort.
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The 2021 Youth Pluto & Sprudels, Paying Homage to Our Baseball Past

A collection of baseball players in uniform
This summer, the youth baseball all-stars team in our community is patterning its jerseys after the French Lick Plutos and West Baden Sprudels, the two independent baseball teams that played here in the early 1900s.
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A Stormy 90th Birthday Celebration with a Sunny Twist

June 17, 2021
A woman standing in gardens
As a Master Gardener, Lois Ephlin can appreciate what a good downpour brings. And she can certainly teach us a thing or two about how to make the most of a rainy day at West Baden Springs Hotel.
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Brick by Brick: All the Materials it Required to Build West Baden Springs Hotel

June 10, 2020
West Baden Springs Hotel
What exactly went into the original construction of West Baden Springs Hotel? The amount of materials that went into building this structure is astounding.
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Stay for Weeks? It Was Once the Norm at French Lick and West Baden

People sitting outside a hotel
Back in early-1900s heyday of our hotels, the average stay for guests was two to six weeks.
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