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Dig a little deeper into stories about our history, unique guest features, and what’s happening around the resort.

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A Personally Planned Getaway, Thanks to Our Experience Design Team

May 24, 2021
A family posing on a hotel balcony
So many guests who’ve taken advantage of our new Experience Design service have said the same thing: “I wouldn’t have known about half the stuff that was available there.”
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A Family Connection, Spotted in a 1930s Photo

November 05, 2020
Guests rocking on the veranda at French Lick Springs Hotel
We love this photo because it captures the spirit of a bygone era: French Lick Springs Hotel in the 1930s. A couple of our recent guests love this photo for another reason: some of these people in the photo are family.
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French Lick Resort, From a Kid's Perspective

October 09, 2020
A woman and children walking into a large building
Hear from some of the kids who entered our recent "My Dream Vacation at French Lick Resort" Creative Writing Contest, where we asked them to describe their perfect stay.
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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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Those Steps Add Up: Indoor Walking Routes at the Resort

January 20, 2020
French Lick Springs Hotel Interior
Even when we’re under winter’s icy rule this time of year, it’s always sunny and 70 indoors at French Lick Resort.
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Cooking Up Memories from the Early Days of Hotel Kitchens

A group of chefs at a table
How many bacon and eggs were cooked each morning for French Lick Springs Hotel guests in the early heyday of the hotel?
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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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Another big save in West Baden: The First Baptist Church

February 23, 2018
West Baden First Baptist Church
Dormant for decades and modest in its Gothic Revival style, the First Baptist Church in West Baden Springs has some congruence with the arc of the most prominent building in town: West Baden Springs Hotel.
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