PARKE COUNTY GUIDE - Parke County COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL - VISITORS GUIDE - Rockville Indiana

2019 Covered Bridge Festival in Mansfield

Mansfield Village Celebrates The

Covered Bridge Festival

October 11-20 2019
8 am - 5 pm Daily

The Mansfield Village celebration of the Covered Bridge Festival is unlike anywhere else in the county. As hundreds of thousands of visitors gather in October every year in

Parke County, Indiana, the Mansfield Covered Bridge stands out as one of the most visited. Built in 1867, this bridge is 247 feet long and was built by J. J. Daniels to cross Big Raccoon Creek. It is an icon that continues to remind us of a simpler time.

Rockville: More Than Just Our County Seat

The quaint, small town of Rockville is the place to be all four seasons of the year. Come visit us and find yourself renewed, refreshed, and revitalized no matter the time of the year. Our “neck of the woods” is flourishing largely due to the efforts of MainStreet Rockville. You will find our town square alive and very well, offering so much for our residents and visitors.

Welcome to Northern Parke County (MAP)

We invite you to come experience Northern Parke County where you can walk wooded wonderlands of virgin forests, marvel over magnificent sandstone ravines, descend canyons of untouched geological formations and experience a piece of Indiana that time has carefully molded and that has been left virtually untouched by the modern world.

Festival Activities at Montezuma, Indiana

Covered Bridge Festival Activities at Montezuma, Indiana

October 12 through October 21, 2018*

*See 2019-2020 Parke County Guide for 2019 Dates & Times.

Sugar Valley Spirits

Sugar Valley Spirits founder, Colten Lambermont, has a passion and palate for Caribbean style rum that began on remote islands of the Florida Keys, while searching for fish, lost treasure, and the perfect sunset. His dream is to bottle that feeling and share it with his friends and family back home in Indiana.

Up The Creek Boat-tiqué

Steer your course to Up the Creek Boat-ique and be delighted at the unique decor, great food and, best of all, an attitude from a different latitude! Up the Creek has evolved to a restaurant well known for its great and varied menu. Owned by the Lambermont family, who fell in love with Bahia Honda State Park in the Lower Keys, you will get a taste of the “key life” in this business themed around Latitude 24! Treasures from their stays there decorate this unique restaurant.

The Peaceful Waters Campground and the Old Goat Trading Post in Bloomingdale

After a full day of covered bridge shopping, Peaceful Waters Campground offers a relaxing way to unwind. Whether you like boating, fishing, or just enjoying fellowship time around a crackling fire watching the sky fill with stars, this campground offers it all.

Turkey Hill Farm Antiques & Uniques

By Sharon Clark Earl, Freelance Writer

I didn’t know my grandmothers, but I like to think they would have lived in a home just like Karen and John Stutler’s Turkey Hill Farm Antiques and Uniques. Located down a gravel lane surrounded by fields, 1⁄4 mile south off US 47 on Marshall Road, this gem is easy to find.

Clements Canoes Outdoor Center

During the Wisconsinan glaciation period, glaciers were sitting right on Central Indiana. With the melting of the glaciers, very unique topography was created including large hills and sandstone bluffs. In the 1800’s settlers started their journey West. With this movement, towns and mills were created along what is now known as Sugar Creek.

Swarey’s Variety Store in Marshall Indiana

Among the backroads of beautiful Parke County you will spot a horse-drawn buggy or two and an Amish shop every now and then. One shop you especially won’t want to miss is sitting among a pristine farm and beautiful gardens in rural Marshall, Indiana called Swarey’s Variety Store.

Inside you’ll find all sorts of goodies from handcrafted clocks to fine china to Rada cutlery, to a large selection of craft and stamp supplies, to educational toys and books galore, including Amish cook books with those especially delicious recipes shared to delight your taste buds! You will also find hand sewn baby clothes, hand-made rugs and doilies, an array of locally hand crafted woodwork and much more!

Bloomin’ Barn Antiques North of Rockville

Just six miles North of Rockville, Indiana in Parke County, you will find the Bloomin’ Barn tucked away in wooded seclusion. You will notice the uniqueness of the Barn as you approach it down the winding lane just off US 41.

On your visit to the Barn you will meet the owner Greg Bryant. Greg has been in the antique business since 1969. He opened his first shop behind his parents house in Bloomingdale. This is how the name Bloomin’ Barn originated.