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

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Ready for a leisurely getaway? We invite you to come and spend some time in Central Parke County. You can tour covered bridges, stroll around quaint town squares, visit an art gallery, wonderful meals, delicious wines and inviting inns. Or spend some time at a campground and enjoy the natural beauty that is Central Parke County. Antique by day and relax by night. With all Central Parke County offers, we know you’ll want to stay for a while!

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.

2017 Featured Artist: Peggy Underwood

“Mansfield Mill in Winter” by Peggy Underwood

This year the Covered Bridge Art Association is raffling off an oil painting by artist Peggy Underwood for this years scholarship fundraiser. The work “Mansfield Mill in Winter” is a beautiful work that captures the beauty of winter at the mill after a fresh blanket of snow falls.

Covered Bridge Campground in Rockville

Covered Bridge Campground

Brian Williams, Amanda and David Gregg own and operate the Covered Bridge Campground. We have 73 sites, a shower house and public restroom. Come join us for some fun during the festival or just for a family friendly weekend!

You can view our pictures on Facebook or at www.coveredbridgecampground.com.

Timeless ‘n Classic Antique Mall, Rockville

Jill and Bill Dixon

Jill and Bill Dixon are the quintessential fun loving, friendly, knowledgeable and downright folksy owners of Parke County’s largest antique venue. The couple have been collecting antiques and vintage items since the early days of their marriage. Jill has been a lifelong Covered Bridge Festival crafter along with her mother, Millie Warnick, an early member of the Covered Bridge Art Gallery who was instrumental in bringing the Mansfield area into the festival mode.

Old Jail Inn and the Drunk Tank Winery

The Old Jail Inn Parke County started in 2009, with the purchase of an 1879 flat steel, riveted door and frame in the basement of the abandoned jail. The door lead to the original Drunk Tank. The jail was transformed by Debra Olson in four months. It was a labor of love once the idea was conceived. The old jail is a destination getaway, with nine private cells turned into suites and guest rooms.

Neva’s Antiques & Collectibles in Rockville

If you are looking for something from the past, an unusual item of the modern day or an antique of unique style--the place to look is Neva’s Store on the north side of the square in Rockville. It’s the most complete compilation of eclectic wares around.

Heirloom Traders Association — (HTA)

Whatcha Got? Is it antique, vintage, or collectible? Antique - 100+ year old items; Vintage - items ranging from 40 to 99 years old; Collectible - anything one decides to collect (age doesn’t matter).

As Parke County’s Covered Bridge Capital has grown from only a few antique shops to more than a dozen, a collective group of shops and vendors has emerged to decipher “whatcha got?”. Formed in the winter of 2016, they are the Heirloom Traders Association (HTA).

Twilight Dairy Just West of Rockville

Twilight Dairy is the home of a small herd of contented, grass-fed cows who produce the rich raw milk we use to process our yogurt and cheese.

The cows are milked twice daily and that fresh from the cow milk is the base of the tasty cheese and yogurt that we process here on the farm.

Roll on in for Wheel House Donuts

Craig Waugh and Valerie Vezey grew up in small-town Canada. Desperate to get away from the cold, they moved to Indiana twenty years ago. Recently retired and with a son still in high school in Carmel, Ind, they entered into a new partnership resulting in Wheel House Donuts.