Dave Branneman

This year’s Persimmon Festival will offer more events and activities than it ever has throughout its 63-year history. The Persimmon Festival is held September 21 – 26, 2009 in Mitchell, Indiana, located in Lawrence County. The annual Persimmon Festival is …

The Limestone Heritage Festival will be the grand finale to the first Limestone Month in Lawrence County, Indiana. Lawrence County’s rich limestone quarrying and carving history began in the early 1800s. In fact, limestone from Empire Quarry in Oolitic was …