The Spencer County Visitors Bureau has introduced new weekend packages to attract visitors and increase overnight stays during the upcoming fall season. Eight Fall-O-Weekends will take place on Saturdays and Sundays this September and October.

The Visitors Bureau decided to launch Fall-O-Weekends because the county has a lot to offer visitors during this season. The weekends will feature fall scenery, activities such as horseback riding and visiting wineries and a pumpkin patch, new Halloween events like Happy Halloween Weekends at Holiday World and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" at Santa Claus Museum & Village, and more.

The streets of Tell City and Huntingburg are a bit brighter thanks to the hard work of the city utilities and with a little help from the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA).

IMPA was awarded a $5 million grant by the US Department of Energy through the General Innovation Grant Fund Program, a part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, on behalf of its member communities to implement local street light retrofitting programs.  Overall, the initiative involves 11,000 new street lights in 30 communities in Indiana served by IMPA.  

The results are now evident in both Tell City and Huntingburg as the utilities have completed the installation of light-emitting diode (LED) street lights in the communities.

The 2011 Santa Claus Christmas Celebration kicks off on the first weekend of December with holiday-themed family activities and events.

“We celebrate Christmas all year long, but the town goes all out during December,” says Melissa Wilkinson, executive director of the Spencer County Visitors Bureau. “With the lodging packages and special events going on each weekend, the Christmas Celebration is a great way to experience the season.”

This celebration full of family fun will be held on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the first three weekends of December. Holiday events and traditions throughout the area include: