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Tourism serves as a vital economic engine in LaGrange County, especially at this time of year while the
 county is gearing up for its many holiday attractions.
The Town of Shipshewana alone attracts over 2,000,000 visitors every year to experience the largest outdoor flea market in the Midwest, or to browse through the quaint retail shops and enjoy home-style Amish meals.
But tourism reaches out beyond the Town of Shipshewana. LaGrange County is a perfect home for naturalists and those who love outdoor sports. The county is home to the 11,605 acre Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area encompassing 529 acres of lakes, 17 miles of free flowing river, and diverse woodlands and camping areas. Sixty-seven natural lakes, rivers that are ideal for canoeing and kayaking, and a vibrant county and town parks system (including 2 skate-board parks) are also available so that people of all ages can find something outdoors to enjoy all year!
Learn more about Tourism in LaGrange County here
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Your Story, Made Here.This past month, the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership released a new website highlighting the quality of life in 
each of the 10 Northeast Indiana counties.
As a part of this project, videos were done featuring Shipshewana and LaGrange County, highlighting some of the local businesses as well as conveying the quality of life that we enjoy here.
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Don't miss Christmas in Shipshewana starting with the annual Light Show Parade on November 10th. Other festivities including C hocolate Day and the Annual Ice Festival run  all the way through the end of the year. Find the details here and plan your visit!
Other events you won't want to miss include:
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Local "Must-See's"
As is true of every community, there are always attractions that you just can't visit without seeing. Here are a few from LaGrange County:
Hostetler's Hudson Museum The world's largest collection of Hudson cars, right in the heart of Shipshewana. Greenfield Mills Making quality flour and pancake mixes
since 1904. They also have an onsite store and offer tours.
Yoder Meet and Cheese Offers a variety of over 100 meat cuts top Quality Grain-Fed Beef grown naturally on local farms without added growth hormones, steroids, or by-products. Free of any antibiotics. See first hand their process by viewing their video. Guaranteed to make your mouth water! The Kingsbury House Specializing in fine arts, is a vibrate and talented gallery housed in a renovated hotel built in 1864 where you will find displays of oils, watercolors, pastels, stone, wood and more! "joie de vivre!" Menno-hof Visit this fascinating journey through past times to explore the Amish and Mennonite faith and their way of life. The Blue Gate Theater Offers evening entertainment in Shipshewana, featuring a number of intriguing plays and well known concert artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Diamond Rio, and Amy Grant to name a few with a variety of genres.
Just a taste of what LaGrange County has to offer!
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President's Perspective
The LCEDC has collaborated with the LaGrange County Convention and Visitor's Bureau on marketing materials to highlight the quality of life in LaGrange County. This partnership also fosters entrepreneurial support for retail and other tourism-based businesses, such as assisting two different canoe liveries and a tourist-oriented retail clothing store. We have also collaborated with Sturgis, MI in St. Joe County, and have produced marketing materials focusing on the Fawn River Crossing area. Last year, tourism and the travel industry contributed nearly $124.9 million to the LaGrange County economy. The industry created a total of 1,583 jobs, over 1/3 of which were in high wage occupations, and reached out to people from all over the Midwest as well as Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, California, New Jersey, Texas, Maine, and Nebraska just from a random sample one May day of last year. Tourism is a large economic driver in LaGrange County and we want the public, both in and outside of our community, to know that we have much to offer, not only for our targeted industry clusters, but also for tourism and quality of life. -Keith Gillenwater
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