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Inn & Restaurant
A Charming 19th Century Style Inn and Restaurant
• 20 Guest Rooms, 3 Suites with Whirlpool Baths
• Banquet and Conference Rooms for Retreats or Parties
• Gift Certificates Available
Serving Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast Buffet 7:30 am – 10:30 am“ Early Bird” Specials Mon.– Thurs. 3 – 5 pm
At the corner of Van Buren and Franklin Streets in Nashville, Indiana
812-988-0600 • 800-737-0255 artistscolonyinn. com
Since 1981 • Open 362 Days a Year
Find something special for you and your loved ones from our selection of
Quality Gifts & Collectibles including distinctive hand-painted Brown County ornaments and Locally-made pottery
Friendly, knowledgeable staff We ship every day Visit our website www. CarolsCrafts. com
E-mail: Sales @ CarolsCrafts. com 800-345-6388
Artists Colony Shops, S. Van Buren St., Nashville
Toys and Games for All Ages A Brown County Tradition since 1972
Located in the Artists Colony Shops 125 S. Van Buren St. – Nashville, IN
www. browncountytoychest. com • 812-988-2817
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It’ s not all food or food products, although, heaven knows, there’ s enough of that to justify the place. The adjoining shop area is stuffed with all kinds of antiques, quilts, kitchen curtains, lamps, lamps shades, rugs, and candles, along with many other things too numerous to mention.
Myself, I am a sucker for the hot apple dumplings with a topping of vanilla ice cream, and maybe some apple cider or an old fashioned root-beer float.
I like to take my tasty acquisition and find a spot to sit and sort of study on all the many different kinds of things literally cramming every corner of the store. The motto down at the Nashville Country Store is“ Step Back Into Time.” You can study all of the various items in the shop with a cloud of memories.
Some of it is stuff that old grandma might have actually had, while other things are often items we wish we could give to her. Reaching back into time in our minds is an often unreliable but always fruitful practice.
It takes us back to an earlier time, and helps us to see our current place and time from that reference point of the long ago.
And, along with the nostalgia and memories of days gone by, we get a tasty treat to soothe the savage sweet tooth of today.
So, with hearts, minds, and stomachs each fulfilled, we are profoundly satisfied. •
Nov./ Dec. 2014 • Our Brown County 51