The New Indy Must-Do List: Show Your Hoosier Pride

These local products let you revel in your roots while supporting homegrown businesses.
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Dickinson Custom Furniture & Kitchenware Indiana cutting board
$56. Homespun: Modern Handmade
869 Massachusetts Ave., 317-351-0280, homespunindy.com

Kurt Vonnegut finger puppet
$6. Kurt Vonnegut Library Gift Store
340 N. Senate Ave., 652-1954, vonnegutlibrary.org

Hoosier Momma Bloody Mary Maker
$5.99 to $9.99. Sold at Marsh, Meijer, Kroger, and other locations,
hoosiermomma.com

Studio Indiana fine-art photography books and prints
 $22 and up. Studio Indiana
430 N. Sewell Rd., Bloomington, 812-332-5037, studioindiana.com

United State of Indiana flask
$25. Homespun: Modern Handmade
869 Massachusetts Ave., 317-351-0280, homespunindy.com

240sweet marshmallows
$6.50. The Simply Sweet Shoppe
30 N. Range Line Rd., Carmel, 317-818-9866, simplysweetshoppe.com

Peared Creation Indianapolis Brewery lamp
$130 to $260. Homespun: Modern Handmade
869 Massachusetts Ave., 351-0280, homespunindy.com

Burton’s Maplewood Farm maple syrup
$8 to $35. Burtons
maplewoodfarm.com

Tiny Indiana State charm necklace (gold-dipped or solid silver)
$50 to $60. Silver in the City
434 Massachusetts Ave., 317-955-9925, silverinthecity.com

Linnea’s Lights hand-poured natural soy candles
$16 to $32. Oliver’s Twist
14390 Clay Terrace Blvd., Carmel, 317-569-8420, olivertwistpaper.com; Uber, 31 W. City Center Dr., Carmel, 317-564-5638, shopuber.com

I LOVE Indiana pillow
$48. Crimson Tate
845 Massa-chusetts Ave., 317-426-3300, crimsontate.com

Ambre Blends Pure Essence Oils
$46. Ambre Blends
317-257-0202, ambreblends.com

“Elliot” traveler
$960. House of 5th (showroom by appointment only)
2807 E. 10th St., 317-410-7786, houseof5th.com

Kitty-litter panniers by IndyCog
$35 for two
indycog.org/merchandise

Kyle Ragsdale paintings
$100 to $5,000. Kyle Ragsdale
1505 N. Delaware St., Ste. 13, 317-531-0474, kyleragsdale.com

Indiana State Flag belt buckle
$31. Fosterweld
208-391-1227, fosterweld.com

Pattern magazine
$10. Printtext
652 E. 52nd St., 317-910-8203, patternindy.com

The Bearded State tee by Vardagen
$26. Vardagen
8684 E. 116th St., shop.vardagen.com

Flag tee by United State of Indiana
$26. United State of Indiana
317-759-4874, unitedstateofindiana.com

We Like You Here tee by Indie Loves Indy
$26.
sundayafternoonhousewife.net

No Mean City T-shirt by The Brick Shirthouse
$15. Homespun
869 Massachusetts Ave., 317-351-0282, homespunindy.com



So you’ve climbed the Monument, munched on corn at the Indiana State Fair, had your mouth set afire by a certain shrimp-cocktail sauce. But what are the modern-day rites of passage? We have answers: The New Indy-Must Do List.


This article appeared in the February 2014 issue.