Events on July 30, 2019
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Gene Stratton-Porter and Her Limberlost
6:30pm to 8pm @
The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
Ball State University
400 Minnetrista Boulevard, Muncie
Cost: No Charge - Reservations Required Ages: 18+ 
In the early 1800s the Limberlost Swamp was described as a “treacherous swamp and quagmire, filled with every plant, animal and human danger known — in the worst of such locations in the central states.” Stretching for 13,000 acres the vast forest and swampland was legendary for its quicksand and unsavory characters. The swamp received its name from Limber Jim, who got lost while hunting in the swamp. When the news spread, the cry went out “Limber’s lost!”
To famed Indiana author Gene Stratton-Porter, the swamp was her playground, laboratory and inspiration for her acclaimed articles, fiction and photographs. In the 18 years that she lived at Limberlost, she wrote six of her 12 novels and five of her seven nature books, including the best-selling Freckles and A Girl of the Limberlost. An estimated 50 million people worldwide have read her works, and many of her novels were produced as motion pictures.
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Halteman Village Neighborhood Assoc. Meeting
7pm to 8pm @
Halteman Village Baptist Church
4100 N. Oakwood Avenue, Muncie IN 47304
Open to all city residents in Halteman Village, Norwood, NorHall, Vienna Woods.
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