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Explore the Ohio River Scenic Byway

August 16, 2020 By VisitMadison Leave a Comment

Madison is located along The Ohio River Scenic Byway in southern Indiana, between Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH.  Of course, we think that this is the prettiest part of the Byway. A trip along the Byway is your gateway to adventure. Discover antique shops, artist studios, and farm markets. Paddle a canoe, explore a cave, … more

Filed Under: Architecture, Arts, Check It Out, Dining, Families, Main Street, Nature, River Tagged With: architecture, art, families, food, history, Indiana, Madison, Ohio River, trail

Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues

August 14, 2019 By VisitMadison Leave a Comment

Rockin’ Blues, Barbeque, & Family Fun at Madison Ribberfest The riverfront in Madison, Indiana will be rocking to the soulful sound of blues and the smoky aroma of BBQ for the 18th annual Madison RibberFest Barbeque & Blues presented by Koehler Tire.  This two-day festival, August 16th & 17th along the scenic Ohio River in … more

Filed Under: Event, Families, Festival, Music, River Tagged With: barbeque, blues music, events, families, family, food, fun, Indiana, Madison, music, Ohio River, river

Rockin’ Blues & Barbeque at Madison Ribberfest

August 6, 2014 By admin Leave a Comment

August 15 & 16, Madison’s riverfront will be filled with the soulful sounds of blues and the smoky aroma of sizzling barbeque during the 13th annual Madison RibberFest Barbeque & Blues. This two-day festival along the scenic Ohio River in historic Madison, features regional and national blues bands, barbeque competitions, boat rides and more.   … more

Filed Under: Arts, Dining, Event, Families, Festival, Music, River Tagged With: events, families, food, fun, Indiana, music, Ohio River

Jet Boat Dinner Rides

July 22, 2014 By admin Leave a Comment

Rockin’ Thunder Jet Boat Rides LLC is now taking riders from Madison Indiana on Friday evening dinner trips on the Ohio River. The ride is 57 miles round trip with a dinner stop at Jo Jo’s Bar and Grill. Captains Paul Nicholson and Janet Harding added this Dinner Trip to the Rockin’ and Scenic rides … more

Filed Under: Dining, Nature, Recreation, River, Wildlife

Sure Beats Swimming Across the River

April 4, 2014 By admin Leave a Comment

I usually talk about food, however, with the Milton-Madison bridge closed during Janet Rockin Tconstruction, we have two wonder Captains who stepped up to assist our weary travelers going back and forth between the two towns. Janet and Paul from the Rockin’ Thunder Boat Rides have stepped up to help transport residents back and forth … more

Filed Under: Event, Families, River

Special Visit on the Riverfront in September

August 14, 2013 By VisitMadison Leave a Comment

This is definitely something that you won’t see everyday.  The LST 325, a Landing Ship Tank, a 328 foot long ship will be docked at Madison’s riverfront and available for tours Sept 12-16 from 9AM to 5PM. These ships could carry twenty Sherman tanks in the giant hold within the ship. They were the only ships … more

Filed Under: Event, Families, History, River Tagged With: events, families, history, Indiana, Madison, Ohio River, Tours

Music Fills the Air in August

August 7, 2013 By VisitMadison Leave a Comment

Music will fill the air in Madison this August beginning with Music in the Park on August 9th featuring Slick River Rockets.  With their fun and energetic take on what they call “rockabilly”, their Elvisesque swing sound will get you up on your feet.  Be sure to bring a lawn chair and have a fun … more

Filed Under: Arts, Event, Families, Festival, Music, River, Romance, Uncategorized Tagged With: arts, Culture, events, families, food, fun, Indiana, Jazz, Kids, Madison, music, musical, Ohio River, river, rock

We Demolished a Bridge…

July 24, 2013 By VisitMadison Leave a Comment

Well, part of one.  Because of the construction of the new Milton Madison Bridge that spans the Ohio River, the old bridge has to be removed.  This is being done in a series of scheduled demolitions: the first of which was on Tuesday. Everyone has been looking forward to the completion of this project and … more

Filed Under: Event, Families, Festival, History, River Tagged With: architecture, bridge, events, families, fun, history, Indiana, Madison, Ohio River, river

Long Live the Queens

July 10, 2013 By VisitMadison Leave a Comment

There is something magic that happens on Madison’s riverfront during the summer season – the return of the Queen of the Mississippi and the American Queen.  These majestic paddlewheelers create quite the buzz when they dock on the riverfront.  You can almost picture yourself as Scarlet O’Hara flirting with a riverboat rogue as you travel … more

Filed Under: Families, History, River, Romance, Uncategorized Tagged With: history, Indiana, Madison, Ohio River

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