This Indiana Trail is All About America's Favorite Fat Cat

No matter what generation you're part of, I bet you've heard of the lasagna-loving orange tabby named Garfield. I first met Garfield in 2004, when Garfield: The Movie was released on VHS. As a kid, I thoroughly enjoyed this live-action tale, which featured Bill Murray as the voice of the hungry feline. However, after going back and watching it recently, I can see why the movie earned a 5/10 rating on IMDB. (I still don't know how the film managed to spawn a sequel.) That said, I sometimes catch the old cartoons on TV, and they still seem to make me laugh.

If you're a longtime Indiana resident, you may be aware that Garfield's creator, Jim Davis, is a fellow Hoosier. According to the Indiana Historical Society, Davis was born near Marion in 1945 and attended Ball State University for art and business. He later began writing comic strips and noticed there were several about dogs but none about cats. Eventually, Garfield was born, and he later evolved into numerous iterations of movies and television.

Whether you love the movies, TV shows, or the classic comic, everyone can get a hearty dose of Garfield by traveling along the Garfield Trail in Grant County, Indiana. This one-of-a-kind trail features 14 statues of the beloved cat and stretches from Fairmont, Indiana, to Upland, Indiana. According to the Grant County Visitors Bureau, each statue is about five feet tall and depicts Jim Davis’s Garfield in a number of outfits, ranging from a firefighter to a basketball star.

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While the trail may take some time to complete, I'm sure it would make for a great family day trip. It's definitely something I've already added to my bucket list. However, when I make the hike up to Marion, I'll be sure to stop at one of Grant County's local restaurants for some lasagna in honor of Jim Davis’s iconic character.

10 Totally Wrong Assumptions We Had as Kids About How Things Work

I saw a question on Ask Reddit recently from user u/BlackbuckDeer that asked, what wrong assumptions we had as kids about how things work. I knew my answer instantly. When I was a kid, I thought the music played on the radio was done by the artists themselves sitting in the studio. I imagined a long line of artists twisting and turning their way down the hallways of the station waiting their turn to come on and play. I don't think that's what led to me being interested in a career in radio, but having now worked in the business for over 20 years and knowing how the songs get played, looking back on that thought makes me laugh a little bit. I figured if I had a thought like that, you probably did too. So, I put the question on Facebook. The responses were not only great, but when you think about it like a kid would, they all made perfect sense.

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The 25 Smallest Towns In Indiana With Shockingly Low Populations

The 25 smallest towns in Indiana have population numbers that will blow your mind. Wait until you see the smallest's population size!

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See Inside the Mt. Vernon Home Rumored to be Part of the Underground Railroad

Located at 917 Mill Street in Mt. Vernon, less than a mile north of the Ohio River, there are a few different rumors of how the Robin Hill home was involved in helping slaves escape to the North. One rumor suggested there was a tunnel underneath the home slaves would use to pass through after getting off a boat on the river. That rumor has been debunked, but there once was a creek that ran near the home which was so overgrown with plants it looked like a tunnel. It is believed slaves used the creek as a pathway as they headed north. The home's current owner, Brian Alldredge, says he heard someone who lived or worked at the home during that time period would hang a colored blanket over the balcony to let those assisting the slaves know whether or not it was safe to pass with one particular color providing a green light, so to speak, and another warning there were people in the area looking for runaway slaves (some people in the North were known to capture slaves and send them back to the South).

The home went through a $700,000 remodel from 2001-2008 which included a new foundation and main support walls, all new floor joist and floors, new roof, new windows, and new drywall. It's currently for sale on Zillow with an asking price of $412,500

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