The World's Most Beautiful Places
A statue of Saint Francis of Assisi holding a crucifix, at the Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality west of Jeffersonville, Indiana. The Mt. Saint Francis retreat center opened in 1975 and is owned by an order of Conventual Franciscan Friars, a group affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.
The green and red polished ceramic-tile roof of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana. The roof depicts three Christian crosses (Crucifixes), one of which is shown here.
At 7,802 acres, Muscatatuck is the state of Indiana’s oldest National Wildlife Refuge (founded in 1966). It was purchased with Duck Stamps and is largely converted farmland. Its name derives from the Muscatatuck River, which means “land of winding waters”. In addition to the forest and marshlands that comprise much of the refuge, there remain a number of historical remnants, including an old cemetery, cabin, and barn from the people that once called the refuge home. Today the refuge is managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and maintains many connections to the surrounding communities, including the Boy Scouts, local visitors bureaus, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.