Local Attractions in Marshall County, Indiana

The Ancilla Domini Chapel dominates the center wing of the main building of the Motherhouse for the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ in the U.S. province. The first Sisters came from Germany in 1868 and settled near Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1918 they purchased property just beyond Donaldson for retreat, rest and recreation. On May 24, 1923, the “Chapel in the Corn Field” was dedicated. The architecture of the Ancilla Domini Chapel expresses a great movement of the human spirit. The neo-Gothic columns of the nave soar up as if reaching toward heaven.

The columns are decorated with the ancient Greek and Roman design, the Corinthian style, used often by the Romans in their adaptations of Greek forms. Frances Xavier Zettler of the Royal Barvarian Institute of Munich, Germany designed the German baroque style of stained glass windows. The altars are made of butternut and golden oak and were made in LaCrosse, Wisconsin and hauled to Donaldson in freight wagons. All the statues are woodcarvings from Germany. On the unique ceiling are featured images of angels supporting symbols of Mary as queen. Louis Van Dinter as his last masterpiece built the large organ.

The pipes were made in Pennsylvania by Gottfried, a firm famous for the art of voicing organ pipes. The organ has 21 ranks in three divisions and 1,291 pipes. The interior was painted for the first time in 1951; the centennial of the order’s beginning in Dernbach, Germany. Master artists from the DaPrado Studio in Chicago used the many shades of gray in the design. The PHJC Ministry Center with its beautiful grounds and prayer garden is located on the shore of Lake Gilbraith. Worship is the purpose of this chapel – to respond to God’s unconditional love through beauty, music, words and actions.

Ecumenical groups frequently enjoy this worship space. It is a place of prayer for people of all faiths. The Ancilla Domini Chapel is open to all that visit the PHJC Ministry Center.

Enjoy a movie and a snack at the Bremen Theatre!

At The Center at Donaldson you can pray, attend college classes, retire to an independent living apartment, receive long term nursing care, learn to care for the earth, buy natural beef, participate in a retreat or conference AND learn to weave or create with clay.

The Trail of Death starts at the Menominee statue south of Plymouth. Chief Menominee and his band of Potawatomi Indians were forced to move from Indiana to Kansas in 1838 and many died. On September 4, 1909 the State of Indiana erected the Chief Menominee Statue in remembrance of the horror the Indians were put through and a memorial to the Potawatomi Indians.

The Culver Academies is a college prep school comprised of The Culver Military Academy (CMA), founded in 1894 and The Culver Girls Academy (CGA), founded in 1971.CMA is based on a military system that is designed to teach the principles of leadership, integrity, self-discipline, manners and respect for self, others and authority. The Culver Girls Academy operates under a system of self-government known as a prefect system. Structured with legislative, judicial and executive branches, the CGA system allows each girl the opportunity to lead and progress to higher levels of responsibility.The redbrick buildings on the New Englandesque, 1800-acre campus contain military touches like turrets and parapets and are located on the shore of beautiful Lake Maxinkuckee.

The chapel houses the second largest pipe organ and clarion in the United States. The Vaughn Equestrian Center has the largest indoor riding arena located on an academic campus. The 47,000 square foot library is one of the most modern secondary school libraries in the country, with a shelf capacity for 150,000 volumes, providing the latest in technology.Perhaps the academy’s biggest source of pride, however, is its Black Horse Troop; the largest remaining mounted cavalry unit in the United States. The Troop has ridden in 13 Presidential Inaugural Parades starting with President Woodrow Wilson’s in 1913 through President George W. Bush’s in 2001.

Culver boasts such well-known alumni as Hal Holbrook and Gene Siskel, as well as scores of corporate chieftains such as Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams. Several Congressmen and Governors also attended the school.

At the Culver Academies Museum and Gift Shop museum guests will get a glimpse of the beginnings of Culver Military Academy through rare artifacts, including original 1860s and 1870s stoves and clocks sold by founder Henry Harrison Culver as the catalyst of what would become one of the premiere private boarding schools in the United States.Fall & Winter Hours of Operation are Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Culver Cove is the northern Indiana’s finest condominium. If you are looking for a family reunion, weekend getaway, or corporate outing the Cove offers a unique relaxation getaway along the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Indiana.

The Cove also offers event space with 5,000 square feet of spacious banquet facilities for a small or large business meetings, wedding, or even Christmas parties, for your every banquet event, in house catering is available as well.

Newly built, beautiful event center perfect for weddings, receptions, parties, celebrations, meetings, and more. Located on the Marshall County 4-H Fairgrounds. Seats 307, huge kitchen facility, tables and chairs included with rental, alcohol allowed.

Marshall County is host to the largest 4 day festival in Indiana, with nearly a half a million attendees over the Labor Day Weekend. The festival provides a wide variety of entertainment on 3 stages, craft and commercial booths, delicious and unique food booths, while lighting up the sky with a spectacular fireworks display, a grand parade, foot race, car show, and so much more.

Plymouth Speedway features a 3/8ths (0.375) mile banked paved track with a 1/5 mile banked dirt track.

The Potawatomi Tribe once called this region their home, before they were force west in the 1830’s. This quiet 317 acre preserve along the Tippecanoe River includes the site of a rare post-removal Potawatomi village that existed until the early 1850s. Images depict its past, as well as an 1834 cabin, the oldest structure in Marshall County. Displays in the Interpretive Center give a glimpse of the area’s rich history and nature. Visitors can hike five miles of trails through woodlands and prairie. You may spot turkey, waterfowl and deer along the way, as well as a wide variety of birds.

Come for a show and a snack! Showland Cinemas provides a full service family entertainment facility with a concession stand with an extensive menu and meticulously clean restrooms.

After its extensive Art Deco renovation, The REES Theatre is now considered the area’s newest performing arts center. The REES is designed in tiers with flexible seating which lends itself to various types of programs. The REES Theatre offers a versatile venue, great for concerts, movies, community theater, receptions, conferences and more.

The Tri-Way Drive-In Theater opened their doors on June 4, 1953 as a single screen venue in the early years of America’s Drive-In boom. The name of the theater was selected from names submitted by the public. The name was selected because of its location on what was U.S. 31, between U.S. 6 and 30. Janet Combs, who submitted the name, received a year’s family pass to the theater.”Tri-Way” is one of the few operating drive-in theaters in the state of Indiana. It currently has four screens for your viewing pleasure.

Located is beautiful historic downtown Plymouth, Wild Rose Moon functions as a small concert hall, where people come to listen to performers and speakers. Providing 90 seat theater where warm ambience and personal connection are conduits for positive interaction.