Indiana Foods Trail Maps Created by Ball State University Students
The Indiana Building Better Communities initiative was created to spur economic development in the state. The Business Fellows program at Ball State University is part of that initiative, and last year students from the program worked to create a project and Web site promoting Indiana’s traditional foods.
“Students in the program partnered with Indiana Foodways…to establish the non-profit start-up,” according to Claire Arbogast in an article, "A Recipe for Mouth-Watering Tourism," in the Ball State Alumnus magazine’s November 2008 issue. “Students devoted hours to building the Indiana Foodways’ brand identity and Web site http://www.indianafoodways.com/, producing food-story broadcasts and articles…building a database of Indiana-made foods and a photography resource library…and designing promotions.”
The students created eight culinary trails that cross the state featuring Indiana staple foods like the sugar cream pie, tenderloins, candy companies, tea rooms, and bakeries, including Concannon’s Pastry Shop in Muncie. The “interactive maps help you plan wonderful day and overnight trips so that you can discover where some of the most incredible food can be found right here in Indiana.” Tourists can download PDF files of the trail information.
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