Indiana’s state motto is “The crossroads of America,” having long been a hub for the paths and highways that have connected the United States. Its landscape includes prairie, lakeshore, forest, and farmland. Gathered here are a few glimpses into the various features of Indiana, and some of the animals and people calling it home.
This photo story is part of Fifty, a collection of images from each of the United States.
Three sandhill cranes fly together over a wetland area in Indiana. Every fall, thousands of migrating sandhill cranes visit the state's marshes and wetlands, such as Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area. #
The Cataract Falls Covered Bridge, built in 1876, spans Mill Creek in Indiana's Lieber State Recreation Area. #
The art deco Lincoln Bank Tower rises behind the Allen County Courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. #
A crowd waits on the shore of Lake Michigan before the start of the Great Lakes Grand Prix powerboat race in Michigan City, Indiana. #
People drive classic race cars in downtown Indianapolis during the Indy 500 Parade. #
An aerial view of downtown Indianapolis, seen from above Military Park #
"The Pyramids," three 11-story pyramid-shaped office buildings, stand in a College Park commercial area in Indianapolis. #
Guests ride on the "skyride" during opening day of the Indiana State Fair, on August 2, 2019, in Indianapolis. #
A farm scene in Parke County, Indiana #
Fall foliage stretches as far as the eye can see, viewed from a ridge top in Indiana's Brown County State Park. #
Eos, a sculpture by the artist Dessa Kirk, stands at Fifth and Lindsey Streets in Columbus, Indiana. #
An Amish farmer spreads seed for the next corn season near the settlement of Emma, in LaGrange County. Indiana is home to more than 57,000 Amish citizens. #
A snowy owl sits in the stubble of a corn field as snow falls near Macy, Indiana. #
A teenager checks his phone as storm clouds pass in Zionsville, Indiana. #
Fans watch as cars race down the front stretch during the 101st Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 28, 2017. #
James Hinchcliffe of Canada, driver of the No. 27 GoDaddy Chevrolet, races during the IZOD IndyCar Series 97th running of the Indianapolis 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. #
Michigan City East Light stands along a breakwater in the harbor of Michigan City, Indiana. #
A Cargill plant dominates the landscape along Wolf Lake on the edge of Forsythe Park on January 8, 2019, in Hammond, Indiana. #
TJ Gibbs of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish drives to the basket against Devonte Green of the Indiana Hoosiers in the first half of the Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on December 16, 2017. #
A deer walks through part of the campus of Indiana University Bloomington. #
Crows rest in a tree in Bloomington, Indiana, during their annual migration. #
Clouds fill the sky over a wheat field in Atlanta, Indiana. #
A player runs onto the field on a snowy night for lacrosse practice at Zionsville High School in Zionsville, Indiana, #
A view of Indianapolis, along the Indiana Central Canal. #
City Methodist Church, a large, crumbling structure in Gary, Indiana, was abandoned in 1975. #
Indianapolis Rowing Center rowers practice at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis. #
A close-up of a blue jay taken at the nature center in Turkey Run State Park, Indiana #
A view from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore near Chesterton, Indiana. In the distance, across Lake Michigan, parts of the Chicago skyline rise above the horizon. #
Storm clouds pass over a cornfield in Bloomington, Indiana. #
An ice-covered park bench stands near the south shore of Lake Michigan, in the city of Whiting. #
A bison stands in Kankakee Sands restoration area, one of a small herd brought from South Dakota as part of a reintroduction program on the northwest-Indiana prairie. #
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