West Baden Springs Hotel Archives

French Lick Resort at Age 10: A Return to Grandeur and a Revived Economy

The West Baden Springs and French Lick Springs hotels employ nearly 1,700 people; 67 percent of them live in Orange County.

January 24, 2017

BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…

August 12, 2016

BY KATHY JONAS A trolley service reminiscent of travel in the early 1900s and a form of golf using a soccer ball are new…

September 9, 2015

BY MIKE LEONARD When the Louisville Concours d’Elegance decided to have its 2013 classic car show at the West Baden Springs Hotel last October,…

June 10, 2014

BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Restoring West Baden Springs Hotel and French Lick Resort was only the first step of a larger “impact project,” says Steve…

November 6, 2012

BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR A haunting air of nostalgia has long hung over the West Baden Springs Hotel and its neighbor the French Lick Resort:…

June 22, 2012