Outdoor Indiana Magazine Features Rev. Peyton

Outdoor Indiana magazine’s September-October issue marries the outdoors and music with an article on the namesake of The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band.

The band released its “Between the Ditches” album earlier this month.

Readers will learn how the Brown County-based national recording and touring musician/vocalist meshes his love of the Hoosier outdoors lifestyle with his lyrics and country-blues music.

The 48-page full-color magazine also includes a cover feature on surfing Indiana’s portion of Lake Michigan, a chilly pursuit that can result in an icicle beard.

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Shades State Park, the most primitive state park in Indiana, is featured in an eight-page removable insert. That article continues the magazine’s series in which one state park or reservoir property will be portrayed through 2016, the 100th anniversary of Indiana state parks.

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Outdoor Indiana is available now at most DNR properties and Barnes & Noble stores in Indiana for $3 a copy. Save 33 percent off the cover price and buy a one-year, six-issue subscription for $12. The November-December issue will include a 2013 removable calendar.

To subscribe online or read excerpts, go to OutdoorIndiana.org. Subscriptions can also be purchased by calling (317) 233-3046. Outdoor Indiana makes a great gift to remind your college-bound son or daughter of home … or educate them how to enjoy their new surroundings.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining natural areas such as state parks, state forests, recreation areas, etc. There are many divisions within the DNR and each has a specific role. The DNR is not only responsible for maintaining resource areas but also manages Indiana's fish and wildlife, reclaims coal mine ground, manages forested areas, aids in the management of wildlife on private lands, enforces Indiana's conservation laws, and many other duties not named here. According to the department's website, their mission is "to protect, enhance, preserve, and wisely use natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the benefit of Indiana's citizens through professional leadership, management, and education."