Sunday, May 25, 2025
Clinton, TN to Fort Wayne, IN

At approximately 450 miles north of our house in Clinton, Tennessee, it was a no-brainer to stop for our first night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to visit my good friend Kristi! Sunday evening isn't the best time for bar-hopping, but we managed...

Sunday driving in Indiana

We met up with Kristi at Deer Park Irish Pub near her home in Fort Wayne's West Central neighborhood. Deer Park is a cool little bar offering somewhere around 300 varieties of craft beer. The only issue was trying to choose one – a great problem to have.

Kristi's neighborhood bar

Quenching our thirst

Later, we moved the party over to The Hoppy Gnome gastropub, home to GnomeTown Brewing Co., in downtown Fort Wayne. Our first overeating of the trip! Good food and lots of fun, as always, with Kristi!

The Hoppy Gnome

Jana and Kristi in Fort Wayne

Lodging: Wyndham Garden Inn, Fort Wayne. Very nice and a good value.

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