Jane Simon Ammeson is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in travel, food, and personalities. She writes frequently for many newspapers, magazines, websites, and apps and is the author of 13 books, including Hauntings of the Underground Railroad, Murders that Made Headlines, and How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away With It.A James Beard Foundation judge, as well as a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and Midwest Travel Journalists Association (MTJA), Jane's home base is on the shores of Lake Michigan in southwest Michigan. Follow Jane on Facebook; Twitter @HPAmmeson and @travelfoodIN; and on her blogs, Will Travel for Food with Jane Ammeson and janeammeson.blog.

• Prologue1. In the Beginning: The Lincoln Heritage2. Bardstown & Bourbon3. Athens of the West: Lexington Belle4. Southeastern Indiana Trails5. Southwestern Indiana: Life in Little Pigeon Creek6. A River Runs Through It: Lincoln in Illinois7. Other Places Along the Way8. Endings

Jane Simon Ammeson is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in travel, food, and personalities. She writes frequently for many newspapers, magazines, websites, and apps and is the author of 13 books, including Hauntings of the Underground Railroad, Murders that Made Headlines, and How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away With It.A James Beard Foundation judge, as well as a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and Midwest Travel Journalists Association (MTJA), Jane's home base is on the shores of Lake Michigan in southwest Michigan. Follow Jane on Facebook; Twitter @HPAmmeson and @travelfoodIN; and on her blogs, Will Travel for Food with Jane Ammeson and janeammeson.blog.

• Prologue1. In the Beginning: The Lincoln Heritage2. Bardstown & Bourbon3. Athens of the West: Lexington Belle4. Southeastern Indiana Trails5. Southwestern Indiana: Life in Little Pigeon Creek6. A River Runs Through It: Lincoln in Illinois7. Other Places Along the Way8. Endings

Jane Simon Ammeson is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in travel, food, and personalities. She writes frequently for many newspapers, magazines, websites, and apps and is the author of 13 books, including Hauntings of the Underground Railroad, Murders that Made Headlines, and How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away With It.A James Beard Foundation judge, as well as a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and Midwest Travel Journalists Association (MTJA), Jane's home base is on the shores of Lake Michigan in southwest Michigan. Follow Jane on Facebook; Twitter @HPAmmeson and @travelfoodIN; and on her blogs, Will Travel for Food with Jane Ammeson and janeammeson.blog.

• Prologue1. In the Beginning: The Lincoln Heritage2. Bardstown & Bourbon3. Athens of the West: Lexington Belle4. Southeastern Indiana Trails5. Southwestern Indiana: Life in Little Pigeon Creek6. A River Runs Through It: Lincoln in Illinois7. Other Places Along the Way8. Endings