Limberlost visitor center groundbreak this summer

The Decatur Daily Democrat:

An almost $800,000 project to build a visitor center at the Limberlost State Historic Site in Geneva has been fully financed, thanks to the Indiana State Museum, which put up most of the money, and local donors, who raised $200,000.

"We have reached the goal. It is a tremendous accomplishment, especially considering the size of the community we have," the site's director, Randy Lehman told the Berne Tri-Weekly News, noting Geneva's population of approximately 1,200 people.

Lehman said the $795,000 project will be bid soon, with groundbreaking in the summer and completion by late winter or early spring of 2012. Construction will be overseen by the state museum and the state Department of Natural Resources, which has operated the site for many years.