MONTICELLO, Ind. – The day after it happened, the closing of Indiana Beach was all the people in and around Monticello could talk about.. The nearly century-old amusement park, a centerpiece ...

MONTICELLO – Indiana Beach is up for sale, and the city and county that are home to the much-beloved amusement park are hoping to find a new buyer. White County and the city of Monticello will ...

After nearly a century of luring Chicagoans to ride roller coasters amid the cornfields of rural Monticello, Indiana, old-school amusement park Indiana Beach is closing. California-based Apex ...

MONTICELLO, Ind. (WLFI) After nearly a century in business, Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana has closed for good. According to WLFI-TV in West Lafayette, maintenance workers on Tuesday were tol… ...

Indiana Beach's annual economic impact on the county was estimated at $60.4 million in 2001, said Janet Dold, the executive director of Monticello’s chamber of commerce.

A "Welcome to Indiana Beach" sign is seen along Northwest Shafer Drive in Monticello. Apex Parks Group announced last week to White County officials it was closing the popular Indiana Beach ...

MONTICELLO, Ind. – An Indiana landmark is closings its doors after nearly 100 years. Those who live close to Indiana Beach now fear their community will never be the same.

MONTICELLO, Ind. — Just over a year ago, there was word that the Indiana Beach Amusement Resort would be closing for good. That’s when Chicagoan Gene Staples stepped up, bought the park and k… ...

According to many in Monticello, Indiana Beach was never the same. Standards declined, and hefty entry fees—the daily admission price for adults rose to $39.99—discouraged locals from wandering in to ...

Indiana Beach employee T. J. Davis talks about his great grandfather, Tom Spackman, the owner and founder of the amusement park in Monticello, Ind., on August 31, 2011. Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune ...

Monticello and White County officials are working the Indiana Beach owner Apex Property Group to try to find a buyer for the amusement and water park on Lake Shafer. Potential buyers have ...