Starlight, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Starlight is an unincorporated community
in Wood Township
, Clark County
, Indiana
, United States
. Addresses in Starlight are listed as part of nearby Borden
.
s. The farms offer customers the chance to pick their own fruits and vegetables, primarily apple
s and strawberries
, or already-harvested produce. The three farms — Joe Huber Family Farm & Restaurant, Huber's Orchard & Winery (run by two of Joe Huber's cousins) and Stumler's Restaurant & Orchard — have expanded over the years from simple "you-pick" operations to full-fledged attractions, with restaurant
s, petting zoos, wineries
and live entertainment. The farms offer visitors from nearby Louisville, Kentucky
, and surrounding areas a chance to experience "a day in the country."
Starlight hosts a popular annual Starlight Strawberry Festival, held on Memorial Day
weekend and sponsored by the local Roman Catholic parish
.
[St. John the Baptist, Roman Catholic Church http://www.stjohnstarlight.org]
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Wood Township
Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana
Wood Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,462.-Geography:Wood Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Chestnut Hill* Starlight...
, Clark County
Clark County, Indiana
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2010 Census, the population was 110,232. The county seat is Jeffersonville. Clarksville is also a major city in the county...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Addresses in Starlight are listed as part of nearby Borden
Borden, Indiana
Borden is a town in Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 808 at the 2010 census. The town's official name was New Providence until December 29, 1994.-History:...
.
Attractions
Starlight is best known for three large farms which are open to the public year-round as tourist attractionTourist attraction
A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, or amusement opportunities....
s. The farms offer customers the chance to pick their own fruits and vegetables, primarily apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
s and strawberries
Strawberry
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. Although it is commonly thought that strawberries get their name from straw being used as a mulch in cultivating the plants, the etymology of the word is uncertain. There...
, or already-harvested produce. The three farms — Joe Huber Family Farm & Restaurant, Huber's Orchard & Winery (run by two of Joe Huber's cousins) and Stumler's Restaurant & Orchard — have expanded over the years from simple "you-pick" operations to full-fledged attractions, with restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s, petting zoos, wineries
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...
and live entertainment. The farms offer visitors from nearby Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, and surrounding areas a chance to experience "a day in the country."
Starlight hosts a popular annual Starlight Strawberry Festival, held on Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
weekend and sponsored by the local Roman Catholic parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
.
See also
[St. John the Baptist, Roman Catholic Church http://www.stjohnstarlight.org]