A 300 watt tubular halogen bulb operated at full power quickly reaches a temperature of about 540 Â°C (1,004 Â°F), while a 500 watt regular incandescent bulb operates at only 180 Â°C (356 Â°F) and a 75 watt regular incandescent at only 130 Â°C (266 Â°F).
Parke County is home to 31 covered bridges. The covered bridge festival, Indiana's largest festival, always starts on the 2nd Friday in October is nationally known as one of the largest. Around Town.
In 1894, Peru became the first Indiana city to hold a street fair, and this tradition continues to this day with the Circus City Festival. Peru is also home to one of Indiana's largest parades, is the birthplace and burial place of Cole Porter, and has a nonprofit theatre group, the Ole Olsen. For more information on this beautiful and historic community, click on one of the links below.