#60 and Counting: An Anniversary Tradition at West Baden Springs Hotel
After 60 years of marriage and more than a half-century of traveling the country together, you learn a thing or two. Like which destinations are worth a return visit to commemorate those extra-special milestones. Erv and Lou Ellen Watts reached the decision pretty easily. No plane tickets necessary. No lengthy drive or cross-country itinerary needed. To celebrate their 60 th anniversary, the best spot they could imagine was just a few hours down the road. “We’ve traveled and spent time in every single state in the union – except for Hawaii, Alaska and North Dakota – and we try to stay in historic places,” Lou Ellen explains on this quiet February afternoon at West Baden Springs Hotel. It’s perfect, because on this relatively low-traffic Friday, it almost feels like Erv and Lou Ellen have the hotel all to themselves. Photos courtesy of Jan Tellstrom “To us, this is so special It’s not just because it’s here in the state, but it’s historic, and we like historic (destinations),” L