Caltron's MP-01 Player at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park

At Conner Prairie Interactive History Park north of Indianapolis, IN, you'll find five themed historic areas to explore: Lenape Camp, Conner Homestead, 1836 Prairietown, 1859 Balloon Voyage and 1886 Liberty Corner. In each area "look, don't touch" becomes "look, touch, smell, taste and hear" as you live history first-hand. Explore 200 beautiful, wooded acres, and discover exciting, memorable ways to experience the past with your family. Conner Prairie is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate museum and welcomes over 120,000 guests each year. For more information, visit our website by clicking on the logo above.

Our newest exhibit, 1859 Balloon Voyage, features a tethered helium balloon that flies 350 feet soaring over the landscape to help tell the story of the first airmail flight in the United States, which occurred in 1859. We thought that having a short video in the queue area for guests to watch as they waited to board the balloon would be a great way to share the history of the event with them. So we purchased a large outdoor TV and a Caltron MP-01 to loop the video that told the story of John Wise's airmail flight from Lafayette, IN.