Adam, everyone has their favorite stories about Bloomington, but when I was there a member of the city council proposed that in order to help the "homeless" (mentally ill who camp outside) the city parks department should plant fruit and nut trees so the homeless could feed themselves in a healthy and environmentally-friendly manner.
Bloomington also had a "sister city" in Nicaragua in solidarity with Daniel Orgeta.
Lots of spoiled kids from the suburbs wearing sandals pretending to be angry over "injustice" while they listen to REM in their BMWs.
Not everyone there is like that (like anywhere else). BTW, lots of beautiful women though---ummm, just happened to notice when I was there recently.
If you like the woods and horses, Bloomington has many horse trails as well. My father who was a bigwig in the Indiana Trail Riders Association mapped many of these.
If you can find the movie "Breaking Away" you can rent it and view a bit of Bloomington.
How does one say "stonecutter" in Polish?
The scene where the hero is racing the semi truck to Indianapolis was filmed in front of my uncle's farm (hills in Morgan Co.).