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5/19/06, 12:22 pm.
58 º F, Sunshine and a nice breeze, NNW wind 11 mph.
Good afternoon,
We are recovering from our trip today. I got caught up on our "travelogue" and we have most things put away again where they belong. We found that our "ready-box" is pretty close to filled. Didn’t find too much missing from it. It will remain in the car and "ready" if we decided to go somewhere on the spur of the moment. It has all the accessories to make our life easier. Chuck stuff in ice chest (also kept in the van) and off we go - but not too far.
We did have a good time, but not the same kind we expected. The logging museum was the initial center of our travel. We really were surprised to see it was not ready for visitors at all. The grass was a foot tall, but that didn’t surprise me with all of the rain we have had recently. But what really shocked me was the deplorable condition of the outdoor exhibits. They just are not being taken care of at all. What a waste of history. They have a small mule steam engine used for hauling the logs out of the woods that is just turning to a pile of rust. Even the boiler is rusted through and that is pretty heavy material to withstand the pressures and heat. Not any more. The cab on the engine is made from 10 gauge "sheet metal," also rusted through. Even if it just had a roof over it, it would be in much better shape. I wonder what the displays inside of the buildings are like. The buildings also are showing signs of long neglect on the exterior. Maybe later this summer we will find out who things are on the inside.
I/we were pleasantly surprised by the Amish community in the area. I had read about it, but really didn’t make the connection at all, that it was that close or that large. Their store is rather large and well stocked. There must be over 100 different kinds of jams and jelly, mostly made by the Amish from all over the U.S. We usually pick up a jar of a "special" kind of jam in our rides around, but I completely forgot about it this time. Margriet had a ball in the store. She bought all kinds of things for her cupboards. A huge bag of very inexpensive hominy, made to old fashioned way - not in a can. We also got a container of honey, about a quart for less than $5.00 - that’s for me on the muffins for breakfast. Normally we have been paying about $3.50 for 8 oz. at the grocery store. She also picked up some dried vegetables for soups and stews and like that. She needed some cream of tartar and found a 12 oz. bag for $1.27! Normally she would pay about twice that for ½ oz. Don’t think we will need to buy that for a couple of weeks. I also found ground red pepper at 69¢ for nearly 8 times we buy in the store for $3.00! We haven’t been able to find ground red pepper in the stores for a couple of years now. I use it in the coating I put on chicken or prok.
The store also had some clothing and home supplies. Hand made quilts, which were beautiful, were over $450.00 for a full sized bed. While it is expensive, I know the work and hours that going into making one. They also had some baby or lap quilts for a bit over $40.00 too, but we didn’t bring any home. As long as you liked clothing that is black, white, or blue you also could get some bargains on fabric yard goods. No synthetics of course! Not much clothing actually for sale, other than shoes, hats, and gloves, as I expect most of the clothing is made at home. They did have a pretty good supply of hooks and eyes, no buttons, and like that too. Haven’t seen them in that quantity for years - all in bulk.
The building was lit with gas lamps, like we use at deer camp, and nothing else other than sunshine. I was some surprised that they were allowed in a retail establishment. I also was surprised to see how they were mounted. The simply had a ½" black pipe drop through the ceiling about 18", then had a piece about 4' long, horizontal, with the fixture attached - no support. That looked like trouble to me in the future. While the gas lights were not on, there was plenty of light from the windows, but not what we have gotten used to with electricity. I know it would be much brighter with the gas lamps lit. probably brighter than electrical lighting.
The motel we stayed in was very nice. One of the nicest we have stated in over the time we have been traveling. It also was one of the least expensive. Not all of the bells and whistles, but extremely clean and more than adequate for these two old folks. Would like to find more like it in future travels. It is a little early to break out the tent yet and with the cold rain we had, it would not have been that comfortable. That time will come.
Time to get a-going on the brakes again.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
58 º F, Sunshine and a nice breeze, NNW wind 11 mph.
Good afternoon,
We are recovering from our trip today. I got caught up on our "travelogue" and we have most things put away again where they belong. We found that our "ready-box" is pretty close to filled. Didn’t find too much missing from it. It will remain in the car and "ready" if we decided to go somewhere on the spur of the moment. It has all the accessories to make our life easier. Chuck stuff in ice chest (also kept in the van) and off we go - but not too far.
We did have a good time, but not the same kind we expected. The logging museum was the initial center of our travel. We really were surprised to see it was not ready for visitors at all. The grass was a foot tall, but that didn’t surprise me with all of the rain we have had recently. But what really shocked me was the deplorable condition of the outdoor exhibits. They just are not being taken care of at all. What a waste of history. They have a small mule steam engine used for hauling the logs out of the woods that is just turning to a pile of rust. Even the boiler is rusted through and that is pretty heavy material to withstand the pressures and heat. Not any more. The cab on the engine is made from 10 gauge "sheet metal," also rusted through. Even if it just had a roof over it, it would be in much better shape. I wonder what the displays inside of the buildings are like. The buildings also are showing signs of long neglect on the exterior. Maybe later this summer we will find out who things are on the inside.
I/we were pleasantly surprised by the Amish community in the area. I had read about it, but really didn’t make the connection at all, that it was that close or that large. Their store is rather large and well stocked. There must be over 100 different kinds of jams and jelly, mostly made by the Amish from all over the U.S. We usually pick up a jar of a "special" kind of jam in our rides around, but I completely forgot about it this time. Margriet had a ball in the store. She bought all kinds of things for her cupboards. A huge bag of very inexpensive hominy, made to old fashioned way - not in a can. We also got a container of honey, about a quart for less than $5.00 - that’s for me on the muffins for breakfast. Normally we have been paying about $3.50 for 8 oz. at the grocery store. She also picked up some dried vegetables for soups and stews and like that. She needed some cream of tartar and found a 12 oz. bag for $1.27! Normally she would pay about twice that for ½ oz. Don’t think we will need to buy that for a couple of weeks. I also found ground red pepper at 69¢ for nearly 8 times we buy in the store for $3.00! We haven’t been able to find ground red pepper in the stores for a couple of years now. I use it in the coating I put on chicken or prok.
The store also had some clothing and home supplies. Hand made quilts, which were beautiful, were over $450.00 for a full sized bed. While it is expensive, I know the work and hours that going into making one. They also had some baby or lap quilts for a bit over $40.00 too, but we didn’t bring any home. As long as you liked clothing that is black, white, or blue you also could get some bargains on fabric yard goods. No synthetics of course! Not much clothing actually for sale, other than shoes, hats, and gloves, as I expect most of the clothing is made at home. They did have a pretty good supply of hooks and eyes, no buttons, and like that too. Haven’t seen them in that quantity for years - all in bulk.
The building was lit with gas lamps, like we use at deer camp, and nothing else other than sunshine. I was some surprised that they were allowed in a retail establishment. I also was surprised to see how they were mounted. The simply had a ½" black pipe drop through the ceiling about 18", then had a piece about 4' long, horizontal, with the fixture attached - no support. That looked like trouble to me in the future. While the gas lights were not on, there was plenty of light from the windows, but not what we have gotten used to with electricity. I know it would be much brighter with the gas lamps lit. probably brighter than electrical lighting.
The motel we stayed in was very nice. One of the nicest we have stated in over the time we have been traveling. It also was one of the least expensive. Not all of the bells and whistles, but extremely clean and more than adequate for these two old folks. Would like to find more like it in future travels. It is a little early to break out the tent yet and with the cold rain we had, it would not have been that comfortable. That time will come.
Time to get a-going on the brakes again.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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