Another Surprise.... Indiana

Our first stop in Indiana was Brookville Lake just across the Ohio border. Rolling hills, forests, large lakes and pretty vistas were a surprise in the Midwest. John and I both come from Nebraska families and thought the Midwest was only wheat, corn fields, and dairy farms. Lots of those but also pretty areas. Like our state campground which was almost empty. It had 50 miles of hiking and biking paths hear the lake. We spent one day on a great bike ride and another on a fun hike along an Indian mound from 10 B.C. and then down to the lake.

Our favorite day was our visit to Metamora and the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site. We found the old canal and towpath. What a surprise that they still have an old canal boat and draft horses and they give tours every hour. So fun to watch those monster horses pull the boat up the canal as we rode our bikes on the towpath next to them. There was an old aqueduct that carried the canal water over a creek valley. It looked like a traditional covered bridge painted red but it was a bridge for a waterway not a roadway. The town of Metamora died when the railroad replaced the canal and is now a cute tourist town. The town is full of original mid 1800 buildings including the cutest little bank that couldn't be 900 square feet. Great place to explore on a sunny day.