We left Cincinnati for Bloomington, Indiana to visit Andrew's in-laws Carolyn and Paul Jarvis. On the way we stopped at the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site in Matamora, Indiana. It is an absolutely lovely place. Everything was closed and it was calm and peaceful. The state of Indiana had built the canal and lost its shirt on the transaction as railroads quickly took over the transport of goods. This is a model of a canal boat (pulled by horses) that still gives rides to tourists.
All the buildings are on the National Register. This is the Masonic Temple.
The bank.The lock and a water wheel near a grist mill.
The canal goes across an aquaduct in a covered bridge across a stream (the only such engineering feat in the US). I don't know how the horses/mules pulled the canal boats through as there was no space for them to walk.
The aquaduct from a distance with the rail tracks (which is where the horses now walk).We spent the night in Iowa, after leaving Blooming
ton, IL going on Iowa route 2 through the southern part of the state. We went along the Des Moines River to Bonaparte, which had these lovely brick buildings that were used to manufacture something. The down town (photo below), was also beautiful. We continued 4 miles to Bentonsport, Iowa. This is along the Mormon trail and they built the Mason House Inn which Snoopy is parked in front of.
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