We recently returned from a 10-day vacation, most of which was spent in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, with family. On our trip down, we stopped in southeastern Indiana and took a ride on a canal boat.
What’s left of the canal runs right through the middle of the tiny town of Metamora. The boat was pulled by two horses (although mules were used when the canal was in operation.)
It was a chilly, rainy day. There were only a few other people on the boat. A guide gave us the history of the canal was we traveled at two-miles an hour through the town.
The highlight of the trip was the Duck Creek Aqueduct, which carries the canal over the creek 14 feet above the water. This is the first time I’ve ever taken a boat ride across a bridge — and this is the only place in the U.S. where I could do it.
After the ride, we walked up the path to the aqueduct and took a closer look.
The state also operates the Metamora Grist Mill up the canal, but it wasn’t operating when we were there.
One of the original locks, about half a mile downstream from the aqueduct.
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What a cool little town!