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Fort Pillow (sort of)

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Roger

The weather on Christmas Eve was beautiful — finally. We headed for Fort Pillow State Park, a Civil War site I’d never visited even though I’d passed it probably 30 times in my life while heading to visit family in … Continue reading →

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Southeastern Illinois

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Roger

I planned an Option A and an Option B for this afternoon. If the weather was nice, we would visit Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Forest and do some hiking. The weather was not nice. We went … Continue reading →

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New Harmony Downtown

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Roger

This part of New Harmony was decidedly less weird. There were about three blocks of attractive old storefronts, including three pretty good antique stores that were actually open. This one, in an old firehouse, had some really tempting stuff, but … Continue reading →

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New Harmony Utopia

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Roger

We spent the morning in New Harmony, a village in extreme southwestern Indiana that is very pleased with itself. I won’t go into a lot of details, but here’s an overview. New Harmony was established in 1814 by the “Harmonie … Continue reading →

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Donut Bank

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Roger

We grabbed some healthy breakfast items at the “free” Hampton Inn breakfast and then headed through Evansville, Indiana for some “good” breakfast at Donut Bank. I don’t understand why the donuts at almost any shop in California, Ohio or Indiana … Continue reading →

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