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There’s Crazy Water here!

I got on Hwy 281 in Lampasas, Texas and headed north to a town named Mineral Wells. Mineral Wells got its name from the mineral springs in the area, and were famously popular in the early 1900's. Texas is known to have the second most mineral springs in any state with Wyoming having the most. In 1877,...

Crawfish Capital

Breaux (pronounced Bro) Bridge, Louisiana, is a small town located 9 miles east of Layafette. It is a quiet town, except for the first weekend in May when tens of thousands of people descend on Breaux Bridge for... In 1959, Breaux Bridge was named the "Crawfish Capital of the World" and...

Photo Friday: Marengo Cave

Driving East on highway 64 in Southern Indiana, I came to the town of Marengo. [caption id="attachment_3359" align="aligncenter" width="900"]

Mirror Lake[/caption] On September 6, 1883, two children, Orris and Blanche Hiestand, were exploring in the woods near their home in Marengo, Indiana, and found a sinkhole. With...

The Bridges of Parke County

Parke County, Indiana, is known as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World" and in a time gone by, there were 52 covered bridges in an area of less than 450 square miles. Today, Parke County has 31 covered bridges, and I was on a quest to find them all. Read more

Adventure, Back Roads, Featured, History, Indiana, Life, Nature, Photography, Simple Life, small towns, Time, TravelJune 6, 2013Nanette2 comments Permalink

Category Archives: History

There’s Crazy Water here!

Crawfish Capital

Photo Friday: Marengo Cave

The Bridges of Parke County

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