Saturday…..
A day of seeing some history…..New Harmony, IN. This is a little town of 800 people that I had never ever heard of before……a town that sits on the banks of the Wabash River which is the state border between Illinois and Indiana on the southern end of the state. It was formed in the EARLY 1700’s by an individual who purchased 20,000 acres to begin the town. He was a “visionary” who wanted to organize a “Utopian” community which would follow his ideas for society and community living…….what we now call a commune. He brought many intellectuals and educators with him down the Ohio River in a boat to assist with his plans for the town.
There is soooo much about this history that I cannot discuss, because I have lots of reading and self-study to do to learn and understand it more. www.newharmony.org I believe will lead you and me to some history about this town and the ideas of this society.
Anyway…many of the original buildings are still there, along with sooooo much to absorb concerning this community. It is now a community filled with artists, writers. And it has a thriving performing arts reputation there.
Lots of interesting shops filled with creations of some of the artisans in the area, along with many antique shops can be found on many of the tree-lined streets there. It is a really lovely little town that will hold the interests of everone who goes there.
There are several splendid restaurants to frequent…..and, guess what….we ate lunch at one of them, and it was excellent!!!!! Cooper House is worth a trip there just to savor their specialties….AND to eat some of those specialties!! Go do it!!!
Ran across a very good quote which I really think fits me, and many others:
“One of Life’s greatest joys
is eating with friends,
the second is talking about eating”
We came back to the cg….sunburned from the ride in Jay’s convertible. More red face and flapping skin for this OLD man….who now DOES look over ripe!!!
The 1st Lady fixed a grand dinner of a wonderful salad with dried cranberries, candied walnuts, fresh spinach, and a raspberry balsamic vinaigrette…..fresh corn on the cob, and a three cheese tortellini with chicken breast cubes smothered in a garlic alfredo sauce to make it creamy and caloric!!! A glass of my red medicine to assist in the digestion of this rich dinner made the meal incredible.
So, while I thought I had taken many pics in New Harmony, there weren’t that many too share with you….sorry dear friends.
1 comment:
Wow! It is so amazing how much we can all explore by these little computing devices. What a rich history there!
We've been dreading coming back to the US (danger and violence) but you're enticing us. :)
How's the arm? My dad broke his wrist in much the same way and it was the most terribly painful injury he'd ever experienced. Course, he never birthed a child. :)
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