October 15, 2004

Covered Bridge Festival

    We spent the day today at the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival out near Terre Haute, Indiana.  Unfortunately, we left the camera in the car and didn't realized it until we had walked some distance, so we didn't get any photos of the bridges.  Oh well, maybe next year.  Anyway, the weather was a little rough at first with temps in the lower 40's with a howling wind and rain in the area, but as the day went on it improved considerably.  At least it was dry.  We had a good time visiting the town of Bridgeton, which is the location of the most famous bridge on the tour (and in Indiana they say).  The entire town is converted into a fair-like atmosphere with antique vendors and food everywhere!  It was almost like visiting the state fair.  We made it through the whole day without buying anything until on our way home we spotted a roadside sale that caught our eyes.  We ended up buying an actual working traffic signal!  (We didn't ask where they got it!)  It's in great condition, but in need of a little cleaning up.  I took a photo of it when we got home, which can be seen by clicking the thumbnail below.
 

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