Mid-America Windmill Museum

 

This is a rather unique museum to visit. I'm naturally attracted to nostalgic places, and this place is like no other. Windmills used to dot the countryside - they were everywhere here in Indiana. So coming here was just like stepping back in time and highly enjoyable as well as educational for me. This is the Mid-America Windmill Museum, located just outside of Kendallville, Indiana (the property abuts the city border). I happened to see a sign for this museum on the road while taking care of an errand and decided that I needed to visit. I'm glad I did. Above is the scene from the parking lot as one walks up towards the visitor center. Of course, the windmills can also be seen as I will show in the pictures below. Closeups of each can be seen on their website link above. 

After the first few pictures, an explanatory sign describes each windmill and then a picture of the windmill appears. Some of the windmills are missing different parts. 

Cabwaylingo State Forest

 

One of the neat features of the area surrounding Cabwaylingo State Forest in West Virginia is the fact that the road to it (CR 41) from surrounding areas is an old abandoned railbed (Norfolk & Western possibly?), as evidenced from this railroad tunnel. This tunnel is not part of the park though; this is in the small town of Breeden. All the rest of these pictures are part of the park proper. Enjoy!