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The Other Winterset, Iowa Movie Star

Four Walls @FourWalls (86765) • United States 1 Oct 21

Yesterday I wrote about the John Wayne birthplace and museum in Winterset Iowa. This little town has certainly given the world cinematic pleasure. Did you know there’s another movie star there? I guess I should say...

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Covered Bridge Gawking (Part 2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86765) • United States 20 Nov 20

Unless you’re an architect or heavily into the intricacies of the construction of covered bridges, I’ll have to agree that a covered bridge is a covered bridge is a covered bridge. There are different ways in which they...

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bridgeton covered bridge

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Covered Bridge Gawking (Part 1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86765) • United States 19 Nov 20

Today was spent in Parke County, Indiana, which is touted as the “covered bridge capital of the world.” In one county, they have over three dozen covered bridges! To the county’s credit, they have taken pains to make...

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Covered Bridge Visiting (Part 3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86765) • United States 19 Oct 19

My final covered bridge of the day is a cheater. It's relatively new. The Mill Race Covered Bridge is in Mill Race Park in Columbus, Indiana (more on the park later). As a result, it's in fine shape. The bridge crosses a...

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mill race covered bridge

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Covered Bridge Visiting (Part 2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86765) • United States 19 Oct 19

My second stop on the covered bridge tour today was in Bean Blossom, in Brown County near Nashville (Indiana, that is) and the beautiful Brown County State Park (Indiana's largest and most visited state park). As with the...

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beanblossom covered bridge

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Covered Bridge Visiting (Part 1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86765) • United States 19 Oct 19

To paraphrase something John Roberts said about Civil War battlefields, basically, if you've seen one covered bridge you've seen them all. That's not true, of course: just ask any covered bridge enthusiast or historian, and...

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shieldstown covered bridge

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Finishing our staycation with a bang!

koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 8 Oct 12

Today was the last day of my official vacation. We stayed home today. Yesterday was really our grand finale. We drove to a not so far away town with a friend. St Martin, New Brunswick is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was worth...

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glowin100 @glowin100 (124) 18 Sep 11

I wonder if there is anyone out there that shares a love like I do for covered brides. I love to take pictures of them. glowin100

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