Windmills

We found a fascinating little place NW of Poland, Indiana.  Maybe I should back up and start at the beginning.

Friday it was apparent we were not likely to get in the field.  So I took a "personal day" and Sue and I played hookey.  We didn't have any plans other than being together and away from home and the farm.  We left Darwin and went north.  Went through several big cities like Dennison, Elbridge, etc. We started east and got to Clinton and decided we wanted to avoid the Covered Bridge Festival as much as possible.  So at Lyford we went east.  We looked at a lot of pretty country.  ended up in Brazil for lunch.  I'd heard of Eddie's Sandwich Shop

(See the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=128063055082) Little is the operative word.  Good food, fun place to be, but don't figure on a large family dinner there.  We stopped at a yard sale, then headed toward Poland on Rt 42.  We're near Poland when we spy a sign along the road pointing toward the Windmills at Riverside Farm. We took up this winding little road and end up at a fascinating place.  He has something like 55 windmills up.

Some are from the 1830's and safe inside the barn.

Some looked more familiar

Next weekend is the close of his season.  I'd put it on my list of place to visit next summer.

He has a huge web site at http://www.windmill-parts.com/id20.html  Visit it for history, parts, photos, etc.