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My room at Charley Creek Inn included breakfast, and when I checked in I
was given a certificate for breakfast for two. Getting breakfast dates
just isn't getting any easier so I wasted half of my certificate. I had a
very nice breakfast for one, though. I took a
picture of the Hoagy Charmichael and Cole Porter that was in the
background of an earlier photo. Th spotlight in Hoagy's face doesn't help.
As I mentioned, the place uses a 1920s theme and there is sheet music of
the period on the tables. It was, apparently, a time when the word
"corn-fed" was a popular term of endearment.
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Since I didn't get an exterior shot of the venue last night, I grabbed one
on the way out of town.
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Even though Wabash is not much more that a hundred miles from where I
live, some of the path I followed home was through new-to-me territory.
That included Marion, Indiana, where actor James Dean was born. A large
sign on the corner of 4th and McClure points to a new (2015) monument in a
park just a short distance away. Apparently there is an older star in the
sidewalk but I missed that. I didn't miss the metal plaque or the stone
marker beyond it. The back of the marker holds
something of a biography.
Having now seen Dean's birthplace, it only made sense to visit his burial site a few miles away. I wasn't terribly surprised to find many indications of recent visits but neither was I expecting the personal notes, signed pumpkins, and pink flamingo. |
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A sign with a picture of a covered bridge prompted me to make a slight
detour from my poorly defined route home. I crossed the 1877 bridge both
ways finding a slightly more colorful view coming than going.
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In Muncie, I fell for another not-quite-a-brewery. The only
Thr3e Wise Men
brewery is in Indianapolis. The place I stopped at in Muncie is a tap room
that sells other beers in addition to company products. It's also a
restaurant with a really good deal on a pizza and salad lunch so I left a
happy and well fed man.
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My last stop before reaching home was in Richmond, Indiana. I'd seen spots
of color here and there as I drove and thought the Madonna of the Trail
there might have a nice orange backdrop. She didn't although there were
some bright spots in the park around her.
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