and were asked to deliver it. We took off to Jasper Indiana after church and decided to take Walter with us. He loves loves loves to ride in the truck: ears flapping in the wind and slobber flying everywhere - what could be better?!!?
We made our delivery at Libby's Gourmet Ice Cream (you should go if you are in Jasper) and decided to take Walter on the RiverWalk along the Patoka River. It was beautiful. We enjoyed the waterfall, old bridge, and the Jasper City Mill.
The mill started in 1815 as a one story grist mill with an attached undershot wheel. In the 1820's, Abraham Lincoln and his father traveled from Gentryville to the mill to have corn ground. In 1964 a flood weakened the structure enough that it had to be torn down. In 2009, the new mill was built and is still in working operations. The mill uses stone grinding which utilizes the whole grain - nothing is wasted. Products available at the mill include corn meal, flour, grits, bird seed, pancake mix, and more. It was awesome to walk through the mill, watch it function, learn the history, and step up close to the wheel!
Before we left, we let Walter get in the river and cool off. He wasn't sure at first, but soon enough he was swimming!
Thanks Craig's List for taking us to Jasper, Indiana. What a neat little day trip!
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