November 11
2nd Annual One Stop Shop
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I went down to see my daughter at Purdue University this weekend. On my way down, I stopped in Delphi, Indiana, to go to the 2nd Annual One Stop Shop.
The One Stop Shop was held at the Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center.
The Wabash and Erie Canal was the longest man-made waterway in the United States (468 miles). It stretched from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana and linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. The canal era ended by the 1870s after about 30 years of use. The Delphi section of the canal is the only remaining accessible Indiana portion which still has water in it. I want to visit again in the spring or summer. You can take a tour on a replica canal boat and there are a lot of wonderful hiking trails.
I didn’t pick up much at the One Stop Shop, but I loved the photographs by Aaron Hutshell. Aaron is an Indiana photographer who captures the beauty of our home state. I purchased two of his photographs…one of a sunset with a farm silhouetted against the horizon and another of a sunset at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana. Aaron is not only an exceptional photographer; he and his wife, Patricia, are establishing a not-for-profit organization, The Slave Project, to help the victims of human trafficking. This is of interest to me because after reading The Blue Notebook, I wanted to find out more about groups that seek to help these victims. I look forward to learning more about Aaron’s organization.
If you prefer Facebook, here are the links to Hutsell Photography and The Slave Project.
Art Every Day Month
I’m participating in Art Every Day Month. Every day during the month of November I’m going to start a painting. Most won’t be finished, but I’ll get something started…a lot or a little.
Daily Inspiration
Givers get given to.
Russell Simmons
I have nice memories of the Wabash river. I never expected it, but there are great places to hike and lose yourself in the midst of the cornfields 🙂
That definitely looks like a place that we would like to visit.
Very interesting post.
Sounds like a very interesting place!
Looks like a cool place!
Nola
That canal looks gorgeous, I would love to go down it on a canal boat – I have a thing about canals and boats 🙂
Lynne x
I love those out of the way stops! It sounds like the kind of place I could get lost in for an hour or two.
What a pretty shot of the canal
urban hounds
I haven’t heard of The Slave Project, but it sounds absolutely fascinating. What a worthy non-profit, to create that awareness. It’s an ugly secret fact of the Western world as well that is right under everyone’s noses. I will definitely check out that site!