TWINS on the Loop: The old farm

The Homeplace is one of the sights at LBL. It’s a working farm from the 1800’s. The log buildings are 170 years old and have been restored and preserved. We found it interesting that the log house designs were to keep it cool with lots of porches and breezeways. It was an active farm for 150 years and then saved at LBL. It was a fun visit and we were luck to be able to see the tobacco barn operating where they smoke the tobacco leaves for 6 weeks to cure it into chewing tobacco or snuff….smoked tobacco?

Our first Segment of the Loop is complete at Land Between the Lakes, KY

Our TWINS Trip - First Segment, getting the Boat to Land of the Lakes Area

Grand Haven to St Joe
2 nights in St Joe on the wall, due to weather/waves on Mishegame
2 nights at anchorage in Chicago Harbor…fantastic skyline
One night on the wall (AC!) in Joliet ...Chicago bridges and skyscrapers
2 nights ….On the (did I say free) wall at Ottawa
One night at Blue Creek point anchorage on shallow Peoria Lake
One night at Bar Island with Our Turn, our new river friends
2 nights at Grafton Marina with Hurricane Gustaf’s record rainfall
One night at Hoppies….bent our prop in the morning startup
One night in Little Diversion Canal after dodging debris in Big Muddy
One night at Cumberland Towhead …..relatively calm waters of Ohio

now....2 nights at Green Turtle Bay decompressing Start of Second Segment Anchorage by Barkley Canal having our prop pulled by Billy the Diver