Road Trip

Fran and I took a little road trip to Indiana a couple days ago. It was nice to get away. I have an old Reader's Digest book of best scenic drives, and the one suggested for Indiana was Highway 135, from Corydon to Nashville. This is south of Indianapolis, southeast of Bloomington. Nashville is a quaint town populated by artists and artisans. There are many craft and antique shops in the heart of the town, maybe eight blocks in either direction. Many years ago I visited Nashville with a busload of college students who had come to Indiana for Spring Break revival meetings at various churches across the state. Since then, I had always wanted to return. We roamed in and out of the shops, met a nice man at a bookstore there who is a retired Lutheran pastor who spent several years in St. Louis at Concordia Seminary, and ate at a little coffee shop/deli called "The Daily Grind."


But the best place by far on the drive was Story, a little ghost town just south of Nashville (http://storyinn.com/). Their byline is "One Inconvenient Location Since 1851." The town of Story is comprised of: a general store with a restaurant on the main floor and maybe four or five bedrooms above, several rental cabins, the Old Mill (lodging on the upper level), and an old barn in the back. The proprietor told us that they are usually booked up on the weekends from late March until winter and it's a very popular spot for wedding events.

Old gas pumps - of course, we're too young to remember these! :-)

Word has it that at least one ghost, referred to as "The Blue Lady", is in residence above the restaurant. (http://storyinn.com/page/is_story_haunted) They say the ghost is friendly and harmless, but just the possibility of a ghost is enough for me to never ever want to stay there. No thanks. Creepy. Fran and I roamed upstairs and on the way up met a very nice cat, but that's all. We weren't particularly hungry, but sat down in the restaurant to enjoy a cup of coffee. When we saw the menu, we decided to each get a homemade biscuit with gravy. Very enjoyable, and the red raspberry preserves were fantastic (of course, we HAD to buy a jar).