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Mountain Mamma’s Grist Mill

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There is a saying among photographer that goes ” If you want better looking pictures, then stand in front of interesting stuff”

There are few places that I have enjoyed standing in front of than the Glade Creek Grist Mill in Babcock State park in West Virginia. The mill looks centuries old but it was constructed in 1976 using parts from other grist mills in the area. I can see why John Denver wrote a song about West Virginia. The country roads are long and winding around the mountains but the views and sights are spectacular.

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Washington Island Stavkirke

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Washington Island sits off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. At the heart of the island is the Stavkirke. It is a modern building but it was constructed to replicate old Norse Christian churches. It was constructed in the late 1980s using timber harvested from the Island. It has twelve 18 foot tall pine posts or “staves” for supports. The building is contructed entirely out of wood and has 9600 wooden shingles on the roof.

The beautiful church was funded and constructed by Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church which stands across the street. James Reiff, who was the acting pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church proposed building the Norse Church to honor the Scandinavian heritage of Washington Island

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The Zig Zag Highway

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At the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula is probably the most famous section of road in the Dairyland State. Shortly before Wisconsin Highway 42 ends at the ferry for Washington Island is a section of road the winds its way through the trees. It is a unique section of road that zig zags back and fourth making for a one of a kind photo opportunity.

 

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