A Day At the Bridge is being planned for Saturday, August 4, 2012. The county commissioners have approved using the bridge pending permission from DNR. A day of activities with an evening dinner on the bridge is being planned.
Medora Christmas Parade and Festival, Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 19 & 20, 2011 in Medora.
The Indiana Covered Bridge Society held the quarterly meeting at Medora IN Saturday and Sunday, July 23'rd & 24'th. The Photo on the Home Page at the Hall Round Barn is by Andy Rebman so he is not in the picture but was on the tour. The itinerary was: Met at 9:30 a.m. at the Shieldstown Covered Bridge 6 miles west of Seymour, IN. Visited the Ball Museum in Brownstown, then on to Vallonia where we heard the history of the Joe Jackson Hotel, then we toured the Fort and Museum in Vallonia. We traveled west past the Vallonia Iron Bridge where we stopped to take pictures and walked on the bridge. The last stop on the morning tour was the Hall Round Barn, where we toured and took pictures. The Friends of the Medora Covered Bridge and Area hosted a cookout for those on the tour at the Conservation club west of Medora at 12:30 p.m.. The society meeting was held after lunch at approximately 1:30 p.m.. The afternoon tour included the Weddelville School (the oldest standing high school in Indiana), Lafayette Iron Bridge, the Dixon Chapel Church and Procter Cemetery (same location), a rock wall (which was covered with vines), the Sparksville Iron Bridge and the Medora Brick factory.
Dinner on the Medora Covered Bridge was catered by Ladonna Mitchell of Country Cookin' in Salem, IN at 6:30 p.m.. Approximately 150 ate which is amazing considering that the heat index was near 100 degrees.
The picture on the Home Page by Betty Hamilton shows the crowd.
The buffet style meal was:
Fried Chicken and Roast Beef
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Green Beans
Rolls
A Lettuce Salad and a Grape Salad
A variety of Homemade Pies
Tea, Lemonade and Water
The Friends of the Medora Covered Bridge and area set up the tables and provided the decorations for the meal. There were drawings for prizes.
On Sunday, those who wished attended the 10:00 a.m. Church Service at the Historic Pinhook Christian Church in Lawrence County where spiritual issues were related to covered bridges. After the service there were refreshments and a presentation of the history of the church and cemetery. The hand hewn beams under the sanctuary which was built in 1861 could be seen from the basement. We then traveled to Tunnelton to see the Historic Mansion which has sparked much interest since the tour. We also passed the Historic Methodist Church in Tunnelton. We passed the rock wall on Tunnelton Road near Bedford on the way to Williams for lunch at Pinnick's Country Store. We then proceeded to the Williams Covered Bridge. The Williams Bridge is gated off because of vandalism but it was opened for our tour and we were allowed to drive across it. The final stop was a tour of the Historic Green Hill Cemetery in Bedford to view the Limestone carvings. There were 33 people and 15 vehicles in the caravan on Saturday and about 10 vehicles and 20 people on Sunday.
Memberships are being accepted to the Friends of the Medora Covered Bridge & Area organization. The membership fee is $15.00/year. Donations can be made to:
FMCBA (Friends of the Medora Covered Bridge and Area)
P.O. Box 132
Medora, IN 47260
For further information, e-mail: medorabridge@gmail.com
For information on the Indiana Covered Bridge Society visit the website:
http://indianacrossings.org
Medora Christmas Parade and Festival, Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 19 & 20, 2011 in Medora.The Indiana Covered Bridge Society held the quarterly meeting at Medora IN Saturday and Sunday, July 23'rd & 24'th. The Photo on the Home Page at the Hall Round Barn is by Andy Rebman so he is not in the picture but was on the tour. The itinerary was: Met at 9:30 a.m. at the Shieldstown Covered Bridge 6 miles west of Seymour, IN. Visited the Ball Museum in Brownstown, then on to Vallonia where we heard the history of the Joe Jackson Hotel, then we toured the Fort and Museum in Vallonia. We traveled west past the Vallonia Iron Bridge where we stopped to take pictures and walked on the bridge. The last stop on the morning tour was the Hall Round Barn, where we toured and took pictures. The Friends of the Medora Covered Bridge and Area hosted a cookout for those on the tour at the Conservation club west of Medora at 12:30 p.m.. The society meeting was held after lunch at approximately 1:30 p.m.. The afternoon tour included the Weddelville School (the oldest standing high school in Indiana), Lafayette Iron Bridge, the Dixon Chapel Church and Procter Cemetery (same location), a rock wall (which was covered with vines), the Sparksville Iron Bridge and the Medora Brick factory. Dinner on the Medora Covered Bridge was catered by Ladonna Mitchell of Country Cookin' in Salem, IN at 6:30 p.m.. Approximately 150 ate which is amazing considering that the heat index was near 100 degrees.The picture on the Home Page by Betty Hamilton shows the crowd.The buffet style meal was:Fried Chicken and Roast BeefMashed Potatoes and GravyGreen BeansRollsA Lettuce Salad and a Grape SaladA variety of Homemade Pies Tea, Lemonade and WaterThe Friends of the Medora Covered Bridge and area set up the tables and provided the decorations for the meal. There were drawings for prizes. On Sunday, those who wished attended the 10:00 a.m. Church Service at the Historic Pinhook Christian Church in Lawrence County where spiritual issues were related to covered bridges. After the service there were refreshments and a presentation of the history of the church and cemetery. The hand hewn beams under the sanctuary which was built in 1861 could be seen from the basement. We then traveled to Tunnelton to see the Historic Mansion which has sparked much interest since the tour. We also passed the Historic Methodist Church in Tunnelton. We passed the rock wall on Tunnelton Road near Bedford on the way to Williams for lunch at Pinnick's Country Store. We then proceeded to the Williams Covered Bridge. The Williams Bridge is gated off because of vandalism but it was opened for our tour and we were allowed to drive across it. The final stop was a tour of the Historic Green Hill Cemetery in Bedford to view the Limestone carvings. There were 33 people and 15 vehicles in the caravan on Saturday and about 10 vehicles and 20 people on Sunday.Memberships are being accepted to the Friends of the Medora Covered Bridge & Area organization. The membership fee is $15.00/year.
