A Photo Tour of The Ohio River Museum in Marietta,Ohio

A short drive  from Lancaster,Ohio to Marietta,Ohio where you  can step back in time to the days of the sternwheeler and steam

In Marietta,Ohio you will find the Ohio River Museum where you can tour the museum and the W.P. Snyder,Jr. Towboat. (plan on spending a couple hours anyway)

The Ohio River Museum is located at 601 Front Street, Marietta, Ohio, one block from Ohio State Route 7, and minutes from I-77. I think I’ll have Linda pay the  entrance fee.

The museum is located on the banks of the Muskingum River  a tributary of the Ohio River.

There are two basic ways to mount paddle wheels on a ship; either a single wheel on the rear, known as a stern-wheeler, or a paddle wheel on each side, known as a side-wheeler.

An old river boat pilot was sitting on a bench near the wharf in Marietta,Ohio when a young man walked up and sat down. The young man had spiked hair and each spike was a different color.... green, red, orange, blue, and yellow.After a while the young man noticed that the captain was staring at him."What's the matter old timer, never done anything wild in your life? The old captain replied, "Got drunk once and married a parrot. I was just wondering if you were my son!" (this joke won’t be found at the museum)

Earliest transportation on the river was by canoe or dugout

A sampling of the many paintings::

How can riverboat pilots use amphibians? As froghorns. Next a sampling of the many/many riverboat models.

DISASTER ON THE RIVER

Time to walk the plank halls.

Q: Do you know what you call a Snail on a Ship?
A: A SNAILER! (sorry)

and a photo of his boat.

Times haven’t changed much.. Mother nature is in charge. FLOODING

For me; the above history sounds a lot like current events..

I will end this post with one final collage. All I can say is the Ohio River Museum is a must see.

A tour of:

will be left for another post…..

Joe Todd and Linda say,”Thanks for stopping by and  we hope you enjoyed your visit.”

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Early Morning Drive On The Back Roads Of Ohio.

Just outside of Lancaster,Ohio and near the Hocking Hills some great scenery.

Friday 5/18/2012 I had the chance to play a little golf at Upper Lansdowne golf course near Ashville,Ohio. On the way there I thought I would take a few photos to share for Scenic Sunday and SkyWatch Friday.

Good Morning Sunshine.

Q:Why did the Cowboy sleep with his saddle on? A:In case he caught any nightMares.

Q: What disease do horses fear most?
A: Hay Fever!

Q: Why can't horses dance?
A: Because they have 2 left feet.

Q: What is the best type of story to tell a runaway horse?
A: A tale of WHOA

Q: What breeds of horses can jump higher than a house?
A: All breeds. Houses don't jump

BUCOLIC:

1. Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic.

2. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.

1. A pastoral poem.

2. A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.

Just outside of Lancaster,Ohio and near the Hocking Hills some great scenery.

Thanks for stopping by and yes it was a great morning for golf.  I’m a little behind in  commenting been working pretty hard getting the garden planted etc. (see previous posts) Will try to get caught up. Have a great day.

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Garden Update..The Garden Is Planted…5/16/2012

A “QUALITY TIME FARM” POST FROM LANCASTER,OHIO

This is the strawberry patch before weeding.

Strawberry patch after weeding and planting extra Butternut Squash.(Used a lot of Preen for weed control). We will see how it works this time.

Garden before planting tomatoes

And after.. All tomatoes were planted in the garden on 5/16/2012.. and that finished all planting.

Four rows of tomatoes with about ten plants per row.

This year I’m hoping  to (easily) rototill between the rows.

Pepper plants have been planted in the garden for about a week now. Linda and I planted about twenty plants. (Burpee: Honey crisp and California Wonder

Butternut Squash,Zucchini,Cucumbers

All the plants were started from seed starting on Feb.1 2012

Four varieties of tomatoes: Burpee Romas,Burpee Supersteak Hybrid, Burpee Betterboy Hybrid,and Burpee BigBoy Hybrid

Thanks for stopping by.. When I had my stroke on Sept 8th of last year I wondered if I would be able to even have a garden this year. Many prayers were answered and by Gods Grace I’ll be able to plant many more gardens.Adversity, does seem to make one appreciate the “simple” things in life just a little more.A “QUALITY TIME FARM” POST FROM LANCASTER,OHIO

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How much Do You Know About Golf

 

How much Do You Know About Golf?

This is multiple choice. If you select a wrong answer, the ball moves only so far down the fairway and stops and you are charged with one stroke.

Keep selecting the answers that you think are correct and the ball moves down the fairway until you get the right answer and the ball goes in the hole.

If you have the correct answer right away, the ball goes directly in the hole - a hole in one.

To play, click here!!!!!

Now wasn’t that fun.

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