We traveled every back road known to man to get from Jackson Center, OH to our KOA campground near Canton. On our way we ran into heavy rain and small hail (no hail damage, thankfully). Our campground is called Bear Creek KOA, and sports a pool, mini-golf, and horseback riding. We didn't have time for any of it! The biggest disappointment was their lack of electricity for the number of campers in the KOA. It was very warm and humid, and we couldn't run our Air Conditioner because there wasn't enough power to start the condenser. About 5:00 there was a tornado watch in our area, and while we didn't have a tornado, we did have heavy rain and wind. It cooled off after that! Didn't need the AC for the rest of our stay.
On Thursday we drove into Canton for breakfast and then headed to a laundromat and washed clothes and got fuel. We bought groceries at a store called Marc's -- only accepts Discover card, cash, or checks. Oops, didn't have enough cash, so had to go to their handy ATM to pay for the groceries. Spent the remainder of the day enjoying being outside.
Friday we went to the First Ladies National Historic site which consisted of an Education and Research Center with exhibits of various first ladies inaugural gowns, china, correspondence, snapshots, etc. Film clips were available of Jackie Kennedy's White House Tour. Betty Ford's interview on 60 Minutes, and Hilary Clinton. After touring the museum/education center we were taken to the Ida Saxton McKinley House in the next block.
In the afternoon we went to the Wm. McKinley Museum and the McKinley memorial. Because the McKinley's had no surviving children, most of their estate was sold after their death.
Saturday was my favorite day. We drove 25 miles SW to Amish Country. On our way we enjoyed seeing men working in their fields with horses, women hanging wash on their clotheslines, and carriages on their way into town to shop. We had breakfast at Kauffman's bakery and then went to Heini's Cheese factory and store across the street and bought cheese and summer sausage. From Millersburg we drove 7 miles to Berlin, which was crowded with tourists like Jack and me. We strolled through various shops and at lunch we ate at Cinci's at the antique barn. After lunch and a bit more shopping (we saw a sign in a store window for Sleepy Eye Flour, Sleepy Eye, MN and we stopped to inquire about buying it). Couldn't get it :-(
Time to head back to camp and get ready for Mass in Canton. A great day!
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