My Town Monday: Taking a Walk Through Town
The Village of Peninsula, Ohio, population 602, is a sweet place. It was built by hands, hearts and imaginations of folks who carved their lives out of a wilderness.
This pedestrian/bike bridge on the Towpath goes over the Cuyahoga River. It was built on the foundation of the old aquaduct that took the Canal over the River.
The Village Hall was built in 1857 of stone from local quarries. It was built as a schoolhouse, and has been used as a library and a recreation center for local teens. You can read more about it here.
When I was taking this picture, I was standing in front of the Methodist Church. I became aware of something on my arm, and quickly brushed away what I thought was an insect. Seems like a bird sitting on the tree above me did what you think he did. Victoria, of Curious Masks, was quick to tell me that was a sign of good luck.
I passed Ronda, sitting on the porch of her Downtown Emporium. She is a wealth of information about the history of this Village. She has been here for a long time, and understands what makes Peninsula a special place.
This is the back of Ronda’s shop. It’s like this in my town.
You can buy tickets for the train in this caboose.
Looking up and down the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway tracks:
It’s like this on a late summer day. Next time we’ll wander off Main Street.
My Town Monday is brought to us by Travis Erwin. Take a trip over there and you’ll find links to towns near and far. Pretty cool stuff.
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Lisa Kenney said,
August 25, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
I’m coming to visit you one day. You’ll see
fromskilledhands said,
August 25, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
I’ll make the coffee, Lisa.
Eryl Shields said,
August 25, 2008 @ 3:27 pm
Each of your My Town Monday posts makes me want to visit Peninsula more.
Travis Erwin said,
August 25, 2008 @ 4:00 pm
I love that bridge in the first shot. Beautiful.
Linda / Lyndi said,
August 25, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
Your posts make me want to visit, too. What a beautiful town and countryside to live in.
Linda
David said,
August 25, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
This looks like the perfect place to inspire your art. Great photos.
fromskilledhands said,
August 25, 2008 @ 8:33 pm
The bridge is beautiful, isn’t it, Travis. It was really cool when they put it in place. Large cranes and all.
It IS a beautiful town, Linda. Come on over and we’ll take a walk.
Thank you for your kind words, David.
Reb said,
August 26, 2008 @ 1:25 am
What a pretty town! I like the back of Rhonda’s store
patry said,
August 26, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
Cool town! Thanks for taking me there.
Cathy said,
August 27, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
So beautiful. Reminds me of summer visits to little towns in northern Ontario when I was a kid. Thanks!