PERRY COUNTY 2004

Despite the best efforts by the locals to stamp out anything that might be remotely cool, there is actually one place in Perry County that is worth seeing.  That is the Little Buffalo State Park which is located approximately four miles south of Newport.  There's Holman Lake which includes a dam, a boating dock,and a fishing pier.  There is even a small swimming pool by the campground area.  For those who enjoy hiking, Little Buffalo State Park has several hiking trails.  There is also a covered bridge, Clay's Bridge, and an outdoor amphitheater .  During the wintertime the park hosts "Christmas Walk" when several trails are lined with thousands of Christmas lights.  There's even ice fishing during the winter.  Yep, lots of cool outdoor stuff at Little Buffalo State Park.

Alejandro the Bear Only you can prevent forest fires.  No, seriously.  I really do meant it.  You CAN prevent forest fires.  Why are you laughing at me?  What's so darn funny?  Knock it off!

Alejandro the Bear

Clay's Bridge

Holman Lake

Butterfly Garden

Getting in touch with nature.

Little Buffalo Amphitheater Doug MacMurray performing his hit song "Immigration Party" for his number one fan... "Immigration Party, this is a clebration. He is the Spanish Hottie, moving his hips in fluid gyration."

Little Buffalo Amphitheater

Little Buffalo Creek

The coolest part about Little Buffalo State Park though is Shoaff's Mill, a fully operational grist mill from the late 18th century.  We were lucky enough to be there on Saturday afternoon as the mill is only open for tours for three hours during the week.  The mill was primarily used to ground the grain from local Perry County farms.  Several challenges arose though with the milling process.  To quote from the brochure... Long ago, this mill ground wheat flours as well as cornmeal.  Grinding wheat flour was much more complicated than making cornmeal and required several additional steps.  These steps included: (1) hoisting the wheat to the attic for cleaning, (2)  elevating the grain back to the attic for cooling after it was ground, and (3) sifting the ground wheat to seperate the flour, middlings, and bran.

Waterwheel at Shoaff's Mill

Shoaff's Mill

Peek-a-boo!

Inside Shoaff's Mill

More Milling Stuff

How freakin' gay is this?

Facts on Shoaff's Mill

Year Built: 1777 Last Year of Production: 1940 Diameter of the Waterwheel: 32 feet RPM of the Waterwheel: 3.6 RPM Elevation Drop of Flume Pipe: 35 feet Power Generated by Waterwheel: 40 horsepower

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