Main Street U.S.A.

Friday's Main Street

Our first little mountain town Main Street is in Marshall, NC.  It runs along the French Broad River and railroad tracks. The picture below is the Court House.

Going across the bridge to "Blannahasset island".  It's residential, very hilly and the old high school is also there.

 When the new school was built the old school was turned into a number of artists' studios.  Wouldn't it be fun to take a peek inside?  Several of the studios are open to the public.

This piece of artwork is of Main Street, looking across from the bridge, you can identify the different buildings.  There is a stand in front of the piece which will be a description of the scene, artist one day.
Coming back to Main Street from the "island"

 Back on Main Street

More of the metal artwork

This is the Presbyterian Church (one of 3 on Main St.)  As I was taking pictures the Pastor came out and asked if I like taking pictures of churches.  I explained that we were registering our cars and that I love Main Streets in small towns.  To my delight I was given a tour of the church, and in the Fellowship hall (which is ceiling to floor of the most beautiful mahogany wood that I have ever seen) looking out the side window, inches away is the mountain that was blasted to erect the church.  It was a little frightening to see the blasted stone so close to the glass window.  The original building dates back to the 1800, this "new" building was built in the 1950's.

 This is the north side of the Church, see how close the mountain is, there is a little garden in the corner.

Marshall - Madison County
Populations - 868

I hope you enjoyed our stroll down Main Street.
Weekend Blessings

Leaving For Camp

It's Funny Friday

by Prudence

Hi Everybear, we are leaving for camp in a few minutes and I just want to say "see ya" in a few weeks.  Camp begins tomorrow but I get there a day early to help with last minute details and the little kids can't check in at Camp Little Bear until tomorrow morning so M&D will spend the night with them and bring them back tomorrow.

We found a camp for Vlad, LV and Miss Daisy, it's a day camp but at least they are excited that they get to go to camp too.

I talked Mom into doing some posts while I am away, and we decided that she would do a series on Main Streets USA.  We laughed 'cause we said M&D will be like tourists, taking a zillion pictures of surrounding Main Streets and writing a little bit of history or interesting facts about the town.

Mom's first post will be next Friday, she is a smidge nervous (she isn't a very creative writer) but I know you will encourage her to broaden her horizons (giggle) or not.

No, I want to hold the backpack

No stupid, Mom said I could hold it first

LuLu, you make my fur twitch

Now you two sit back there and not a word until I tell you that you can join in the fun.
(It's going to be a L O N G trip)

Have a wonderful summer and I will see you soon.

Heaps of Summer Hugs

Prudence ♥

AND...I will finally see Wilbur ♥ again.  We will write from camp but we always have so much fun and so many beartivities that letters will be scarce, but I will be thinking about you.