Before the party, we headed to Linden to see the Depot Museum. I have passed this all my life and never been there (that I remember). It was free this weekend and I thought we should check it out.
We climbed over all the outside items.
Inside were all kinds of old items used on the railroad and at a train station. In one room they had a "German Marketplace" set up with items that were available with a donation. But Camden's favorite part was the train weaving itself around the various items.
Back outside we headed over to the other museum building. In between was a CSX caboose that had just been received by the museum last week. It was not restored and we couldn't get on it. However, later in the day after the museum president realized that Kevin actually was a carman for CSX, he asked Kevin to look at something. Kevin ended up crawling up under the ends (coupler) and figuring out what was wrong. He gave the museum guy some helpful advice on what to do and how to get it fixed. The guy was thrilled! I was impressed and proud to see Kevin in action!
The second building is being used as a tribute to the circus. Indiana is the circus capital of the world (or something like that) with Peru and Emmett Kelly. There was a model train set on display that was weaving through mountains and around a large circus. It was one of the coolest displays I had seen in a long time. So much to look at and so detailed. There were also circus memorabilia around the room.
And a real lion cage outside where Camden was asked to crawl in and pretend she was a lion. Boy did she put on a good show.
This little museum was only a 45 minute (max) stop, but was a very nice experience.
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