Wabash River, Erie Canal, and Shipshewana Flea Market!

Let's head up to northern Indiana to explore some of our early pioneer history along the Wabash river. While we're up there, we'll check out the Shipshewana flea market.

The Plan:
Day 0 Friday: We'll meet at Mississinewa Lake at the Miami state recreation area. I have reserved campsites 464 and 466 checking in on Friday and checking out Monday morning. If you would like to join me on one of my sites, please let me know as soon as you can. Most of the adjacent sites were available as of this posting. If you can't make it at 2pm, no big deal. We'll be there all weekend. Come when you can. This is just going to be a meet and greet day. If you are not a camper, there are hotels and B&Bs in the area.
No organized events scheduled but we can go for a paddle on the lake or head over to the 7 Pillars Nature Preserve for some sunset exploration and pictures.

WARNING: HAMMOCK HANGERS! I'm seeing more and more parks not allowing hanging from trees. Please be prepared with a hammock stand or tent.

Day 1 Saturday: 9:00am We're heading to Nick's Kitchen in downtown Huntington, IN. This is a breakfast and lunch place that's been around since 1908. The food is great and their specialties are giant breaded tenderloins and pies. Afterwards, we're heading over to The Historic Forks of the Wabash. This is a really cool place with tons of Indiana PIONEER and MIAMI INDIAN history as well as the ERIE canal and WABASH river. They have some old log cabins and a boardwalk that goes over the remnants of the Erie Canal. They also have a public access site at this park and we'll be launching from it. Bring lunch and be prepared to spend a few hours on the river. This is approximately 6 miles down to the Andrews Public Access. This is beautiful section of river with lots to see and do. After we take out, we'll head over to see our friends at Canal Creamery in Lagro, IN for some ice cream and the best hot dogs on the planet. If there is a place with better hot dogs, I have not encountered it.

Day 2 Sunday: 10:00am We're heading back to paddle the next section of the Wabash from Andrews to Lagro, IN. More of the same beautiful river! Bring lunch and be prepared for another relaxing day of exploration and enjoying nature!

Day 3 Monday: I'm working on it!

Day 4 Tuesday: We're breaking camp and heading to spend the day at the Shipshewana Flea Market. This is the largest open air flea market in the midwest. Shipshewana is kind of a miniature Gatlinburg in the middle of Amish country. There are many things to see and do along with great restaurants. You may want to come back for a weekend!

WARNINGS!!!
These are all outdoor events with no overhead cover, please plan accordingly with proper clothing, sunblock, fluids, and snacks.

The event fee for this multi-day adventure will be $100. I'm willing to do a small number of rentals. Please contact me if you need a rental.

If you have any questions, post them in the comments or send me a message. I hope to see a bunch of you on this trip. It's going to be awesome!