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Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/06/14 in Motorcycle Diaries, Travel - Comments: View Comments

After my exciting wet ride I finally made it to Jasper, Indiana. Now I know what you are thinking, why of all places did I pick this one? Well my fur less friend, I had the chance to visit a friend I haven’t seen in years. And while the location was in the middle of nowhere, the chance to visit friends is always worth the trip.

What is there to do in Jasper? You ask. Well, not too much to be honest. It is a quaint little town with a strong German influence. From what I was told, there are still people here who’s first language is German. So where is the big German beir haus? Well they don’t have one. I know! They get the language and some buildings that take from German architect, but they fail to bring the most important part of their culture to this little town. They do however have a big festival that they call Strassenfest, which isn’t till August so I missed out on the temporary beir garden that they set up – I teared up a little.

I did however get to take a visit to explore Patoka Lake which for a $5 entry fee per car you get to hike, camp, fish, jet ski or whatever else you so desire. I’m not sure if they charge extra for camping but I got to check out all the beautiful scenery. I snuck into a few panorama photos that will hopefully be submitted to google maps soon – I’ll be sure to share the links once thei are posted. The one cool thing I found was the boathouses that they rent out, it’s just a small floating cottage. How awesome is that?!?!

Patoka Lake Who doesn’t love casinos? well I’m not quite sure yet because my attempt to explore French Lick Casino and Resort came up short. (Hehe and not just because I’m mini either) We took the 30 minute drive to visit the casino only to realize I left my ID in my other fur. The entryway was really cool looking but other than that I can’t speak about the home of Larry Bird. Too bad because I was excited to play the penny slots- I’m a risk taker living on the edge I know.

Overall my short stay in Jasper was fun because of the company I kept, it surely embodies the typical Midwestern small town. However I do say they need to build that beir haus to keep me entertained a little more. They can call it something cool like Hause of Cornelius, surely you can’t get much better than that.

Now I have found myself Iowa City, Iowa we will see what the state whose motto is “Field of Opportunities” presents itself during my stay here.

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Update: Here is the links to the photos

Patoka Lake Indiana

Patoka Lake Indiana – Giant Rock

Patoka Lake Indiana – Beach

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Tags: French Lick, german, German-American, IN, Indiana, jasper, midwest, Patoka, Patoka Lake

Candice Walsh

I love it, looks very “quaint.” Gawd I despise that word.

Also, sweet jacket! Looks good on ya.
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At first I was disappointed because I thought you were featuring Jasper, Alberta which is beautiful but this Jasper seems pretty nice too.
http://www.MonkeyBrewster.com/ Cornelius Aesop

Hehe thanks I figured the jacket fit well with the motorcycling monkey theme, now if I could somehow get that song 'Bad to the Bone' to play while I'm riding.
The town was quaint even though it is a 'Home and Gardens' magazine way to explain it.
http://www.MonkeyBrewster.com/ Cornelius Aesop

Hmm never heard of that place before but from what I can see online it looks amazing and picturesque especially the Jasper National Park.
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