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A brisk little walk through Massillon

Yesterday I was working in Orrville and so when I was done I decided to go for a walk in Massillon.  Honestly, my walk was going to be at least a mile longer, but it was 28F outside and I got COLD!  I started out at Top of the Viaduct and thoroughly enjoyed my Teriyaki Chicken (only $5!) and, as you can see from the picture, I really enjoyed the chocolate cream pie.

I walked down to the other side of the viaduct and I was already cold at this point so I decided to go cruise around in Deals for a moment to get warm again.  Once I had thawed a little bit I continued on to the Massillon Museum.  Even though they were between exhibits, I still enjoyed seeing the Immel Circus and I am always fascinated with the Sparks Circus picture on the wall.  The expressions on the faces of the people in that picture intrigue me.  After looking around upstairs I went down to the lower level and had a brief chat with Oscar and Harvey.  And I even got to chat with Libby for a few before I left!  (Isn’t that funny, the only live human that I spoke with while I was there and I didn’t get her picture. :)

I left the museum and headed back up to the Top of the Viaduct and my car.  It’s interesting the things you see along the way when you stop to look, isn’t it?

This trip was a total of 3766 steps which equals 1.57 miles.  I’m looking forward to coming back to Massillon again when it’s a bit warmer and walking the other way in both directions.  Hopefully I’ll be able to time my visit so that I can stop and see the Andy Warhol exhibit when it’s open at MassMu.

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Until next time, here’s to the cold and snowy road, and here’s to you.

 
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Posted by on March 2, 2013 in Uncategorized

 

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An evening at The Odditorium

An evening at The Odditorium

Tonight was the grand opening party for the new exhibit at the Massillon Museum.  Holy cow, what a great night! This exhibit, The Odditorium, is a collection of many different bizarre objects that have been acquired by the museum over the years.  These are the things that otherwise might not fit in with a traditional display.  Like, for instance, a wreath made of hair.

Moving right along…

Actually I’m getting ahead of myself.  Before we even made it into the museum there was a party on the lawn!  The Bizarros were playing some cool tunes.

Here’s the crowd going wild!

And the refreshment station.

Inside there was lemonade and several kinds of popcorn!

Then you entered the Wunderkammer House…

Each ‘room’ in this house has a theme and a family member is there, too.  This, of course, is the Mother’s room.

Interestingly enough, the woman standing in line behind us had her very own alligator purse that was similar to this one and had belonged to her grandmother.

Next up is the Son’s room.  I’d also like you to know that this is NOT Oscar.  Although he will be along shortly. :)

I don’t know what this thing is, but it surely creeped me out…

Next is the Daughter’s room.

Speaking of things that creep me out…

Then we went into the kitchen and found the Maid.

Grandpa’s room was right next door!

I took this next picture because I thought that the helmet was cool and also because if Dave had been with me he’d probably have thought that it was cool, too, and would have wanted to try it on. :)

The Father’s room was our last stop along the way and we ran into a familiar, uh, face?

There you are, Oscar!!

Also, a new friend…  Choking Charlie.

After visiting with the Wunderkammer family we toured the other floors because my mom had never been to MassMu before.

I took this next picture, probably for the second time because I never realized before that there was a dog in the picture!

Something that I find amazing about Immel’s Circus is that you can look at it a dozen times and see things you’ve never seen before.  Like, for instance, these elephants.

And the balloon vendor in the grandstand.

Due to the Massillon Tiger debacle at the Top of the Viaduct Restaurant (where we had dinner at tonight again, by the way) I felt compelled to have my picture taken with this Massillon Tiger. ;)

Hahahahaha

Lastly I took a few pictures outside.

The Lincoln Highway post is lurking in the background, just taking it all in…

And because this is a Lincoln Highway blog, I close with a picture of the Lincoln Theatre.

So.  To sum up this evening…. WOW.  If you’ve never been to the Massillon Museum, now’s the time to go.  This was a great, wonderful, and fun evening and a very cool exhibit.  It’s only going to be there for a limited time so don’t miss out!

Until my next adventure with the Massillon Tiger, here’s to you and here’s to the road…

 
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Posted by on May 20, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

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Pie is brain food, right?

Pie is brain food, right?

Today I had my last exam of the semester in American Sign Language.  I was working in Orrville which, you know, is kinda sorta almost on the Lincoln Highway and not too far from Massillon.  Awhile back I had asked on facebook for good places to go for breakfast along the Lincoln Highway.  And, by the way, to anyone reading this blog, I pose the same question…

Well, anyways, the folks at the Massillon Museum suggested that I try the Top of the Viaduct Restaurant, however, it took me until today to finally make it that far but I needed a place to sit and study for awhile so I thought I’d give it a try.

Here’s the restaurant and by the way I should let you know that this picture was taken after lunch.  When I got there, the whole parking lot was full and I got the last spot on this side.  I should probably also mention that they are located at 607 Lincoln Way W., Massillon, OH 44647 and their phone number is 330-832-8292.

Here’s a few pictures of the menu…

Here are a few pictures of the inside of the restaurant…

Here’s my reading material.

Oh, and let’s not forget the view out the windows.

If you’re still with me, now we get to the good stuff.

For the sake of the blog I ordered a cup of the Boom-Boom Bean Soup.  And I have to say that, being a connoisseur of bean soup, this was one of the best bean soups that I have ever eaten.  It had such an interesting blend of flavors as it was slightly smoky, slightly sweet, and slightly salty.  Totally delicious.

Next I ordered the Cheeseburg which came with fries.

After all that I was pretty well stuffed, but everyone around me seemed to be ordering pie so I figured it was the thing to do.  I asked my waitress to decide for me between the chocolate peanut butter, custard, and chocolate pie.  She chose chocolate and she was sooooo right.

Now, looking at this picture you might get the wrong impression of this humble little pie.  But let me assure you that this is truly THE BEST CHOCOLATE PIE EVER.  No, no one is paying me to say this.  They probably didn’t even notice that I was there except for wondering why there was some strange woman taking pictures of her food.  But I can’t urge you strongly enough to go and try this pie.

And, since I was at the Top of the Viaduct Restaurant I figured I should stroll on over to the viaduct itself.

How many times have we (locals) driven past this sign and never knew what it actually said?  (If you click on the picture it will enlarge so that you can read it.)  It’s pretty neat, I think.

Here’s the view of the restaurant from the other side.  There’s a tiger under the sign but I didn’t realize how hard he was to see until I got home.  So, dad, if you don’t believe me (yeah, right) you’ll just have to drive over there yourself and check it out. :)

And, last but not least since we all know that I have a fascination with old service stations, I thought I’d throw in a picture of this gem which is simply lovely and only two doors down.

So, until we meet again here’s to the chocolate pie and here’s to the road…

 
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Posted by on May 4, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

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