In a previous post I showed you the trail to the Moonville Tunnel.Now I’m going to show you the tunnel in a little different “light”. There are some really great articles/blogs about the tunnel and it’s history that I think are really great if your interested in this type of thing as I am. I’ll share these links with you. Hopefully this post is something new. (kind of hard to do anymore) ( Link to Map of area)

The above photo shows both ends of the “haunted” tunnel and the middle. The day I visited the temp was 92 degrees but once you got within 20 feet of either end of the tunnel the temperature started to drop fast, and once you were inside the tunnel there was at least at 10 degree difference in temperature. Just Ghostly LOL.

“The ghost of the Moonville Tunnel is one of those legends that's based on historical fact but has been distorted by telling and retelling over the years. The major story is that someone--an engineer, a conductor, a brakeman  a signalman?--was crushed under the wheels of the train that used to go through the place.” READ MORE Let’s take a closer look inside the tunnel:

 Some say they have seen the Ghost of the brakeman swinging his kerosene lantern in the Moonville tunnel

  “When the Haunted Hocking Investigation Team made a preliminary visit to Moonville Tunnel. They came across several unexplained events including physical evidence. Twice, the EMF detector spiked briefly.” READ MORE

(Maybe Ghostly self portraits LOL.) “1. On March 29, 1859 a Marietta-Cincinnati railroad worker fell onto the tracks outside the tunnel and was hit by a train. 2.  In 1905 a young woman was walking home along the tracks when she was killed by a passing train. 3. In 1936 a man was murdered at the inn that sat to the right of the tunnel.” READ MORE

A little history from the OES visit to the Moonville Tunnel on April 6, 2002. “Moonville is in Vinton County along the Raccoon Creek in the densest wooded area in Ohio. Founded in the 1850s, Moonville was a mining town along the Marietta - Cincinnati Railroad. The coal mined in Moonville was used to supply the many furnaces in the area including the Hope Furnace. Moonville reached its peak in the 1870s, and totally disappeared by the 1930s with the exception of the Moonville Tunnel and the Moonville Cemetery.” READMORE (Actually nearby there is also the Kings Switch Tunnel which I haven’t been to yet)

This was tough to find. There is a sign by the side of the road with an arrow pointing into the woods but NO TRAIL. There were only two headstones that I found. Also, a little more info on the trail; “Moonville Rail Trail Association, a non-profit organization, was established in April of 2001 in order to build and maintain the muscle-powered Moonville Rail Trail system. The Moonville Rail Trail will extend from Red Diamond, which is near the Village of Zaleski, through the hills of Vinton County and end in scenic Athens County near Grosvener. They hope to establish a trail system that will connect to the Athens County Hockhocking Adena Bike Path.” READ MORE

Reporting from the Moonville Tunnel Joe Todd says, “Thanks for stopping by.”

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Take a second to listen to “The Hell-Bound Train” on the sidebar. There are also several Youtube videos related to Moonville and Zaleski you might be interested in. When I was there I also found hundreds of butterflies just outside the entrance to the tunnel.

A My World Tuesday post

Czech Puppets at the Columbus Museum Of Art

This exhibit was in 2013 which is the last time I was at the Columbus Museum of Art. I will dedicate this post to PROCRASTINATION:::: Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Philip Stanhope

Lunch first then a look at “Strings Attached” a tradition of Czech puppets. I may be a little ‘late” in doing this post, but I’m usually not late for lunch.

“With more than 140 puppets and related set designs, masks, and costumes, dating from the 1850s to the present, Strings Attached explored the rich history of puppetry in the Czech Republic and its influence throughout the world.”

Go behind the scenes CLICK

I hope no one saw me looking up this puppets dress. LOL

I hope you enjoyed your visit and learned a little bit about Czech puppets. In doing this post I had the opportunity to read several interesting articles and visit some very interesting web sites. Czech out this site::  GRAVITY FROM ABOVE

Czech Puppets at the Columbus Museum Of Art.. It’s time for me to make another visit to the museum..

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Personal Note: this past weekend I attended the Class of 1964 Lancaster High School 50th Jubilee Reunion and had a chance to play in the golf outing. (we won)  What a great time….

From left to right: John Hutchins,Ron Fast,Joe Todd,Steve Logue.. Thanks to Phil Hobbs for the photo.. Once I recover from all the activities I’ll be around visiting all your blogs… Have a great day….

The Mexican Fisherman & The Wharton MBA

A Quality Time Story emailed to Joe Todd…Thanks Charlie

An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.

Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied, that it only took a little while. The American then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish. The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.

The American then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
 
The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, señor."

The American scoffed. "I am a Wharton MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery.

You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise."
 
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But señor, how long will this all take?"
 
To which the American replied, "Fifteen or twenty years."
 
"But what then, señor?"

 
The American laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."
 
"Millions, señor? Then what?"
 
The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

The small coastal fishing village sounds pretty good I say…… Have a great day

 The Mexican Fisherman & The Wharton MBA at My Quality Time….

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