• Life In General,  road trip

    Road Trip ~ Part III ~ Down By The River

    Before leaving for South Carolina, I did a little research on the area my parents had moved to.  I found Landsford Canal State Park was close by and decided I wanted to check it out during my visit.  Here is what the official site of South Carolina State Parks has to say about it….. A broad river, rich history and rare, hardy wildflowers come together at Landsford Canal State Park. Stretched along the Catawba River along the South Carolina fall line, the park is home to the well-preserved remains of the canal system that made the river commercially navigable from 1820 to 1835. Locks, a mill site and the lockkeeper’s home are among the…

  • Family,  Life In General

    Catawba, South Carolina

    I’m online this afternoon Googling Catawba, South Carolina for our upcoming trip.  My father and step-mother have just moved to this area, and while I know it is relatively close to Charlotte, North Carolina…..and they have a new home to explore….that is about all I know about it.  I have never spent much time in South Carolina…..generally driving through it to go somewhere else….so this will be a new experience for me. I have discovered the Catawba Indian Nation is in Catawba.  Isn’t that convenient since their names are the same!   🙂   It is home to a group of Native American potters…..in fact one that has supposedly survived for…