Last weekend, a few of us from the group known as Weekend Retweat got to go explore Darke County after being invited by the Darke County Visitor’s Bureau. I had previously visited the area briefly and remembered it as a place that I wanted to go back to sometime. I am so happy I got to see so much of the area – it is beautiful!
Our host for the weekend was Roy Brown at the Inn at Versailles. We were treated to recently remodeled, beautiful luxurious rooms with jacuzzi tubs. Check out the pictures of the Rooms and the very reasonable rates! After a refreshing night staying at the Inn, Roy was our tour guide to some of the places in Versailles on Saturday morning. There is a large Conference Center called Riverwatch. We saw the Stillwater Valley Golf Club and one of the many sculptures around the area.
One of the most enjoyable stops for me was at the Sycamore Bridge Farm. The restaurant at the Inn uses the food and herbs grown here.
Roy then took us to Midmark and explained how the company (which owns the Inn) is such a great asset to the community. It’s an obvious case of a company giving back in many ways. Quite impressive. We saw the town’s football field and as in many small towns, football is important. The field also has a sculpture.
Here is another sculpture that is just too cute not to post.
In the afternoon, we ventured out on our own to do more exploring with Rose doing the driving. The first stop was The Winery at Versailles. They were in the process of getting ready for a major event but still took time to talk to us. We would love to go back some time to be able to fully appreciate what they offer.
Next on our agenda was to find Greenville and food. Tiffany had done some research and led us directly to Montage Cafe. What a great place!
We got to choose from several varieties of salads and soups. They sell all kinds of things and Michele, who always finds good wine found some there which was enjoyed then and then again later. Greenville is home to the Kitchen Aid store and it was fun to see the different colors all lined up.
In the museum downstairs, they have a Gold Mixer.
There were several other shops we wandered through and then we stopped at Sweet One O One for some dessert. Everyone was so friendly.
We hit the road again and went to Bears Mill It is a working water powered mill with some interesting collections inside.
I took a trail to see the dam and on the way I found a Viet Nam War Memorial.
We ventured back to the Inn to make use of the jacuzzis and enjoy some wine before dinner. There were more sculptures to see in the Town Square across from the Inn so we did that before dining.
Dinner at Michael Anthony’s was outstanding. Roy and his wife Elaine joined us.
Roy selected excellent wine and a variety of appetizers.
A wonderful time was had by all!
A LINK to the rest of my Sculpture pictures
A LINK to all of my Darke County pictures.