We then headed south toward Toledo, but we left the interstate and stayed on the state highways - we love to drive those. Not only are they not as bumpy (part of the interstate around Detroit were horrendous!), but you actually get to SEE something. It was a very relaxing drive, but we totally bypassed Toledo on our way to the Sauder Historical Village, so you can see "I still ain't made up my mind about Toledo." (Stan Freberg fans will appreciate that.)
We found the Sauder Historical Village when we looked up Toledo on the internet to see what we could see. It's a great place to stop and they have their own campground which is within walking distance of the village. Sauder is the guy who created all those furniture kits which we have bought quite a few of. He decided to preserve some of Ohio history.
 Front entrance to Sauder Historical Vill... |
 The other side of the circle |
The historical sites go back to the 18th century with the Indian village. I did a little weaving there with a guide. The guide was cooking a traditional meal over the fire - some sort of venison stew.
 Cooking over an open fire |
I peeked inside the teepe which was restored as well.
 Inside the teepee |
 Restored trading post |
We even saw an example of a really early RV used for migrant workers.
 An early RV |
 Fully furnished RV |
They had an early church,
 Organist at the church |
 19th Century schoolhouse |
and lots of examples of craft workers such as this woodworker
 Woodworker in the 19th century |
doing wonderful things with NO power tools (at least not electrically powered.)
We saw real apples growing on trees (Hey, we'd never seen that before!)
 Apple tree |
and of course the authentic buildings selling authentic souvenirs.
 Souvenirs |
This picture has nothing to do with Sauder Village but shows Madison with her new "sofa". Notice that her sofa is on our sofa.
 Madison's sofa |
