Wolves, Tippecanoe and no Subaru!

Our original plan had included a tour of the Subaru plant in Lafayette as we are long time Subaru owners and we have on order a new Subaru Ascent that is probably built or being built at that plant in Lafayette. Unfortunately, we found that you have to call and make arrangements ahead of time and only on certain days which this wasn't one of them.

So, instead we made a WalMart run and then went for an early lunch at Spagheddies, a nice Italian place that is one of three, the others being a PaPa Vino's in Michigan and one in Indiana besides this location. It was quite nice, wish we had one down here in Florida.

After lunch we headed for the Wolf Park. We of course had to go to a wolf place with a coach named Timmberwolf and located on our route. We unloaded PoGoGo and headed in to the entrance/visitor center. The staff told us that there were parts of the park that would be difficult for the mobility chair but then they offered to give us a private tour driven around by one of the staff!

Although I took a lot of pictures of the different wolves, most of them show more of the fence surrounding the large areas the different wolves get to call home. Seems the camera likes to focus on the closest item (the fence) rather than the wolves further inside! The best shot of those I took show these three, brothers, resting on top of their wooden shelter in the heat of the day. These three are the sons of Timber (a female) and Wolfgang (a male) whom we also saw.

Our tour also included most of the other wolves, a few that were not showing themselves at the time, as well as some foxes, grey and red, and a coyote, and, a real surprise, a bison herd! The bison herd included several calves.

Our next stop which is very near the Wolf Park is the Tippecanoe Battlefield Park and museum. Designated a National Historic Landmark, the park has a small museum, a history store with a nice selection of reproductions of historic goods and clothing, and across from it, a monument to the 1811 battle of Tippecanoe. The museum focuses on the battle itself and the early settlement of the area especially by Native Americans and the events and people which led up to the battle.

This is a rural area just north of Lafayette, Indiana, and just east of I-65 northbound. There are several places that are great to visit here, most especially the Wolf Park and Tippecanoe but also the information about Prophetstown. All I knew before coming here was that old election slogan, 'Tippecanoe and Tyler too.'