Martin Luther King Day is a red-letter date for the Odon Calliope.  It was on this date in 2010 that Tyler Laughlin and I made our way out to Baltimore, MD and loaded up the Calliope and brought it back to Odon.  We ran into some icy foggy weather in Ohio with more dense fog on the ground back here in Odon.  So, we spent the night in Centerville, IN before making our way the rest of the way home.

Later that day, we had a crew on-hand to help unpack, unload and re-assemble the calliope -- all without a single scratch.

I have to thank Larry Meek for hours of assistance in building a custom plywood crate that was needed to haul it home.  Even though we had a beautiful day in Baltimore (+60 degrees, sunshine), we ran into rain, snow, sleet and everything else on the way home as we headed back to Indiana along I-70.

Unpacking

Christmas Eve 2011

We had a nice time cruising the streets of Odon on Christmas Eve and playing the calliope.  My oldest daughter and her husband helped with driving the truck.  It was on the cool side, so we didn't stay out very long.

    We started at the Odon park and headed north on Grove street, then over on Race Street to Poindexter up to Main and back through town.  We turned north on Spring street and end at the Odon Optical building.

   It was neat to see house lights come on, cars flash and honk and the folks come out of the Odon Tavern to see what was going on.

   We had a good time doing this and hope to keep this up for many years to come.