A 1 June 8, 1969 MARION, INDIANA, CHRONICLE TRIBUNE Page 31 More than 400 Variety marks caves in Indiana! Not many persons think of Indiana asta: cave: state. but the fact is" that Hoosiers: can coast of more than 400 known: caves. And chances are there are more: to be you're interested in these geological marvels the Chicago Motor Club-AAA suggests could be called: a "spelunker's holiday'. a tour to some of the known caves Indiana. As you probably know.
a spelunker is interested in the indoors of the outdoors in other words, the cavities in the earth known as caves or caverns. The caves tour, however, is limited to underground passage ways that are safe "for the entire family already well explored. lighted and marked, and in some cases offering guides. (If you're not a spelunker, there's plenty on this tour to see above -OyALI The second longest cave in the world with the second largest cavern is Wyandotte Cave. located near the bottom of the state just off Ind.
62 near Wyandotte. There are five distinct floor levels in this magnificent cave. and some miles of explored passageways. The many unexplored regions are best left to the experienced spelunker. Big Wyandotte, as it is called.
is the only cave in the country exhibiting every kind of cave formation on a single route. A huge stalagmite mountain.the "Pillar of Constitution," is .35 feet high and 75 feet in circumference. It is the largest single formation known to exist in any cave in the world. In 1967 the state purchased this cave and installed lights In most of the explored passageways. Three guided trips, ing from to '2 hours are offered hourly from 9 a.m.
to 5p.m. Nearby "'Little Wyandotte" has excellent lighting and offers 45-minute trip. Photo floods make photography possible without flashbulbs. In this same area are two more tourist attractions-Corydon. site of the first state capitol.
and the attractive Lincoln Hills country. L. 4 Just to the north of Wyandotte is Marengo Cave, near Marengo on" an undesignated highway. Here famed Crystal Palace. described: as a subterranean world of color.
is well worth seeing. This illuminated limestone cavern has a constant Inside temperature of 54 degrees. Trips start every hour and cover about one mile. daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
bit farther north. on Ind. 37. is Spring Mill State Park. popular with Midwesterners not only for its caves but for a variety of recreational activities and fine scenery.
Spring Village in the park one of the most successful historic restorations in the United States. It was a frontier trading post. founded about 1815, and later abandoned. It was hidden for years among the hills until its covered ruins were discovered in a. secluded hollow surrornd-' ed by trees.
The original waterpowered gristmill and reconstructed sawmill, hat shop. post office. still bootshop. apothecary shop and remaining portions of a limekiln make up the village. Some of the largest specimens of white oak and tulip poplar in the region are found in some 100 acres of virgin woodland.
For the cave explorers there are a great number of unusual caverns and underground streams inhabited by A rare species of blind fish. Boat trips are available in Twin and aldson caves. Lower Twin and Donaldson caves 'may be explored partially on foot. Other facilities in the park include swimming. boating.
fishing on an artificial lake, horseback riding. camping. picnicking and naturalist service. There also is an inn. There are numerous unmarked -caves in this which only experienced spelunkers attempt to explore.
The marked caves on this Hoosier tour, however. "are enough to give the uninitiated cave explorer a fine introduction to fascinating bobby. teN A INDIANA CAVES. TOUR. a 3 F.
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