Last week was my spring break. I had no plans of visiting Cancun or Panama City Beach, instead I traveled to Greenville, Ohio. My aunt Carol and I ventured to Greenville in search of a KitchenAid Mixer because Greenville is the home of the KitchenAid factory and experience. Little did I know that this is also the home of Annie Oakley AND is where the treaty of Greenville was signed in 1795, that makes it a pretty famous place. We began our visit in the basement of the KitchenAid store, which is also the history museum of KitchenAid Mixers. I learned that the mixer was first introduced in the 1920's and it hasn't changed much as of today. Here are some pictures of the vintage mixers....
After we explored the museum we headed upstairs to choose my new KitchenAid Mixer, which is wedding gift from my Aunt Carol and my Grandma (thanks!) After leaving the KitchenAid experience, we explored the little shops of downtown Greenville. On our way out of town we stopped at the poplular Maid-Rite burger joint. The whole shop is as big as my living room and the booths and bar stools are straight from the 1970's. The walls of the building are brick and covered in decades worth of chewed bubble gum. It is a right of passage to stick your gum to the sides of the brick as you enter! Once inside I ordered a Maid-Rite burger with cheese and a peanut butter milkshake. Everthing was delicious. The burgers are made with ground beef cooked in onions and sugar and I'm sure the milkshake had over 1,000 calories.
We ended our day trip with a visit to the tractor and supply store. Many of you are already aware that I one day I dream of owning chickens, so my Aunt took me to check them out. We held various kinds of chicks and ducks. I fell in love with a little black chick and even though the sign cautioned me against it,for fear of salmonella poisoning,I nuzzled and kissed its little beak before we got kicked out of the fenced in area. All in all it was a great adventure to Greenville, Ohio.
L&O
