Editor's note: This is another of the posts I'm clearing out of the Draft pile.
One of the neat things we did this year was to visit the
Chateau Laroche, the lifetime project of one man, who built it by hand with cement and river rocks. This American castle is a very imaginative structure, complete with great hall, dungeon, chapel, battlements, and garden. While serving as a medic in Europe during World War I, Harry Andrews decided he hated war but loved castles. He gave up women and took up architecture instead. He also founded an order of "knights" based on the principles of chivalry, Christianity, and patriotism. (The order has since started admitting women, to deal with dwindling membership.) Today, those volunteers takes care of the property. The public can visit for a small donation, Scout troops hold activities there, and it is a popular place for a small weddings. If we lived in the area, I would volunteer to work in the garden, which has a lot of unrealized potential.
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| spiral staircase |
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| great hall |
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| "spy hole" |
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| lovers' lane |
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| terraced gardens |
Editor's note: This is another of the posts I'm clearing out of the Draft pile. 
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