Contents Contributors
Contents Contributors
16 Kara’ s Silver Strings ~ by Ryan Stacy
22 The Clay Purl ~ by Chrissy Alspaugh 30 Metal Artist George Goehl
~ by Bob Gustin 34-35 Photos ~ by Sara Monnett * 36-37 Calendar of Events
38 Field Guide to the Art of Looking
~ by Bob Gustin 42 Spring in Brown County ~ by Mark Blackwell 44 Brown County Radio Hour
~ by Jeff Tryon 52 Lookout for Pigs!
~ by Jim Eagleman 54 Sampler: Cornerstone Inn’ s Emma’ s Loaves & Dishes
58 Tanneries of Brown County ~ by Julia Pearson
60-61 Services Directory 62 Tall Tail Tale
~ by Gunther Flumm
Cover: Silver Strings artwork ~ by Kara Barnard
Bob Gustin worked as a reporter, photographer, managing editor, and editor for daily newspapers in Colorado, Nebraska, and Indiana before retiring in 2011. He and his wife, Chris, operate Homestead Weaving Studio. She does the weaving while he gives studio tours, builds small looms, and expands his book and record collections.
Jim Eagleman, recently retired DNR naturalist, and his wife Kay, enjoy hiking the many natural areas, preserves, and land trust sites in Brown and neighboring counties. His FIELD NOTES have appeared in this publication for several years. Contact Jim with comments and inquiries at < jpeagleman @ gmail. com >.
Joe Lee is an illustrator and writer. He is the author of The History of Clowns for Beginners and Dante for Beginners and illustrator of six other titles, including Dada and Surealism for Beginners, and Music Theory for Beginners. He is an awardwinning editorial cartoonist for the Bloomington Herald Times, a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and a veteran circus performer.
Jeff Tryon is a former news editor of The Brown County Democrat, a former region reporter for The Republic, and a former bureau chief for The Huntsville Times. Born and raised in Brown County, he currently lives with his wife, Sue, in a log cabin on the edge of Brown County State Park. He is a Baptist minister.
* Sara Monnett, pastry chef and photographer, lives in northern Brown County. She shoots local weddings with Toby Blackwood, as the owners of MonWood Photography. Wedding and portrait portfolio can be seen at < monwoodphotography. com >. She started her culinary career in 2000 as a pastry chef in Indianapolis. She now creates wedding cakes, specialty pastries, and breads for establishments in Brown and Monroe County.
Ryan Stacy is a content writer at Monroe County Public Library, and also enjoys writing about Brown County. He and his wife live in Bloomington, where they can often be found chasing movies, good food, and cultural events. His other interests include reading, photography, and music.
Chrissy Alspaugh is a freelance writer and owner of Christina Alspaugh Photography. She lives in Bartholomew County with her husband, Matt and three boys. She can be reached at < christina _ alspaugh @ yahoo. com >. View her work at
< ChristinaAlspaughPhotography. com >.
Julia Pearson wrote for a secular Franciscan magazine for ten years and served as its human interest editor. She and her husband Bruce have made Lake Woebegone Country their new homebase for life’ s continuing adventures. Julie, Bruce, and four-footed Suki are adjusting well. Julia enjoys traveling and visiting museums of all types and sizes, with her children and grandchildren.
Mark Blackwell no longer makes his home in Brown County where“ the roadway is rough and the slopes are seamed with ravines and present a meatless, barren, backbone effect.” He now resides within sight of the sixth green of an undisclosed golf course. He was born in the middle of the last century and still spends considerable time there.
Cindy Steele is the publisher and editor of this magazine. She sells and designs ads, sometimes writes, takes photos, and creates the layout. For fun, she likes to play the guitar or banjo and sing. Her new hobby is making mosaics.
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10 Our Brown County • March / April 2019
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