Yeah sunny day. Off we go to Jerome. But first, we visit the copper museum in Clarksdale.
It is housed in the recently restored Clarksdale High school that closed in the early 60’s.
‘Starting in towns like Clarkdale, copper leaves, and then blossoms into an amazing story of the world’s most beautiful metal. It is told through a wonderful idea of combining history and stunning artifacts into truly enjoyable exhibits.’
And what a wonderful idea! A visitor can admire the creative skill and imagination of mankind through the use of copper from the early civilisations to the present.
Now why did we pick the title of the song today? This still (supposedly used to make moonshine) is part of an extensive distillery and winery collection…
All collections are impressive but one is especially moving, the military art collection.
Imagine a soldier from WWI spending time in a trench transforming these expended shell casings into art to send home as gifts or to share memories…
Just a short TRUE or FALSE quiz to lighten things up…
1. Only 2 minerals actually have color, copper and gold.
2. Copper was discovered about 9,000 B.C.
3. The percentage of copper in your red blood cells is over 50%.
4. Dark chocolate is a good source of copper for human life.
5. It takes 250 fifty pounds of ore, 70% of it copper, to blow your trumpet. Zinc is the other ore needed?
Read on to see the answers😊
Jerome is Jerome. Such a one of a kind town… Population 15,000 when the mines opened in the late 1800’s, to a ghost town, to a favorite tourist destination thanks to dedicated business men and women and of course, the artists.
Of course, the road to get to this mountain town is quite memorable.
Then, the streets! To get from one to the other, you either drive switchbacks or use stairs…
The shops contain incredible art and well, the Mile High Restaurant, incredible food, worth the wait, even in Roger’s opinion lol
Now why would a restaurant select such a name, serve mile high burgers and mile high clubs??
Read on to see the answer 😊
A favorite store is Nellie Bly, the world famous kaleidoscope store. Can you see who is in this picture taken through a kaleidoscope?
Finally, we return to our motorhome. Again, the view is incredible.
Good thing we have a reliable chauffeur ha! ha!
Answers:
All the affirmations are TRUE
The restaurant is at 5,280 ft., 1 mile in elevation 🙂
Lots 2 See 