Indiana farmland
Metamora, a small town of about 2,700, is halfway between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana's only operating canal town, Metamora offers a look into what life was like in the early 1800s when Indiana built a system of waterways intended for the commercial transportation of goods. Metamora is on the Whitewater Canal, which stretches 76 miles between Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and Hagerstown, Indiana. Metamora visitors can tour the Duck Creek Aqueduct and the Whitewater Grist Mill.
The Grand Arbor Cabin and Nature Preserve
The Grand Arbor Cabin is a 2,900-square-foot cabin/house for rent on 62 acres of secluded woodland. It has three bedrooms and 2.5 baths and is only a 10-minute drive from the Brookville State Park and a five-minute drive from Metamora's historic downtown. This cabin has a spacious interior with large glass windows that offer views of mature forests and a creek. It also offers a southern exposure for great light. Bridle trails for riding horses and ponies are just two miles away at the Salt Creek Ranch. The cabin's ground level has a walk-out (a basement with a door for easy access to the outside) and a pool table. The main level has a master bedroom with a queen-sized bed, a full bathroom, a half-bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, a dining area and a stone fireplace. The upper level has a full bathroom and two bedrooms; one bedroom has four twin beds, and the other bedrooms has a king-sized bed and a twin bed. The cabin can accommodate 11 people.
The Grand Arbor
P.O. Box 48
Metamora, IN 47030-0048
513-535-7378
thegrandarbor.com
Morgan's Outdoor Adventures Inc.
Morgan's Outdoor Adventures has a family-oriented campground in Brookville that offers three secluded cabins just eight miles from Metamora. These cabins do not have restrooms but are set near the campground's new shower and restroom facility for easy access. Outfitted with heating and air conditioning, a refrigerator, a grill, a fire pit and a picnic table, these cabins can sleep four people. You do need to bring your own linens. The campground itself is set on the banks of the Whitewater River, a Class 1 canoeing stream that offers canoeing for all experience levels. The Whitewater River is considered to be the fastest-flowing river in Indiana with clear water and abundant wildlife. Morgan's Brookville campground sits on 120 acres.
Morgan's Outdoor Adventures Inc.
7040 Whitewater River Lane
Brookville, IN 47012
765-647-4904
morganscanoe.com
Woodland Retreat
Laurel, Indiana, is approximately six miles from Metamora and home to Woodland Retreat, a property offering a main lodge and three log cabins. The cabins, named Treaty Line Home, Whetzel's Trace Home and Main House, are set on a property of mixed woods and open pastures, offering views and access to a small lake and the surrounding rolling hills. The cabins offer stone fireplaces and decks. Hiking is available throughout 300 acres of woods and fields on the property. Guests can swim, boat or fish on the lake.
Woodland Retreat
25124 Kokomo Hill Road
Laurel, IN 47024
765-698-2294
woodlandretreat.net
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