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Top:
The river road crosses over a smaller river, on it's way through town.
Left and Below:
The town of Galena meanders through the winding hills, like the river which
it overlooks. The downtown is riverside, while the houses are up in the hills.
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The gold of fall predominates, among
the brick houses of the residential areas.
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The town is very open, with large
green spaces, and wild areas. It seems to be half country.
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Above:
A hillside street in Galena.
Left:
A look down the hill towards the center of the town, below.
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The Grant house. This is the house
in which U.S. Grant lived. Though it was a mansion in it's own day, it would
now be considered only a fair sized house, in today's market.
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One of the city streets coming down
from the hills and leading into the center of town.
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Picture perfect. This woman is from
the tour bus, and is standing across from the Grant house. She seems not yet
to have notices the view to her left.
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A classic salt box home. This is like
something out of a colonial life magazine, or picture book, as is much of
the rest of the town.
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One of several bed and breakfasts
converted from the many large brick houses in the area.
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A tour bus sits outside of the Grant
house.
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Above:
A look up the hill, where the Grant house is located.
Left:
A little log cabin sits in the woods. It is generally open to the public,
but happened to be closed for the day, by the time I arrived.
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The front of the cabin, including the entrance
ramp. The ramp is there for handicap access, something that was not a concern
in the design of the original log cabins.
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Quite a contrast in times, and in lifestyles, is
shown by the log cabin above, and the Grant house to the left. In this case,
the two are less than a block apart.
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A look up the street, with the Grant house (Out of
the photo) just to the left.
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Aside from the streets, paths wander through the
woods, and there are a number of scenic walks, and tours. The town is very
conscious of it's history, and of it's charm, and seeks to preserve both.
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A look towards the center of town, through a lane
shaded by brightly colored fall trees.
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The old railroad station. The town is so untouched,
that this could very well be the station from which Grant likely boarded many
a train.
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Above:
This building, like many in Galena, is over a century old. It probably served
as a mercantile, ot some such thing, back when the train was the town's connection
with the outside world. It sits across from the railroad station.
Left:
A view down one of the little side streets of Galena.
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One last look at some of the surrounding hillside, as I go over the bridge
to leave town.
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