I do not need a note on my roadmap to remind me that taking US 421 to State Road 43 is one of the better ways to travel between the central and north central portions of Indiana. I have driven it many times, and on occasion, I have been a little road weary when making that drive, but going through Monon always cheers me up. Monon, an old railroad town, is close to the northern end of Lake Shafer.
It is the railroad aspect of the town that cheers me up; particularly a site just two miles north of town, the Monon Connection Museum and the Whistle Stop Restaurant. The owner, a railroad buff, has accumulated several railroad cars and equipment. Even at night, it is an impressive site. I have not dined at the Whistle Stop, but I am told that patrons eat off the china that was used in the fine dining cars of yesteryear.
Recently I was at a meeting in the Monon Town Hall, a picturesque municipal building in its own right. I was chatting with Michele Robinson, the town's clerk-treasurer, about the museum and restaurant. After giving me some of the history, she reminded me that the facility was not in town limits, and the town had some fine eating establishments inside corporate borders. One of the best is Monon Family Restaurant, but she recommended that I really need to visit the town bakery, O'Rear's Pastry by Maria. It is a recommendation that I intend to follow the next time through town.
- Tom Bredeweg
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Just a note about the Whistle Stop. The food is wonderful, however they do not serve you on the china that was used on the Monon. The museum is something to be seen. My husband and I have traveled different states going to train musseums and I must say this private owned one is one of a kind. My husband is a collector of Monon Railroad items and at one time we lived in Monon. I have become a hunter of anything Monon Railroad.
I am glad you like our quaint town.
Cheers
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