Enchanted Woodlins
On Saturday I wrote about driving to Brookville, Pennsylvania to buy a pair of work boots for Bob. After we left Jack’s Boot Shop, we didn’t drive straight home. As Brookville is a 60-mile drive from our house, we decided to make a day out of it.
After shopping at Jack’s Boot Shop, we ate lunch at Plyler’s Buffet & Family Restaurant. The restaurant is located in Brookville too. We both ate from the buffet, which provided a wide variety of country-style cooked food, salads and dessert. The food quality was excellent; everything tasted very good. I did have one complaint though. Three of the hot food selections were not hot throughout The food temperature of those three selections was differing levels of lukewarm to hot. As we were checking out, I mentioned my disappointment with the cashier. She took 15% off our bill. I wasn’t looking for a discount on our meals. I just wanted to make her aware of the problem. It was good customer service to apply a discount to our meals. We would eat there again.
We didn’t go straight home after lunch. We drove home by way of Ridgway and Kane, which added approximately 30 miles to our day’s drive. We have driven through Ridgway numerous times while on our way to visit relatives in Virginia or to go to my brother’s camp near St. Marys. We’ve stopped a couple times in Ridgway but only to get gas and eat at a couple restaurants. We stopped in Ridgway for a short time on Saturday. We walked a couple blocks down and back up the main street.
Ridgway, Pennsylvania is a borough in and the county seat of Elk Country.
Elk County Courthouse
When driving through Ridgway I have always admired the wood carvings that line the street. I photographed several of these wood carvings during Saturday’s walk. The wood carvings are are known as “Enchanted Woodlins” and include animals, totem poles, and other sculptures.
Totem Pole
an Enchanted Woodlin
an Enchanted Woodlin
an Enchanted Woodlin
an Enchanted Woodlin
an Enchanted Woodlin
The Beauty Around Us 
10 Responses to “Enchanted Woodlins”
I enjoyed my tour of Ridgway, Linda. And it's always nice to read about the local cuisine! The courthouse is a very striking building. I long to visit the US again one day and get to know more of such a diverse and beautiful country.
I've never seen so many beautiful carving! And all of them in one area means there are a lot of great artists in the area.
Love the post. My wife Linda and I have a carved bear on our back deck. You might consider listing this post on the My World Tuesday meme. I just posted mine. Have a great week
Loved all your photos Linda, those carvings are wonderful. Always had a soft spot for wooden sculptures. The building looked lovely too. Glad you had such a fun drive.
The wood carvings are amazing. It would be really fun to see them being made.
Linda, I love all the animal wood carvings. They are just awesome. The bear is one of my favorites. I would love to have a life size bear in my yard. LOL!
Thank you for that tour, Linda! Beautiful carvings, they used some fine wood over there. Beautiful place to visit! 🙂
Those are nice street carvings, must make the whole town seem so much more beautiful.
Awesome carvings! Jean
Please call me next time you're in the area. Would love to meet you. 🙂