We went to the granite quarry this morning. The company's name is "Rock Of Ages" and they own several other quarries around the country. There had a 20-minute film to watch at the visitor's center and a 30-minute trip to the quarry site and back. One method they use to shape the stone is sandblasting. For an extra fee you could try your hand at it, so I gave it a shot. They used a 2 1/2 inch by 5 inch by 1/2 inch piece of black granite. It was already stenciled so it was ready to blast away on. I ended up with a maple leaf with Vermont under it. Please see the picture above.
After that we went to Montpelier to take a tour of the state capital building. It was built in 1859. The stone came from the quarry we had just visited. It is not a big building, not near as big as Missouri's, but it was very well done and well kept.
From there it was back home. I wiped down the motor home to clean it up a little when we got back. We are leaving for the southern Lake Champlain region in New York state tomorrow. What do you bet it rains. Ha! We are inching our way back toward Missouri but are going to take in a few more things along the way. I just saw on the Weather Channel that it is supposed to rain the next several days. Oh well. L&G
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