We began the day by visiting the Arrow Rock Visitor Center which has local artifacts, and a short film explaining past events that have occurred in the little town. When it was a thriving river port it had a tavern, a doctor's office, courthouse, jail, and other businesses. Many of these buildings have been restored and the town was designated as a National Landmark in 1963, We found it interesting that the doctor was one of the first to write about procedures using quinine to treat malaria. The center also has a map that will also help the visitor tour the town with its many historic sites.
We left Arrow Rock to visit a couple of additional wineries. The first stop was Stone Hill Winery in Hermann where we had lunch. We both had meals that reflected the German heritage of the first settlers. The meals were delicious!
After lunch we enjoyed tasting wine that the winery produces. We were both agreed that the Cream Sherry would be a nice drink to sip at the end of the day. The tour of the winery followed the tasting and we got to explore the caverns located under the old house. The caverns were mined out of the limestone under the winery in the late 1880's. The wines are stored in oaken barrels in the caverns at a constant 55 degrees.
The next winery was the Adam Puchta Winery which is oldest continuously owned winery in the country. Bettie found one last wine that she enjoyed and we purchased.
Well tomorrow we head home.
