Wanatah Indiana, The Silver Horseshoe, and the Lincoln Train

Wanatah Indiana is a delightful, inviting town with a sense of local focus, state pride, and national identity.

About nine miles east of Valparaiso along US 30, Wanatah is worth a short divergence from your schedule.

Traveling from Warsaw to Valparaiso, I decided to explore this small town. 

Discovering the Silver Horseshoe Bar and Grill, I decided to venture in and have a hamburger. Quite a tasty burger. The cook mentioned that they are famous for their burgers because they use a blend of tree hamburger meats. I don’t know anything about cooking, but that was indeed one great burger. Friday nights they serve perch and bluegill. But don’t try to get a pizza on Friday; the fish is so popular they have little time for anything else. You can get pizza any other day of the week.

Yes, Wanatah is locally focused, the Silver Horseshoe is evidence.

Wanatah also exhibits state pride. A casual walk through William F. Hunt Park revealed to me a a tree-stump carved in the likeness of a cardinal, the state bird of Indiana. The rich color and precision of carve are witness to the diligence of state pride these people possess.

And one thing you just can’t miss, also on the campus of the park, is the Abraham Lincoln train. The memorial display offers information.

Wanatah, I enjoyed a tasty hamburger, was impressed with your cardinal, and inspired by your sense of national identity.

Thank you for making your town a model of American

The Silver Horseshoe is located at 104 S Main St, Wanatah, IN 46390.

You can find them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Silver-Horseshoe-Bar-Grill-433491600381155/

Drop in sometime. And tell them Mike sent you!