About this item
With its beautiful meadows and countless meandering streams, picturesque Parke County, Indiana, is home to 31 historic covered bridges, ranging from 43 to 315 feet long. Every October, the county hosts the Covered Bridge Festival, which draws more than two million people nationwide to the courthouse lawn in Rockville. From there, tourists set off to visit the bridges and to seek out the arts and crafts fairs located in each of the festival’s nine communities. Photographer Marsha Williamson Mohr has spent years in the area, capturing spellbinding images of the bridges and nearby farms and the natural beauty of the area, season by season. The warmth and vitality of Parke County brings her back time and time again, and this gorgeous photographic collection will call you back as well.
About the Author
Marsha Williamson Mohr has actively been taking photographs for 30 years. She has had many of her photographs in publications such as Country, Farm and Ranch Living, Indiana and Virginia Tour Guides, on postcards, calendars, in books and catalogues. Her "Claim to Fame" is photographing rural scenes and structures, even though she will have an occasional mountain or autumn scene published. Marsha's photographs are recognized by her style. Her work composing these unique rural scenes are what she aspires for; viewing, striving, arranging over and over until it's perfect, with her own individual inventive technique. In 2010 her Indiana Barns book was published by IU Press, which in May the following year, won her an IPPY Silver Medal in the Outstanding Midwestern Non-fictional category, and was presented in New York City. Her second book, Indiana Covered Bridges was released Sept 11, 2012, and also won a Bronze Medal for Best Regional Non-Fictional at the IPPY Awards in 2013. May of 2015, Marsha's third book: Parke County, Indiana's Covered Bridge Capital was released. This is her favorite place in the world. February of 2017, her fourth book, Indiana's Wabash River Valley was published. With almost 200 pages, it has 500 photographs covering the entire 503 miles of the state's river. Eleven chapters with detailed historical, geographical, and societal demographics were written by her. She has been honored by being selected to signature her books at the Indiana Historical Society's yearly Author Fair in Indianapolis, as well as the Author Fair at the Indianapolis Central Library. She participates in talks promoting rural America and is a board member of the Indiana Barn Foundation. August 2017 she was notified to work for a national wall décor company Indiewalls whom supplies prints to major quality hotel chains, restaurants, offices and more. Also that same month she was notified to have her photos in a new magazine, At Home Indiana.Marsha has a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University, is married to her high school sweetheart, Larry, and has two children. Check out her websites at:marshawilliamsonmohr.zenfolio.comMARSHAMOHR.etsy.commarsha-williamson-mohr.artistwebsites.com
