As mentioned on
the previous page, my family has been drinking the mineral waters from
Wilhoit for generations. It has been a destination for family
outings and was even being owned for a time by family members. Below
are pictures from a recent visit on May 20, 2006.
Trailhead
Uncle Al's old house
(now the caretaker's residence)
Looking back towards the entrance.
Three generations of Duntons
(All Schoenborn descendants)
The trail.
Admiring beautiful specimen trees
Older generation passing on memories of
what used to be where.
Getting ready to fill bottles.
This is the site of the old well house. Concrete steps in the
background where the entrance.
Lo-tech bottling operation. I the
old days, they used to bottle in glass bottle and cap. We plan
on resurrecting the tradition on the next trip.
The county installed this well and hand
pump several years back. Even though it is only about 100 yards
away from the artesian well, the water is less carbonated and higher
in sulfur content.
Group Shot.
This represents three generations of Schoenborn family members (who
all happen to have the last name of Dunton)
The area washed down to remove any
debris and the cover re-installed.