>>> PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR "JOURNEY INDIANA" IS PROVIDED BY: COLUMBUS VISITORS CENTER, CELEBRATING EVERYWHERE ART AND UNEXPECTED ARCHITECTURE IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA.

TICKETS FOR GUIDED TOURS AND TRIP PLANNING INFORMATION AT COLUMBUS.IN.US.

AND BY WTIU MEMBERS.

THANK YOU.

>> COMING UP, TAKE TO THE SKIES WITH THE BLOOMINGTON BALLOON PILOT.

>> GET ON WATER WITH A SUMMER SAILING CAMP.

>> AND CHECK OUT A SEA OF SUNFLOWERS IN MIAMI COUNTY.

>> THAT'S ALL ON THIS EPISODE OF.

>> "JOURNEY INDIANA."

♪ >>> WELCOME TO "JOURNEY INDIANA."

I'M BRANDON WENTZ.

>> AND I'M ASHLEY CHILLA.

AND WE ARE COMING TO YOU FROM BECK'S MILL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.

THIS HISTORIC GRISTMILL, LOCATED A FEW MILES OUTSIDE OF SALEM WAS BUILT IN 1908 WASN'T AS PLACED ON THE HISTORIC REGISTER IN 1990.

IN 2008, A NEWLY RESTORED BECK'S MILL OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

>> WE WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BUILDING'S HISTORY IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

BUT FIRST OFF TO MONROE COUNTY TO MEET SOME HIGH-FLYING BALLOON PILOTS.

PRODUCER REUBEN BROWNING HAS THE STORY.

♪ >> IN BALLOONING, MOST PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF THE UNKNOWN.

THERE'S A EXCITEMENT.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF STRESS.

BEING A PILOT DEFINITELY MAKES ME LOOK AT THINGS IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, ESPECIALLY A BALLOON PILOT, BECAUSE WE MAY SEE A LANDING SPOT OUT AHEAD OF US AND CALL THAT PLAN A, BUT THE WINDS MAY CHANGE OR SOMETHING MAY CHANGE AND WE MAY LAND ON PLAN P OR Q DOWN THE WAY.

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE WITH THE WIND, AND NOT BE TOTALLY SET IN YOUR WAYS.

I'M ANDY RICHARDSON.

I'M A LOCAL HOT AIR BALLOON PILOT IN BLOOMINGTON.

AND I'M A HOT AIR BALLOON MANUFACTURER.

I GREW UP A MILE SOUTH OF OLIVER WINERY AND BILL OLIVER HAS FLOWN HOT AIR BALLOONS SINCE 1976.

>> WE MAKE A WHOLE WIDE RANGE OF WINES.

I THINK THE QUESTION IS HOW DID A HOT AIR BALLOONIST GOT INTO WINERY.

I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN BALLOONING AS A KID AND I READ BOOKS ABOUT BALLOON.

I CONSIDERED IT TO BE THE ULTIMATE ESCAPIST ADVENTURE, JUST TO FLOAT AWAY.

AFTER MY FIRST FLIGHT, I WAS OBSESSED.

I MEAN, REALLY!

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.

I WAS 14 AT THE TIME.

THE WINERY WAS GROWING.

IT NEEDED SOME PROMOTION, AND MADE THE RIGHT SALES PITCH TO MY DAD AND WE GOT A BALLOON.

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MAKING WINE AND CONSUMING WINE AND FLYING HOT AIR BALLOONS, THEY ARE JUST REALLY JOYFUL EXPERIENCES.

>> WE WOULD SEE THE OLIVER WINERY BALLOON FLY OVER ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND.

I GOT INTRIGUED WITH IT AT A REALLY, REALLY YOUNG AGE AND I WOULD GO DOWN TO THE WINERY ON THE WEEKEND AND ASK IF THEY NEEDED HELP ON THE CHASE CREWS AND BILL WAS ALWAYS SUPER GRACIOUS AND ALWAYS WELCOMED PEOPLE BEING THERE TO HELP.

AND I VIVIDLY REMEMBER MY MOM SAYING, THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME DEAL, ENJOY IT.

AND AS SOON AS I TOOK OFF, I THOUGHT, I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING.

I WANT TO DO THIS FOREVER.

I ENDED UP NOT WANTING TO BUY A CAR WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

I WANTED TO BUY A BALLOON.

SO I SOLD POP CANS AND MOWED LAWNS AND DID ANYTHING I COULD TO SAVE A DIME AND BOUGHT A BALLOON WHEN I WAS 14.

IT WAS HARD TO EXPLAIN TO MY PARENTS THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO GO WORK A REGULAR 9 TO 5 JOB, THAT I WANTED TO WORK FOR MYSELF AND BUILD AND MANY OF HOT AIR BALLOONS.

THROUGH JUST A WEIRD STROKE OF LUCK, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY ADAM'S BALLOONS AND SINCE 2015, WE HAVE GROWN INTO ONE THE LARGEST BALLOON MANUFACTURERS IN THE U.S. >> ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I MET SOME PILOTS AND WENT OUT CREW NOR THEM ONE DAY AND WAS ABSOLUTELY HOOKED.

I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND I HAVEN'T MISSED A FLIGHT SINCE.

IT'S IN MY BLOOD.

IT'S MY PASSION NOW.

>> WE DO A LOT OF CORPORATE LOGOD BALLOONS AND THE ART BALLOONS.

WE OFFER SPECIAL SHAPES.

WE ARE BUILDING A SPECIAL SHAPED GORILLA THAT WILL HEAD OVERSEAS.

WE TAKE THE RAW GOODS AND TURN THEM INTO AIRCRAFTS.

WE GET BOLTS OF FABRIC AND WE CUT THE PANELS OF THE HOT AIR BALLOON.

>> WE GLUE THE APPLIQUE DOWNS AND SINGLE NEEDLE THEM ON THE PANELS.

>> AND FROM THERE IT COMES OVER TO MY DEPARTMENT, AND I SEW IT TOGETHER AND I ASSEMBLE ALL THE PIECES OF AIRCRAFT TO TURN IT INTO THE HOT AIR BALLOON.

>> SO RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING ON PANEL FOUR.

THESE ARE THE FLAMES FOR THE LITTLE ART WORK.

THIS IS NYLON, RIP STOP NYLON.

VERY LIGHTWEIGHT BUT DURABLE.

I CUT THE YELLOW PANEL FIRST AND I CUT THE RED PANEL AND I CUT ALL THE FLAMES OUT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND WE GLUE DOWN THE EDGES AND THEN I WILL TAKE IT OVER TO MY MACHINE AND I WILL SINGLE STITCH ALL THE EDGES TO HOLD IT ALL TOGETHER.

IT'S NOT UNLIKE A QUILT.

JUST BIGGER PIECES.

>> AND THEN AFTER WE GET DON'T SOWING IT, WE TAKE -- SEWING IT, WE TAKE IT OUTSIDE AND TEST INFLATE IT.

♪ SO YOUR AVERAGE SIZED HOT AIR BALLOON WILL CARRY A PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS.

WE HAVE BALLOONS THAT CARRY 12 TO 14, 16 PASSENGERS FOR THE RIGHT COMPANY AND WE TAKE BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARY, WEDDING PROPOSALS, DATES.

WE FLY LOCALLY HERE OVER MONROE COUNTY, AND THE SCENERY HERE IS JUST FANTASTIC BECAUSE WE ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST AND BROWN COUNTY STATE PARK.

THIS IS JUST EXTREMELY SCENIC.

SO IT MAKES FOR FANTASTIC VIEWS WHILE WE'RE FLYING.

>> I HAVE FLOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

THIS IS BEST PLACE I HAVE EVER FLOWN IN.

IT HAS RIGHT COMBINATION OF INTERESTING TERRAIN AND WE ARE MIDCONTINENTAL IN TERMS OF OUR WEATHER PATTERNS.

WE GO ON LONGER FLIGHTS AT TIMES.

>> AND IN BALLOONING, YOU ARE COMPLETELY AT THE MERCY OF WINDS.

IT'S A FUN CHALLENGE EVERY TIME YOU FLY.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FLYING HOT AIR BALLOONS SINCE 1783.

SO IT'S AN OLD TECHNOLOGY.

>> THERE'S NO WAY TO STEER A BALLOON ONCE YOU TAKE OFF, OTHER THAN HOPING THAT WHEN YOU CHANGE THE ALTITUDE, YOU CAN FIND A DIFFERENT WIND DIRECTION.

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME BEFORE EVERY FLIGHT LOOKING AT MAPS AND LOOKING AT WIND DIRECTIONS TO DECIDE THE PROPER SPOT TO TAKE OFF FROM.

THE BALLOONING IS A FAIR WEATHER SPORT FOR SURE.

SO WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CAUTIOUS ABOUT WIND SPEEDS AND THUNDERSTORMS OR RAIN.

WHILE WE'RE FLOATING THROUGH THE SKY, IT'S ALMOST TOTALLY SILENT.

EVERYTHING ABOUT IT JUST SEEMS SO PEACEFUL.

AWE WAY FROM THE HUSTLE AND THE BUSTLE ON THE GROUND.

AND NOBODY CAN BUG YOU WHILE YOU ARE UP THERE.

IT'S JUST YOU GET TO RELAX AND ENJOY IT.

SO AS LONG AS THERE'S NO OBSTACLES YOU CAN FLY A FOOT OFF THE GROUND OR YOU CAN FLY 10,000 FEET OFF THE GROUND.

YOU CAN PICK LEAVES OUT OF THE TOPS OF THE TREES.

YOU CAN SEE WILDLIFE.

YOU SEE DEER.

YOU SEE FOXES.

YOU SEE RABBITS.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE BEING IN A BALLOON AND FLYING OVER PEOPLE.

>> THE POOL LOOKS NICE.

♪ >> PEOPLE COME OUT OF THEIR HOUSE AND THEY GET THEIR CAMERA.

THEY WILL GET THEIR KIDS, AND EVERYBODY STANDS THERE AND WAVES.

AND IT'S JUST SO COOL TO SEE SO MANY SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACES.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT, BUT WE CAN HEAR EVERY SINGLE THING THEY SAY ON THE GROUND.

SO THEY'LL BE HAVING CONVERSATIONS SAYING OH, I'M SURE THEY CAN'T HEAR US, AND WE WILL YELL DOWN, YES, WE CAN.

>> WE'RE FLYING OVER HOUSES AND YOU WILL OFTENTIMES GET A KID THEY JUMP ON THEIR BICYCLE.

I'M ONLY GOING 5 OR 8 MILES PER HOUR.

YOU GET THIS SMALL PACK OF CHILDREN ON THEIR BIKE CHASING YOU DOWN AS YOU FLY OVER.

>> HOT AIR BALLOONS NEVER LAND WHERE WE TOOK OFF FROM.

ONE OF MY FAVORITES TO DO IS LAND IN AND AROUND HOUSING EDITIONS.

>> BECAUSE WE GET KIDS.

YEAH, YOU CAN TOUCH IN THE BALLOON AND YEAH, YOU CAN GET IN THE BASKET.

>> I WILL PROBABLY GO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THESE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.

>> AND I THINK IT'S JUST THAT KIND OF CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE HAS BEEN SO REWARDING, AND REALLY HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT KIND OF EWE MANTY, BECAUSE WE END -- HUMANITY, BECAUSE WE END UP CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE THAT IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES WE NEVER WOULD BECAUSE WE LANDED IN THEIR BACKYARD.

WE HAVE THESE GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND OFTENTIMES THEY TELL ME WAY MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES THAN I EXPECT.

I JUST BECOME A FRIEND OF SORTS.

>> IT'S A REALLY, REALLY UNIQUE JOB AND IT'S REALLY REWARDING IN A LOT OF WAYS.

IT'S WHAT I WAS MEANT TO DO.

>> SO ASHLEY, I HAVE TO ASK, IF THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE A HOT AIR BALLOON FOR YOU, WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE.

>> IT WOULD BE A GIANT CUPCAKE.

>> THAT'S TOTALLY FAIR.

>> AND THOSE BALLOONS HAVE ACTUALLY GONE OVER MY HOUSE.

>> YEAH?

>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A GIANT CUPCAKE FLYING OVER MY HOUSE.

>> OH, THE DREAM.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE A BUNCH OF BALLOONS IN AMERICAN.

MAKE YOUR WAY TO KIWANIS BALLOON FESTIVAL IN SEPTEMBER.

ALL THE INFORMATION IS AT THE ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN.

>>> EARLIER WE CAUGHT UP WITH JUDY QUINLIN TO LEARN ALL ABOUT BECK'S MILL.

>> GEORGE BECK CAME FROM NORTH CAROLINA, HE WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PUT A MILL.

HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

AND THEY RECEIVED LAND IN THE WEST FOR THEIR SERVICE.

A COUPLE OF HIS SONS WERE HUNTING AND TRACKING A MOMMA BEAR.

AND SHE HAD A COUPLE OF CUBS WITH HER AND SHE WANTED TO FIND SAFETY FOR THOSE BEARS.

SO SHE TOOK THEM TO THE CAVE OUT BACK.

THE BECK BOYS WENT HOME AND TOLD THEIR DAD THAT THEY FOUND A GREAT POLICE FOR HIM TO PUT -- GREAT PLACE FOR HIM TO PUT A MILL.

SO GEORGE BECK, HE DID THE FIRST CORN GRINDING HERE AT BECK'S MILL.

IN THE 1820s, HE ADDED A COUPLE OF CARDING MACHINES TO THE PROCESS.

NOT ONLY DID YOU HAVE THE CORN, WHEAT, YOU ALSO COULD PROCESS YOUR WOOL HERE.

THE CARDING MACHINES ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE OLDEST IN THE COUNTRY, AND ESSEE BECK ALLEN WAS STILL DOING A SPECIAL MILLING IN THE 1950s FOR THE MONAN RAILROAD.

SOME PEOPLE GOT TURKEY AND HAMS AND CASH, BUT THE MONAN RAILROAD WORKERS GOT THE BAG OF CORN MEAL FROM THE BECK'S MILLS.

AFTER 1954, THE MILL STAYED IDLE UNTIL THE COOK FAMILY OUT OF BLOOMINGTON TOOK AN INTEREST IN THE MILL.

AN AWARENESS CLASS IN 2005 MADE THAT THEIR PROJECT OF, YOU KNOW, TO GET THE MILL RESTORED.

AND THEN IN THE YEAR'S TIME THEY COULDN'T RAISE THE FUNDS AND GET IT DONE.

BUT BILL AND GAIL COOK, THEY DID DO A GREAT THING FOR THE BECK'S MILL AND WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THEM.

WE DO TOURS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND WE ALSO DO CORN GRINDING.

THERE'S LOTS OF HIKING TRAILS FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY.

AND WE HAVE NICE PICNIC AREA.

IT'S A HIDDEN TREASURE.

SO WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE LOTS OF VISITORS COMING AND CHECK US OUT.

>> WANT TO LEARN MORE?

JUST HEAD OVER TO BECKSMILL.ORG.

>> ASHLEY, YOU KNOW WHAT MY FAVORITE THING IS BEFORE A MILL?

>> WHAT?

>> THAT SOUND.

IT REMINDS ME OF KAYAKING AS A KID.

I USED TO GO THROUGH ALL THE RILLLITTLE RIVERS WHERE I LIVED.

THE SOUND IS SO RELAXING.

WE WILL GET A LOOK AT THE MILL IN ACTION.

BUT FIRST, WE ARE HEADED TO LAKE MONROE, IN SEARCH OF FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS.

PRODUCER JOHN TIMM HAS THE STORY.

♪ ♪ >> ONCE YOU GET OUT ON THE WATER, THE FEELING OF ACTUALLY HOLDING THE MAIN SHEET AND STEERING WITH THE TILLER, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN CHARGE.

YOU FEEL POWERFUL.

♪ >> WE WANT TO GET TO KNOW ALL OF YOU.

AGAIN, I WANT TO KNOW YOUR NAME.

WHERE YOU GO TO SCHOOL.

>> MY NAME IS LAUREN MORRISON.

I'M THE LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION YOUTH SAILING CAMP DIRECTOR.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CAMP FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

MAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION YOUTH SAILING CAMP HAS BEEN AROUND FOR AT LEAST THE PAST 15 YEARS AND WE TEACH KIDS FROM 9 THROUGH 16 HOW TO SAIL, AND IT'S TO FURTHER THE LOVE OF SAILING TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

♪ THROUGH THE BLOOMINGTON MARKS AND REC, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GROW OUR PROGRAM AND GET KIDS FROM ALL OVER THAT WOULDN'T HAVE HEARD ABOUT OUR PROGRAM TO COME DOWN TO THE LAKE AND DEVELOP A LOVE FOR IT.

♪ >> I WAS 8 YEARS OLD, AND MY MOM WAS LIKE, OH, YOU NEED TO DO THAT SAILING CAMP DOWN THERE.

I WAS LIKE, OH, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MY SUMMER DOING THAT.

AND THEN ONCE I GOT TO CAMP, IT WAS SUCH A GOOD ENVIRONMENT, AND EVERYBODY WAS SO NICE.

>> THIS IS HOW YOU CONTROL THE BOAT.

IT'S CONNECTED TO THE RUDDER.

>> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE YOUTH SAILING CAMP.

REALLY, ANYWHERE IN THIS AREA.

THERE'S A LOT OF SAILING CAMPS ON THE COASTS, BUT IT'S REALLY UNIQUE FOR THE MIDWEST TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.

>> SO WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR SAILING CAMP, YOU CAN EXPECT TO GET WET.

>> MAN OVERBOARD.

>> WE TEACH KIDS ABOUT SAILING FROM THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HAVING NEVER STEPPED ON A BOAT BEFORE AND MAYBE NEVER HAVING BEEN DOWN TO THE LAKE BEFORE.

>> WE SET UP THE PROGRAM SO THEY CAN WORK THEIR WAY UP FROM HAVING LITTLE TO KNOW KNOWLEDGE TO BEING ABLE TO SAIL A BOAT COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN.

>> OUR THREE CAMP GOALS ARE TO BE SAFE, HAVE FUN, AND LEARN TO SAIL.

AND IF EVERYBODY WALKS AWAY FROM THE PROGRAM WITH THOSE THREE THINGS, WE CONSIDER IT A SUCCESS.

♪ >> IF I HAD A GOAL THAT I WOULD WANT EVERY CAMPER TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS CAMP KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE BOAT TO THE WATER, AND HOW THAT INTERACTS.

HOW DO WE HARNESS THE WIND IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BOAT MOVE.

♪ >> WE TEACH THEM ABOUT WIND DIRECTION.

WE TEACH THEM ABOUT POINTS OF SAIL.

WE TEACH THEM ABOUT CAPSIZING.

SO THAT'S WHEN THE BOAT TIPS OVER.

YOU HAVE TO FLIP IT BACK UPRIGHT.

>> AND THEN KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

THEY LEARN RACING TECHNIQUES.

WE GET INTO THE SPORT OF SAILING AND THE SPORT OF RACING SAILBOATS.

>> SAIL CLOSER TO THE BOX.

TRY TO GET BACK?

>> WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE KIDS HAVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF BOATS AND THE BOTTOM PART IS THE HULL AND THE BIG HOLE, THE GIANT METAL LIGHTNING ROD IS THE MAST.

THAT'S WHAT HOLDS UP THE SAIL.

THE PART OF THE MAST THAT STICKS OUT HORIZONTALLY, WE CALL IT THE BOOM.

YOU HAVE A MAIN SAIL WHICH THE BIGGER SAIL AND THEN SOME OF OUR BOATS HAVE A SMALLER SAIL ON THERE, WHICH IS THE JIB.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY ROPES ON A BOAT.

THEY ARE CALLED LINES OR SHEETS.

IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE MAIN SHEET, IT'S A MAIN SHEET AND THEN WE HAVE A RUDDER ON THE BACK, PART THAT YOU HOLD ON TO IS CALLED THE TILLER.

♪ ♪ >> ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM THAT I THINK THAT WALTON REED DID JUST A WONDERFUL JOB WHEN THEY ESTABLISHED IT.

THERE'S CAMPERS THAT COME FOR WEEK AFTER WEEK AND THEY HAVE STRUCTURED THE PROGRAM IN A WAY THAT THEY THEN GO FROM LEARNING TO SAIL, TO LEARNING TO TEACH SAILING.

AND THEY ARE PASSING ON THEIR LOVE OF THE SPORT AND THE ACTIVITY TO THE NEXT GENERATION, YOU KNOW, KIDS THAT ARE YOUNGER THAN THEY ARE.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

>> AFTER THAT ONE FIRST SUMMER, I REALIZED THAT I HAD MADE SOME FRIENDS.

SO I KEPT COMING.

EVENTUALLY MOVED MY WAY UP THE RANKS AND GOT ALL THE BRACELETS.

SLOWLY BECAME AN INSTRUCTOR.

>> ALL OF THE STAFF HERE WERE SCAM CAMPERS AT -- CAMPERS AT ONE POINT.

IT'S ALWAYS LIKE ONCE YOU ARE SAILING AND YOU GET SMALL BOAT CERTIFIED AND THEN ONCE YOU TURN 14, YOU CAN BECOME AN INTERN.

AND EVERYBODY CHOOSES TO BECOME STAFF BECAUSE BEING STAFF IS SUPER FUN!

WE ARE ALWAYS LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY.

IT'S REALLY COOL.

THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

I LOVE BEING ON THE BOATS, JUST TEACHING THE CHILDREN AND JUST HAVING FUN WITH IT.

A LOT OF IT IS JUST TRYING TO BE THAT FUN PERSON THAT THE KIDS CAN RELATE TO, HAVE FUN WITH.

>> IT WOULD BE GREAT IF EVERY KID CAME AWAY KNOWING, YOU KNOW, A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE HARNESS THE WIND AND MOVE THIS BOAT AND I CAN DO IT.

I'M A KID BUT I CAN DO THIS HARD, COOL THING BY MYSELF.

AND, YOU KNOW YORK REALLY REAL -- I DON'T REALLY NEED ADULT HELP.

I THINK IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR KIDS TO GROW IN THEIR INDEPENDENCE.

AND IF EVERY KID WALKS AWAY HAVING SOME UNDERSTANDING OF SAILING, BUT ALSO JUST HAD A GREAT TIME AND FEELS MORE CONFIDENT, THEN THAT'S EXCELLENT.

♪ >> HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SAILING BEFORE.

>> I HAVE NEVER BEEN SAILING.

>> HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO CAMP.

>> I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO CAMP BEFORE.

>> WOW, HAVE I GOT THE PLACE FOR YOU!

SO FOR ASHLEY AND EVERYONE AT HOME, IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE, JUST HEAD OVER TO LAKEMONROESAILING.COM.

>> THE MAIN THING WITH THIS IS THAT THEY CAN SEE THE WHOLE OPERATION.

THERE'S A 10-FOOT DAM BACK HERE IN FRONT OF A CAVE.

THAT OPENS THE WATER INTO THE PIPES THAT RUN THE TURBINE AND THE WHEEL.

THE FRONT HALF OF THE MILL RUNS OFF OF A TURBINE.

THE BACK HALF OF THE MILL RUNS OFF THE WATER FROM THE MILL AND IT'S ALL POWERED THAT I WHAT.

FIRST FLOOR IS ALL GEARS.

THE SECOND FLOOR IS OFF OF A LINE SHAFT.

THE FIRST FLOOR WE RUN WHITE AND YELLOW CORN MEAL AND WE MAKE GRITS.

THE STONES ON OUR MILLS ARE BOTH FROM THE 1860s.

THEY ARE WHAT THEY CALL FRENCH FIR STONE.

THEY HAD TO BE RETOOLED BECAUSE THEY WERE WORE DOWN SLICK WHEN WE CAME IN HERE.

PROBABLY THE ONE RETOOLING WILL LAST US FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS PROBABLY BECAUSE WE DON'T GRIND THAT MUCH.

OUR WHEEL IS WHAT THEY CALL A PITCH BACK.

IT RUNS BACKWARDS.

BY RUNNING BACKWARDS, THE WATER THAT DUMPS IS DUMPING BEHIND IT AND YOU GET MORE POWER THAT WAY THAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE DUMPING IN FRONT OF IT WHERE YOU SLOW IT DOWN.

I JUST LOVE HISTORY AND BECK'S MILL IS PART OF THE HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.

>> FINALLY, WE'RE HEADED NORTH TO MIAMI COUNTY TO EXPERIENCE A SEA OF SUNFLOWERS AND SOME INDIANA INGENUITY AT HEALTHY HOOSIER OIL.

♪ >> THE LARGEST CHALLENGE ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT WE WERE DOING IS WE'RE GROWING A CROP THAT ESSENTIALLY HAS NO MARKET OTHER THAN THE ONE WE CREATE FOR IT.

>> SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON KIND OF THOUGHT WE WERE A LITTLE BIT CRAZY.

TYPICALLY WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK ABOUT INDIANA FARMING, THEY ARE THINKINGTHINKING ABOUT CORN BECAUSE IT'S GROWN IN SUCH HUGE QUANTITIES HERE IN INDIANA.

WE ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

WE ARE IN ROW CROP AGRICULTURE.

WE RAISE CORN, SOYBEANS AND WHEAT, BUT IN AN EFFORT TO ADD DIVERSITY TO OUR CROP ROTATION A FEW YEARS AGO, WE STARTED LOOKING AT OIL CROPS.

2013, WAS FIRST TIME WE GREW SUNFLOWERS, JUST IN A VERY SMALL PLOT.

WE WERE AT LEAST SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH THAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD EXPOND ON THIS AND GROW UP TO SCALE.

WE PLANT THE SUNFLOWERS IN 30-INCH ROWS, JUST LIKE CORN.

WE HARVEST THE CROP AND WE STORE IT, JUST LIKE WE WOULD WITH ANY OTHER COMMODITY CROP.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS WE CONTINUALLY PROCESS THAT CROP IN THE COLD PRESSED OIL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THERE IS NO EXTERNAL HEAT.

THERE'S NO EXTERNAL CHEMICAL.

WE RUN HAD THE SUNFLOWERS THROUGH OUR COLD PRESS EQUIPMENT.

IT'S FILTERED DOWN TO ONE MICRON AND PUT IN THE BOTTLE.

BECAUSE WITH OUR PROCESS, WE DON'T BURN THE ANTIOXIDANTS OUT OF THE OIL, WE DON'T REQUIRE ANY TYPE OF SHELF STABILIZER.

I THINK WE NEED TO CONSUME THINGS THAT ARE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THEIR NATURAL FORM.

WHERE IT WAS MOST CHALLENGING WAS ESTABLISHING PRODUCTION.

I'M A ROW CROP FARMER.

I CAN GROW THINGS.

THAT MUCH WE CAN FIGURE OUT.

IT WAS ON THE PRODUCTION SIDE AND THE MARKETING SIDE THAT WAS THE LARGEST CHALLENGE.

INDIANA GROWN IS A DIVISION OF THE INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THEIR ROLE IS TO ASSIST PRODUCERS OF AGO ARE I CULTURAL PRODUCTS OR -- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OR ANYTHING GROWN OR MADE HERE IN INDIANA, TO ASSIST THEM IN GETTING THEIR PRODUCT EITHER IN RETAIL OR THROUGH WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION.

I DIDN'T AT THE TIME REALLY HAVE MY HEAD WRAPPED AROUND WHAT THE BENEFITS OF THAT PROGRAM WOULD BE, BUNT IT HAS -- BUT IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS.

THAT OPENED DOORS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE HAD A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THROUGH MYSELF.

WE DID A LOT OF FOOD SHOWS WITH OUR OILS, WITH INDIANA GROWN, AND GOT TO KNOW A LOT OF THESE PRODUCERS OF GREAT INDIANA LOCAL PRODUCTS, THAT IN SOME CASES HAD SOME DIFFICULTY REACHING A RETAIL PLATFORM TO WHERE CONSUMERS COULD GET THEIR HANDS ON THOSE PRODUCTS.

SO WE JUST FELT LIKE MAYBE WE COULD OPEN A RETAIL LOCATION HIGHLIGHTING THOSE PRODUCTS AND BE OF SOME BENEFIT TO THOSE PRODUCERS.

THE NAME OF THE STORE IS RACHEL'S TASTE OF INDIANA.

MY WIFE IS RACHEL.

SHE MANAGES THE STORE.

WE WORK IT TOGETHER, BUT IT'S PRIMARILY HER RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB.

I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT SHE'S ACCOMPLISHED HERE.

♪ ♪ >> WE ARE HEAVILY ROOTED IN AGRICULTURE HERE IN THIS AREA AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE KIND OF PROUD OF.

I'M PERSONALLY SIXTH GENERATION ON MY FARM.

WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE TRACKS FROM TWO DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE FAMILY THAT I STILL FARM.

AND THOSE WERE HOMESTEADED ROUGHLY ABOUT 175 YEARS AGO AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.

PASSING THE FARM TO THE NEXT GENERATION IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ME.

IT SEEMS LIKE I DON'T REALLY OWN THIS GROUND.

I'M JUST CARETAKER OF IT IN MY LIFETIME AND WE PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WEIGHS VERY HEAVILY ON MY SHOULDERS.

ADDING DIVERSITY TO OUR CROP ROTATION IS JUST PART OF SECURING OUR FUTURE AS IT'S PASSED ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ATTEMPTING TO DO.

♪ >> BRANDON, I HAVE ACTUALLY USED THIS SUNFLOWER OIL TO MAKE WHAT IS MY FAVORITE INDIANA TREAT, INDIANA POPCORN MADE WITH INDIANA OIL.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.

YOU CAN GET MORE INFO AND SHOP FOR SOME UNIQUE INDIANA PRODUCTS AT THE ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN.

AND AS ALWAYS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY CONNECTED WITH US.

>> JUST HEAD OVER TO JOURNEYINDIANA.ORG.

THERE YOU CAN SEE FULL EPISODES, CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND INSTAGRAM AND SUGGEST STORIES FROM YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS.

AND BEFORE WE SAY GOOD-BYE, LET'S HEAD BACK TO CONVERSE TO SEE MORE OF THE BOYERS' SUNFLOWERS.

♪ >> PRODUCTION SUPPORT FOR "JOURNEY INDIANA" IS PROVIDED BY COLUMBUS VISITOR CENTER, CELEBRATING EVERYWHERE ART AND UNEXPECTEDPECTED ARCHITECTURE.

INFORMATION AT COLUMBUS.IN.US.

AND BY WTIU MEMBERS.

THANK YOU.