Squire Boone Caverns in Mauckport Indiana

We visited Squire Boone Caverns in Mauckport Indiana after seeing Marengo Cave.  They are less than an hour drive apart.  For the record, Indiana Caverns is very close to this area too.  Squire Boone Caverns ended up being the third of four caves we saw while on the Indiana Cave Trail.

Of the caves we saw, the facilities at this one were the most rustic.  The gift shop/ticket area was in an older cabin.  The cave itself is part of a pioneer village.  On the day we went, the other buildings were not open.

We went inside of the ticket office to buy our tickets. 

Unfortunately, the next tour was a little over an hour away.  That was fine though, it gave us some time to at least peek in the windows of the buildings.  There is a very relaxing little pond nearby too.  We went there and watched some fish.

There was a goat and pig in a fenced in area too.  I love goats, and I felt a bit honored when this horned guy took a small bite out of a paper sack I was holding.  Nothing was damaged.

We did meet for our tour, and several other people had come around to join us.  We had a nice little group for our time in the cave.

As we walked to the entrance we saw zip liners over head.  That seems to be a popular thing in this area.

Our guide walked us to a interestingly constructed door for getting into the cave.  A door, with a bat wing on it, was the entrance to the cave.

I would call this cave a very exciting cave for a smaller one.  There is a lot going on here.  A lot of motion.  A lot of water runs through here.  They do use some beautiful blue lighting to enhance it, but it is really cool to see.

So there are some great little waterfalls.  There is also a waterfall you get to walk over (there is a bridge over it) that is very interesting.

There are holes and small bodies of water.  Our guide pointed out how it is hard to tell some holes from the reflective pools of water.

Towards the end of our tour, we came to a coffin containing the remains of Squire Boone.  He had been buried on the property until 1973.  He was brought in to inside of the cave to protect his remains from relic hunters.

Our guide told us about Squire and his brother Daniel.  It was interesting hearing a little bit about the discoverer of the cave, and it was interesting getting to see his now final resting place. 

Going into the cave required going down a spiral staircase.  Well, going out required a similar spiral staircase going up.  I think I counted around 70 steps.  This was a bit of a "don't look down situation".

They did not do any sort of souvenir photo here.

This was another fun cave to visit on the Indiana Cave Trail!