Towpath to Butler University (6/13/26)

For our outing today, Bob found us a lovely route to Butler University on a different, longer section of the Central Canal Towpath that we were on yesterday.

Not sure what this marker means,
but it was on the bridge that we used
to cross the canal and start our walk.

Sharing the towpath with some geese.
Most were chill with humans,
but we did get hissed at a couple of times.

Another great house across the street from the canal

Each bridge across the canal looks a little different.

Notice all the turtles on the base of the bridge.

Butler University is a private university known for its liberal arts foundation, strong programs in business, pharmacy, and health, and NCAA Division I athletics (Bulldogs). Their men’s basketball often makes the March Madness competition, which is how most people outside of Indiana may know of the university. Their men’s basketball university was founded in 1855 and offers 85+ undergraduate and graduate degrees.

It is located on a 295 acre campus in a residential area about 5 miles from downtown Indianapolis. We approached the university from the canal towpath, so we first saw its baseball fields and track across from Holcomb Gardens before getting onto the main area of campus.