I banked my bicycle towards the sign labeled "International Circus Hall of Fame". On the outskirts of Peru, Indiana Hopi and I pedaled down the rural road looking for something that would live up to the name on the sign.
I thought we were close when we passed what appeared to be flying trapeze rigging sitting in a field in front of two large barns. Still, nothing looked active or open.
I paused in front of a plain trailer with a small window labeled
"TICKETS" on one end. As a dog barked nearby, I was working up the
courage to knock on the door of what increasingly appeared might be the
wrong building.
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