THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
We were married on this date 49 years ago. The ceremony took place at the Newman Center in DeKalb right by the campus of Northern Illinois University where we both graduated. The reception also took place in DeKalb at what was the Holiday Inn on Lincoln Highway (that Lincoln Highway, America's first transcontinental paved highway). It is now still there and is a Red Roof Inn. It is right across the street from one of out favorite places, Pizza Pros.
We sat outside for awhile and I went to the office for coffee and a Dubuque newspaper. Yep, they still give guests a newspaper. How quaint.
Forty-nine years ago, I woke up in our apartment in Des Plaines and Liz woke up at her parents' house in Palatine. Then, we drove to DeKalb.
I didn't know Dubuque had three colleges: the University of Dubuque, Clarke College and one other one. Plus, one of their parks is named Comsikey Park.
--RoadDog
POINTS TO PONDER: How does a building burn up as it burns down?
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