Several years ago, we took a drive along the Lincoln Highway in Iowa from Clinton to Council Bluffs, but didn't see the half of it compared to what we saw this time.
We went on the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association's River to River Tour from Thursday to yesterday. Along the way, visited three wineries and acquired five bottles of wine. One of them is at the old auto dealership with the architecturally interesting canopies in Carroll. Glad to see they are keeping the structure,but finding a new use for it.
Sad to see Belle Plaine's Lincoln Cafe is closed because of a murder. Hopefully, they will get that all sorted out and reopen.
We got to go into the Page Hotel, now apartments, in Mechanicsville, where Anne Ramsey stayed while becoming the first woman to cross the US by automobile. They had the ledger and we saw her name. Now, that's touching history.
We spent nights at Missouri Valley, Ames, Cedar Rapids, and last night in Clinton.
Today, we leave for home along Illinois' Lincoln Highway until we get to Dekalb, where we then drive home by way of Huntley and Woodstock.
In about ten days we leave for a trip across Missouri on Route 66 on another motor tour.
Love the Road, But Always Good to Get Home. --RoadDog
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Showing posts with label 2009 Anniversary Trip-August. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009 Anniversary Trip-August. Show all posts
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Doing the Iowa Thing
The last five days we've been cruising the corn and soy fields, small and bigger towns and hills of Iowa. We've visited bars, played NTN, cruised US-20 and the Lincoln Highway, went to three wineries, and had some great food while doing so.
It's a long way across Iowa in both directions. Over 300 miles. Lots of friendly folks here as well.
Finished the Lincoln Highway Tour today in Clinton. Then, decided to remain the night and drive home tomorrow,
Drove out to see the Clinton Lumber Kings play the Quad City River Bandits in a Class A Midwest League game. We didn't get there until the fifth inning of the second game, and happily did not have to pay admission. Unfortunately, the game ended up as a hometown loss.
We then drove around the Mississippi riverfront, downtown, and ended up watching the first half of the Bear-Bronco game at Legends. Lots of Bear fans.
Great Time in the Hawkeye State. --RoadDog
It's a long way across Iowa in both directions. Over 300 miles. Lots of friendly folks here as well.
Finished the Lincoln Highway Tour today in Clinton. Then, decided to remain the night and drive home tomorrow,
Drove out to see the Clinton Lumber Kings play the Quad City River Bandits in a Class A Midwest League game. We didn't get there until the fifth inning of the second game, and happily did not have to pay admission. Unfortunately, the game ended up as a hometown loss.
We then drove around the Mississippi riverfront, downtown, and ended up watching the first half of the Bear-Bronco game at Legends. Lots of Bear fans.
Great Time in the Hawkeye State. --RoadDog
Thursday, August 27, 2009
On the Road for Two Days Now--Keep Tradition Alive
Tuesday, we left home and drove US-20 out to Galena, Illinois, where we went for our honeymoon 36 years earlier. We stayed at the Ramada Inn west of town which is built on the site of the Palace Motel. It was an old mom and pop type place and kept up very nicely, even in the years that we revisited. Sorry it was torn down.
Liz's boss at General Finance in Evanston had suggested Galena, which was just getting popular with people and even suggested the Palace since we were right out of college and didn't have much money.
We went into various stores and ate at the Log Cabin, where we ate the day after the wedding. It's been operating since the 1930s and hasn't changed a bit. Always outstanding food.
Back to the Ramada and we split a bottle of Blue Nun wine. Liz's father started that tradition when he gave a bottle the day of the wedding back in 1973, and we've had once pretty much every year since.
We've Done It All Before. --RoadDog
Liz's boss at General Finance in Evanston had suggested Galena, which was just getting popular with people and even suggested the Palace since we were right out of college and didn't have much money.
We went into various stores and ate at the Log Cabin, where we ate the day after the wedding. It's been operating since the 1930s and hasn't changed a bit. Always outstanding food.
Back to the Ramada and we split a bottle of Blue Nun wine. Liz's father started that tradition when he gave a bottle the day of the wedding back in 1973, and we've had once pretty much every year since.
We've Done It All Before. --RoadDog
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