Clinton, Iowa-- May 16th: The Lincoln Highway and Minor League Baseball

Drove from Spring Grove to Clinton, Iowa, yesterday, taking Il-47 to Il-176 to Il-23, to Il-72 to I-39 to the Lincoln Highway.

Gas prices dropped as we got farther away from Chicago, of course.  ($4.10 in Marengo, $3.68 in Dixon).

A lot of traffic most of the way.

Got a room for two nights at the Super 8 ($50 a night).  Had those great boneless chicken dinners at KFC and went to the ballpark (complimentary tickets at the Super 8) and saw the Clinton Lumber Kings take on the Beloit Snappers, both Class A Midwest League teams (Mariners and Athletics respectively).

This was the first win that we had seen for Clinton in several years, 6-1.

Then went to Bonnie's for a coupla celebratories and peanuts.

Minor League B-Ball and An Old Highway.  Life Is Good.  --RoadDog

Heading for Iowa on the Lincoln Highway

An old road, an old cafe and a Minor League baseball game on docket for today.

We'll drive the Lincoln Highway from Dekalb, stopping in Franklin Grove to visit the Lincoln Highway National HQ and eat at the Lincoln Cafe.  Then, on to Clinton, Iowa, for a Midwest League game by the Clinton Lumber Kings, an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.

Now, That's Getting Back to the Roots.  --RoadDog


TOO PUNNY:  Time flies like an arrow.  Fruit flies like a banana.

Hittin' the Road-- Part 1: Lincoln Highway in Illinois

We're heading out for a cruise on the Illinois stretch of the Lincoln Highway. Plans call for a stop at the Franklin Grove, Il., LH visitors center and then we'd like to see the covered bridge I just found out about near Morrison. I'd also like to check out Dixon's 1930s swimming pool and Logan Park.

Planning on catching Clinton Lumber Barons game. That'd be Class A minor league baseball, where the players definitely aren't millionaires. You might say it's real baseball.

The Lincoln Highway is the nation's oldest transcontinental road and dates back to 1913, some 13 years before Route 66.

--RoadDog