The Great Adventures of
Janice and Alan during
October 2024
Today, November 27th I will conclude the days of the Great Adventures which happened from 15 October through 30 October.
After our full day at the Museum we spend time in Tipp, Ohio with new Ranger Friends. We ate at this Cafe':
We also spend a few hours exploring this Town which is considered by the folks who live there as the "Best Small Town!"
We then traveled to Peoria, Illinois for a "Gold Star Families" event which is conducted every year for the past ten years. My Bride and I also visited the Peoria Botanical Gardens and she took many pictures which she will use for a Garden Club Presentation, so I will not post any here.
On Saturday, 19 a Convocation was conducted by this organization which recognized these Special Families during a time of fellowship and a program that recognized their Heroes.
At the Conclusion of the program a group picture was taken:
We then Traveled to Northeast Iowa, specifically the town of Guttenberg, which I refer to as "The Holy Land!"
the reason I call
Iowa "The Holy Land!"
the South Guttenberg Hill.
The Mississippi River
A ritual we often perform whenwe visit My Hometown.
We stop at Lock and Dam # 10, which
My Dad help build in the 1930s
Shown here is a Tow with
Nine Barges getting to
Lock through on a Trip North!
One of the workers who
was working that day was a
Nephew. He felt honored that
He and the Locks were our
First Stop.
We then checked into our Rental for the week and prepared ourselves for Sunday, 20 October!! The Sunday Worship Experience was the subject of a Prior Blog Post.
The Vacation
Rental
Exterior View
about
120 feet from
the River
Iowa Corn FedVenison
on the
Rail
The Hunter
Displaying
the Rack
The Pork Tenderloin
was the reason
to visit the Tavern
shown below!!
No visit would be complete
without remembering!!!
Foggy Morning!
View from the
Balltown Overlook!
Sibling - John Paul and My Bride!
The Flag at Estes Point!!
A Bit of History. The Dropstone Rock!!
We enjoyed a
Dinner at the First
Bar and Restaurant
West of the
Mississippi River!
Before we left Iowa we
enjoyed a Late Breakfast
at
Maggie's Diner.
Alan had to show off
His Alien Hat to
His Sister!!
on the
Mississippi from
a Barge
After a Wonderful Week
in the Holy Land
We traveled to
Saint Louis, Missouri to
spend some time with Our
Youngest Son and His
Family!!!
They were getting ready
for Halloween.
Thus the Pumpkin Pictures.
A Stop for Ice Creamat
Ted Drews
is a Must Event
when in
Saint Louis!!!
This concludes our Great Adventure to the Ranger Reunion, the Peoria Observation of Gold Star Families, the Visit to the Holy Land and the Visit with our Son in Saint Louis. Over 2,700 miles and 23 days! Many Memories!!!!
