Across Illinois into MN & adding Iowa & a stay in Wisconsin

Open pit mining along side the road in Illinois.
Across Illinois as we were heading to Wisconsin
Cranberry fields in Wisconsin.
Mindoro Cut sign and the actual cut below. Double click to read the sign.
A couple of photos showing a Norwegian village that is being restored in Wisconsin. The roof of one of the buildings has a thatched roof. double click to see.

A couple of shots across Wisconsin.

We spent a couple of days at Lake Neshonoc Campgrounds in Wisconsin.
We add Iowa to our map of travels.
Neat old house in a small Iowa town.
The old stone school sign and school house in Lansing Iowa.

A couple of photos across Iowa.

A true dead end to this Iowa street.
No we weren't drinking, but we did see a rather large pink elephant.
A steamship along side the road on the Mississippi River in Iowa.
The states left on our map to be seen and recorded in our travels. The Great Lakes will be done on this trip sometime.

Table and carpet-old and new

The old table set up was a booth and the old carpet line was more squared off -note the lower photo. We needed more usable space.


We changed the carpet line to be more arced and went to a darker color with flecks of other colors.
The interim table set up used until we got to Indiana for the installation of the new one. We had an Amish gentleman build it for us.

Following is the installation/building of the table and cabinet.

The booth has been removed and so had the table in preparation for the new one.
He starts with the two end units that have the drawers and shelves.
Then he adds the front section for the two inside shelves and connecting the cabinets.
The table is added to the unit. It slides into the cabinet about 12 inches.
The trim used to cover the old holes used to hold the booth in place.The top of the cabinet is added to form the whole unit. The table is pushed in as far as it will go.
The table open showing room for the storage of the leaf inside the table.The table at it's most extended. It is about 48 inches when the leaf is used. Notice how close the chairs match. We went to an RV surplus place in Elkhart Indiana with a piece of trim and were able to match the color. Also the fabric is close in color and design of the window treatments.

Indiana into Michigan and back for the table

Our campground in Goshen IN was at the fairgrounds so we were able to watch the practice for the harness racing in the evenings. There were many activites the week we spent here.

Deer fenced in at a home near our campground in Goshen Indiana.
A look across Indiana. Notice how bare the trees are again.
The Amish do a lot of shopping at Menard's in Goshen. It is like a Home Depot or Lowe's. These are the winter buggies.

This is one of the summer buggies and does not give protection for the weather but they are neat to look at.
We had some cold weather and woke to ice on the truck and coach. It made a neat pattern on the top of the truck.
We found the answer to the gas/diesel prices. Now we have to find someone to do the conversion on the coach for us. And we will have to figure out how many times we'll need to stop to wind it and keep going. Double click to get the full effect.
Adding another state -- Michigan.
A couple of photos across Michigan.

Tennessee and Kentucky on the way to Indiana

We discovered this little cabin while on a drive through the Indiana countryside. It looks so peaceful there, what a great get away. A little setting, a little fishing -- I think Bil would be in fisherman's paradise.
The colors were really starting to come out in Indiana but as we went further north they were not yet in bloom. We saw a lot of the purple and white trees below.
This was a pyramid just as we crossed into the Memphis TN area.
A view across Tennessee out our front window.


We stopped at the Corvette Museum in Kentucky and took a few photos. Double click to read the sign- it is interesting and the car involved #89 is shown below.
Corvette's can be picked up at the factory and there is a big production made of it when people do that. This is the sign regarding it and the red one below was being picked up while we were there.
Just a photo across Kentucky to show how picturesque it is there.