Category: 2024 – Sept – Nov
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GRR to Memphis
Again, it’s a bit of a tease, as having been there already, we didn’t go into Memphis on this trip — but it is around the end point of this post so it is a good title. We had arrived at the Trail of Tears State Park in Jackson, MO on Thursday, October 18 late…
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On to St Louis
Not really – having been to St Louis on some earlier trips, we didn’t stop there, but it is on the Mississippi River and is a good point to end this post. On Tuesday, Oct 15 we left the Quad Cities, driving back over the Mississippi from Illinois to Iowa. The first part of the…
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Quad Cities
At the end of the last post. I said we were headed to Rock Island, IL one of the Quad Cities. Well the other cities are Davenport and Bettendorf, IA; and Moline, and East Moline, IL. Yes, that is 5 cities – the name originates from a time before Bettendorf was considered its own city,…
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GRR to the Quad Cities
We left Minneapolis/Saint Paul on Thursday, October 10 to continue to follow the Great River Road (GRR) along the Mississippi. In short order we were going over the river and into Wisconsin. Trish saw a sign for a GRR visitor center – turned out to be a great stop to make. We got some great…
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Minneapolis/St Paul
Our first attempt to follow the Great River Road was not very successful – we must have missed the first turn sign and ended up on the main road towards Bemidji, which is the first biggish town on the Mississippi. When we drove into town, we found the GRR again. We stopped at the visitor…
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Mississippi Headwaters
On Thursday, October 3, we made our final push to get to the headwaters of the Mississippi River. On the way we got off the highway to take a look at the murals in the town of Wadena – we found a small portion of the 100’s that they have there. Our first stop at…
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Framingham to Minnesota
Our first day of driving on this trip was Thursday, Sept. 26. Straight out I-90 to Baldwinville, NY – just outside Syracuse. We spent the night at Abbott Farm and Cidery. We took a walk around and eventually found our way to the store, where we bought a cookie, some muffins and some apple cider.…