We started the day by following Bunky out to the Cherry Festival at the Kimmel Orchard and Vineyards. Then we left, knowing how to get back there, and we drove up Hwy 75 toward I29 and stopped at the Lewis & Clark Center by the Missouri River. This area has lots of history and used the Missouri River as a main method of shipping and receiving goods back in the day. We traveled on up the Hwy across the river into Iowa, and stopped at the Iowa Welcome Center. Picked up a few more pamphlets and found an interesting publication if you're from Nebraska that has an online edition.
www.prairiefirenewspaper.com. It even has ads from the old hometown! Came back to drop the house frau off at the coach before returning for the Cherry Festival. Bunky Christiansen is a Country Recording Artist that is in the middle of recording a new CD as he tra
vels around the country. We were for
tunate last night to hear 7 of the new songs on the CD. Not many have heard it yet, we're special! We will have to wait for Arizona in the winter to hear the completed project. The Cherry Festival was pretty fun. Witnessed some of the workers using an original 1956 cherry pitter that they purchased new. They had many products made from tart cherries. One of the guys working there is married to a TenBensel girl from Cambridge and went to school with Skipper Fuch's son Clint from Oxford. Small world! The cherry pies that they have there are made by the "Village Pie Maker" which is located in Eustis NE. so they weren't home made here, but the Apple Pies (one that DH had to have) are home made with apples grown at the orchard. They also boast several varieties of wine and they grow the grapes. After having a cherry slush and getting some Bings and Juice, (Cherries are a great source of anti oxidents and are very good for you!), we said our goodbyes to Bunky and went across the road to the Arbor Farm, Lo
dge and Lied Center. Stopped at the Indian Treaty Monument, which was built and signifies a treaty between the Pawnee Chiefs and the White men at Rocky Ford on North Table Creek in 1833. The Arbor Farm and State Park is where "Arbor Day" began! After looking around at the Tree farm and a ride past the lodge, we stopped for lunch at Runza, an exclusive Nebraska restaurant that serves a ground beef and cabbage pocket sandwich. I miss them when I can't get them! They never taste the same when you make them at home! We are having Apple Pie tonight for dessert! We stopped at Wal Mart and picked up some super glue to repair a couple of things in the coach that have broken. I promptly got it all over my hands.. I'm not good with stuff like that! I've put all my pictures from today on Picasa. DH is up on the roof doing some A/C maintenance. A front came through this afternoon, complete with a nice shower, and some of the humidity left the area. We will get an early start in the morning, and it will be a small trip. Only a little under 150 miles for tomorrow. Next stop.....Osceola Iowa......
We started the day by following Bunky out to the Cherry Festival at the Kimmel Orchard and Vineyards. Then we left, knowing how to get back there, and we drove up Hwy 75 toward I29 and stopped at the Lewis & Clark Center by the Missouri River. This area has lots of history and used the Missouri River as a main method of shipping and receiving goods back in the day. We traveled on up the Hwy across the river into Iowa, and stopped at the Iowa Welcome Center. Picked up a few more pamphlets and found an interesting publication if you're from Nebraska that has an online edition. www.prairiefirenewspaper.com. It even has ads from the old hometown! Came back to drop the house frau off at the coach before returning for the Cherry Festival. Bunky Christiansen is a Country Recording Artist that is in the middle of recording a new CD as he tra
vels around the country. We were for
tunate last night to hear 7 of the new songs on the CD. Not many have heard it yet, we're special! We will have to wait for Arizona in the winter to hear the completed project. The Cherry Festival was pretty fun. Witnessed some of the workers using an original 1956 cherry pitter that they purchased new. They had many products made from tart cherries. One of the guys working there is married to a TenBensel girl from Cambridge and went to school with Skipper Fuch's son Clint from Oxford. Small world! The cherry pies that they have there are made by the "Village Pie Maker" which is located in Eustis NE. so they weren't home made here, but the Apple Pies (one that DH had to have) are home made with apples grown at the orchard. They also boast several varieties of wine and they grow the grapes. After having a cherry slush and getting some Bings and Juice, (Cherries are a great source of anti oxidents and are very good for you!), we said our goodbyes to Bunky and went across the road to the Arbor Farm, Lodge and Lied Center. Stopped at the Indian Treaty Monument, which was built and signifies a treaty between the Pawnee Chiefs and the White men at Rocky Ford on North Table Creek in 1833. The Arbor Farm and State Park is where "Arbor Day" began! After looking around at the Tree farm and a ride past the lodge, we stopped for lunch at Runza, an exclusive Nebraska restaurant that serves a ground beef and cabbage pocket sandwich. I miss them when I can't get them! They never taste the same when you make them at home! We are having Apple Pie tonight for dessert! We stopped at Wal Mart and picked up some super glue to repair a couple of things in the coach that have broken. I promptly got it all over my hands.. I'm not good with stuff like that! I've put all my pictures from today on Picasa. DH is up on the roof doing some A/C maintenance. A front came through this afternoon, complete with a nice shower, and some of the humidity left the area. We will get an early start in the morning, and it will be a small trip. Only a little under 150 miles for tomorrow. Next stop.....Osceola Iowa......
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