Fisherman’s Corner Army Core of Engineers, East Moline, Illinois
Then the servant (Abraham’s man, Eliezer) took ten of his master’s camels and left, taking with him all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim and made his way to the town of Nahor. He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water. ~ Genesis 24:10-11 Nahor was Abraham’s brother, and according to the maps I found, Nahor was approximately 500 miles northeast of Hebron, where Abraham is currently living. Camels usually walk 3pmh. That means the journey would’ve taken seven 24-hour days. Since I’m pretty sure they didn’t walk continuously, it seems probable that it took a minimum of two weeks – one way.
They’re growing by the front door of the Rapid City, Illinois Post Office; our first stop today.
We ventured down the road and across the bridge into Iowa today. Specifically the town of LeClaire. It’s a relatively small town of about 3,500 people, but it’s best known as the home base of the twenty-season TV show “American Pickers”. Technically, it’s Mike Wolfe’s place “Antique Archeology”. I’ve seen the show a couple of times, but Blaine loves it. Still, considering all the stuff they buy on TV every year, there is little in these two small buildings. Most of it is filled with scattered kitchee items for sale – you know the stuff – key rings, koozies, hats, t-shirts, bottle openers, coasters . . .
But there were a few antique items around to look at, and some were for sale.
You can get a better sense of size if you look for it in the first picture we took here.
There was a legend that an Indian Motorcycle was buried in a lady’s backyard.
The show got permission from her to go digging in her yard, and lo and behold, they came up with it!
This item wasn’t for sale.
Blaine was happy. He bought a shirt. 😊
Antique Archaeology is located in downtown LeClaire, so after we left there, we walked around town some to the sound of music, before heading to my chosen destination. The downtown area has speakers attached to planted trees (well, not actually on the trees themselves, but on a nice metal “cage” that surrounds the tree). And they play an assortment of genres. Very nice!
And believe it or not, we watched that motorhome leave our campground before we did. : )
The brochure says it weighs 7.5 tons.
Wouldn’t you think something that weighs that much would be bigger?
They advertise that they offer luxurious cabins for an overnight cruise up and down the Mississippi.
I don’t know what the standards are here, or what they look like inside,
but they didn’t seem like it would have very nice accommodations to us.
But hey, there are air conditioners in the windows, so that’s certainly a plus!
The place I most wanted to visit today was the Buffalo Bill Museum. We thought it was going to be a museum containing artifacts and information about William F. Cody aka Buffalo Bill, but it was soooo much more than that!
We were pleasantly surprised! And also surprised to learn the extent of Bill’s national, and international, popularity. There was so much stuff and information packed into this little place, there was no way I could take pictures of it all. Enjoy what I’ve got to share, and if you’re ever in LeClaire, Iowa, stop by. It’s only $5 to get in.
building the new stadium in downtown Akron, Ohio for the AA Indians team “Akron Aeros”. : )
You used a dog to walk the treadmill to make the paddles turn.
Pretty ingenious!
Not sure the dog would enjoy it for long, though. . .
1906 and 1907
I felt it only right to do a Special Edition on the man, since he was so infamous and all. That’s coming up in the next post.
We were tired and achy from doing the “museum walk”. You know what that is? It’s when you walk around really slow for hours and your back and legs get more tired and achy than if you’d climbed a mountain. Blaine and I both get that. The remedy is to get out and walk somewhere at a regular pace. That usually clears it up. So today, Blaine drove us over to check out the lock up close.
There was a short trail there too. Of course there was! He always finds even the smallest trails! It wasn’t much, but it cured our “museum walk” aches and pains. 😊
It’s so warm today, Blaine removed his hat to walk in the woods. : ) 
We were back home by 4pm, after making a stop at Subway for some salad fixins.
Hey! I don’t know if I’ve ever shared this tidbit of food info – –
Do you ever wish for a chef salad at home, but don’t want to buy a bunch of stuff to make it when there’s only one or two of you? I learned several years ago to go to Subway, or a grocery that sells good, fresh subs and buy one with turkey, ham, bacon . . . whatever meat you like, add the veggies, take it home, tear it apart and use the ingredients to make your salad (probably want to have some lettuce or bag salad on hand first). Then add some garlic butter to the bread, bake it, and voila! You’ve got dinner!
After dinner, Blaine took off on the bike trail for a bit, and he actually took a couple of pictures!
They actually have over 100 locations in the USA and Canada.