Category: Trains
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Trans-Canada to Pembroke Parks
23 July 2023 Sunday Today we drive the Trans-Canada Highway, following rivers, from North Bay to Pembroke, Ontario 0915 57,877 73° Leave North BayBoondockers Welcome host Hollywood on the Lake was a great spot where we made new friends. 0953 57,883 73°F Stopped at Veteran’s Park Filled our water jugs. The Ontario Northland Railway…
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Shay Days in Harbor Springs
15 July 2023 – Saturday Ephraim Shay was an inventor and businessman who moved to Harbor Springs in 1888 at the age of 49. The town celebrates “Shay Days” every summer to remember his legacy. We spent the day learning about Shay and enjoying the beauty of Harbor Springs, MI. 1055 57,180 72° Leave Gaylord,…
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Green Bay Trains and Gardens
07 July 2023 – Friday 0830 56,763 62°F Leave Wine A Lot, an excellent Harvest Host spot. 0900 Green Bay, Wisconsin Beth dropped me off at the National Railroad Museum, before she headed to the Botanical Garden. The museum has three exhibits I really wanted to see. The engine and two cars used by General…
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North Carolina to Wisconsin – Day 2
14 June 2023 Today we travel from Beckley, WV to FMCA Headquarters in Cincinnatti, Ohio. We were up early investigating options for a replacement propane hose. The mining heritage here helped us out. Mining requires heavy equipment with hydraulic hoses, so there is an infrastructure of shops that can make hoses on demand. We called…
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Making Mussels at Blackhawk Park
29 June 2023 – Thursday 0753 56,299 79°F Leave Potosi, WI under smoky skies. This was our view at sunrise as one one of two campers spending the night at Potosi Brewing. The Mississippi River is 635 feet above sea level here in Potosi 0830 56,316 Cassville, WI Cassville Park was our first morning stop.…
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Iowa Isn’t Flat
27 June 2023 — Tuesday Well, it isn’t all flat. Sharyn Jackson, in the Dubuque Register, wrote that Iowa “ranks as the 18th flattest state.” Here’s a link to the full article: Iowa Isn’t as Flat as You Think. Can you guess what the flattest US state is? The answer is at the end of this…
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