Today we made it from Des Moines, Iowa all the way up to Bismarck, North Dakota with a couple of short stops along the way...
First up, we stopped at the grave of Vice President Henry A. Wallace...
Henry A. Wallace served as the 33rd Vice President of the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He was born on a farm in rural Orient, Iowa, where the home still stands...
From there, we continued on past many, many of these...
and even passed one being moved (in several parts) along the highway, which the kids thought was super neat...seeing each part up close and realizing how huge they are!
In Omaha, Nebraska, we made a stop at the birthsite of President Gerald Ford. Though the house is no longer standing, there is a lovely memorial garden in its place...
We ate lunch at a local burger restaurant that was nearby...
before continuing on to Mitchell, South Dakota to visit the (World's Only) CORN PALACE...
So, my dear friend, S, made me promise we'd make a stop. She couldn't believe that we neglected to pay homage last time we were in the area...
Now, the Corn Palace was something... There was some construction going on, and I believe that they were in the process of stripping it to prepare for the new murals that go up annually... I'd say that the best time to visit would be in late summer or early fall when the new corn is up and it's at the height of it's amazing corn glory, but the kids thought that it was the coolest thing everrr...
We enjoyed wandering around looking at the exhibits and especially at all of the photos showcasing the corn decoration themes used over the last 100+ years!
We even ventured out onto the front balcony for a great closeup view of the murals, plus a neat view of everything down below...
It's free to visit, but the gift shop will get you if you need (or don't really NEED) anything related to corn...and kitchen gadgets related to corn? Who knew that there were so many??? My word... To commemorate our visit, we came away with a fabulous ornament for our tree and a metal corn stalk for our yard come the fall...
First up, we stopped at the grave of Vice President Henry A. Wallace...
Henry A. Wallace served as the 33rd Vice President of the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He was born on a farm in rural Orient, Iowa, where the home still stands...
From there, we continued on past many, many of these...
and even passed one being moved (in several parts) along the highway, which the kids thought was super neat...seeing each part up close and realizing how huge they are!
In Omaha, Nebraska, we made a stop at the birthsite of President Gerald Ford. Though the house is no longer standing, there is a lovely memorial garden in its place...
complete with an interpretive area narrated by President Ford...
We ate lunch at a local burger restaurant that was nearby...
before continuing on to Mitchell, South Dakota to visit the (World's Only) CORN PALACE...
So, my dear friend, S, made me promise we'd make a stop. She couldn't believe that we neglected to pay homage last time we were in the area...
Now, the Corn Palace was something... There was some construction going on, and I believe that they were in the process of stripping it to prepare for the new murals that go up annually... I'd say that the best time to visit would be in late summer or early fall when the new corn is up and it's at the height of it's amazing corn glory, but the kids thought that it was the coolest thing everrr...
We enjoyed wandering around looking at the exhibits and especially at all of the photos showcasing the corn decoration themes used over the last 100+ years!
We even ventured out onto the front balcony for a great closeup view of the murals, plus a neat view of everything down below...
It's free to visit, but the gift shop will get you if you need (or don't really NEED) anything related to corn...and kitchen gadgets related to corn? Who knew that there were so many??? My word... To commemorate our visit, we came away with a fabulous ornament for our tree and a metal corn stalk for our yard come the fall...
From there, we pushed on through to Bismarck, North Dakota for the night...
On into Canada tomorrow...
More {Road Trip} 2017 Fun
Day Nine - Denali National Park & Preserve + Go UAF Nanooks!
Day Ten - Into the Arctic
Day Eleven - JUNEAU
Days Twelve & Thirteen - Driving for Days
Day Fourteen - Hello, Seattle!
Day Fifteen - A Couple of Capital Cities with Capitol Steps to Climb
Day Sixteen - Out and About in the Portland Area
Day Seventeen - Idaho
Day Eighteen - Utah, and a Goodbye
Day Nineteen - From the Mountains to the Plains
Day Twenty - Canvasing Kansas
Day Twenty-One - Good Bye, Kansas + Hello, Missouri!
Day Twenty-Two - Finishing Up Truman's Missouri
Day Twenty-Three - Kicking It Through Kentucky and HOME!
Day Ten - Into the Arctic
Day Eleven - JUNEAU
Days Twelve & Thirteen - Driving for Days
Day Fourteen - Hello, Seattle!
Day Fifteen - A Couple of Capital Cities with Capitol Steps to Climb
Day Sixteen - Out and About in the Portland Area
Day Seventeen - Idaho
Day Eighteen - Utah, and a Goodbye
Day Nineteen - From the Mountains to the Plains
Day Twenty - Canvasing Kansas
Day Twenty-One - Good Bye, Kansas + Hello, Missouri!
Day Twenty-Two - Finishing Up Truman's Missouri
Day Twenty-Three - Kicking It Through Kentucky and HOME!
