Leaving St. Louis, we went north to Indian Creek Campground on Mark Twain Lake southwest of Hanninbal, Mo. Another tree-shaded campground with access to the lake. Spending two nights here with a visit from ML's cousin made it a very relaxing time. From here we went to Hannibal, Mo. which is the boyhood home of Mark Twain. Here's the boyhood home with the fence from the book 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Next stop was Springfield, Il. This is the town where Abe Lincoln made his mark and became the Presidential nominee in 1860. Below is a picture of his home, and then the parlor in the home where he was given the news that he had been the Republican nominee for President. We picked up a couple of apples from his apple tree in the back yard. There were a couple of excellent films about him in the visitor center, but when we went to the Lincoln Presidential Museum there were also a couple of films there that were amazing. Very high tech, even using holography. (That's making something appear and look pretty real but it's like a 'ghost' - not really there. Look it up.) Here we are with the Lincolns in front of the White House. We also visited with a real-life Lincoln impersonator in the Old State Capitol Building. Leaving Springfield, we headed north for Chicago. We were impressed at the acres and acres of cornfields all through Illinois. Our plan was to just drive through Chicago along the waterfront of Lake Michigan. It was a cloudy day, so the skyline wasn't fully visible. Well, that part of the plan worked ok, but at the end of the shore road, we wound up in neighborhoods with a long way to get out to the open road again. No place to stop for a break, and the underpasses were low enough to scrape with one of our antennas. We were glad to leave Chicago in our rear view mirror. We pushed north to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and breezed thru there on the freeway thru town. Milwaukee appears to be a clean, attractive city. Our destination was a State Park near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. This turned out to be a beautiful, wooded campground with a nice sandy beach on Lake Michigan. The lake is clear and cool fresh water. All you need is to dump in some tea and sugar to have a good drink. It's like the ocean in that you can't see the other side. It's about 90 miles across. We did a bit of kayaking on a calm day. Just like a lake. Well... it is a lake. With the exception of Chicago, we have had a great experience. Everything we have done has been educational, interesting, and/or beautiful. I'm going to cut this off now to keep it 'short', but I'll come up to date soon. I wish I could share all the experience and pictures. Stay tuned.
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Chuck and Mary Lou have been traveling in their RV since 2002 and have lately been taking longer, extended trips. This is our way to share our experiences. Trip Reports
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