#Agricultural Treasures Guidebook

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Roadside Attractions in Northwest Iowa!

My husband Keith and I headed to northwestern Iowa. We attended the 2024 Red Power Round Up, an International Harvester event held in Spencer, Iowa. We found lots of roadside attractions during our travels. Hosted by Iowa Chapter 5 of the IHCC group, the location was the Clay County Fairgrounds. This beautiful show was well planned. Then the rains came and ended the event early. Floods caused…

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Summer Travel Essentials 2024

With the passing of Memorial Day, the 2024 Summer travel season is upon us! Do you have certain things that make your summer travel better? I know I do! I am sharing some of my favorite tips and summer essentials finds! A Book in hand. This is a repeated phrase of mine, but I have to have a book when on the road. Whether to read while riding along, or before bed, I always bring a read along.…

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Auction, Show, and Stops in Northern Illinois.

This weekend, we took a little trip up north, to northern, Illinois that is. Our first stop was a former Corn Museum that farmer Jim Brandt had on his rural Pearl City, Illinois farm. My husband Keith and I had the honor of checking out the late Mr. Brandt’s collection prior to it going to auction on May 25th. Rick Garnhart, Auctioneer of Pro-Auctions, who is holding his estate sale gave us a…

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Winter Travel Essentials

Do you find things that you need, or just plain like that you hate to travel without? I do, so I enjoy making a seasonal list of some of my travel essentials finds to share with my readers. While road safety, and travel planning are needed, I also try to make a packing list to ensure I have everything I need before heading out the door. As you know, what you take depends on where you are going,…

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Traveling for Faith

We all travel for different reasons at different times of the year. This December brought a special trip to see the Christmas Country Church Tour. The tour covered over 30 churches in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry, and Ste Genevieve Counties in Missouri. While of course we couldn’t make it to all of them, my husband Keith and I made it to nine or ten! We heard Christmas music, sampled dessert…

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Holiday Gift Guide 2023!

Sometimes finding the perfect gift can be challenging. I find it helpful to see a list, ideas that others have to offer, so I thought I would share some of my favorite finds for the upcoming holiday season in this gift guide. It’s all about the bag! Sometimes, it is all about the perfect bag for the activity! Xplorer offers an amazing tote bag that is durable as well as a piece of art! They…

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Boys Just Want to Have Fun

There is just something about playing in the dirt that attract men and boys like a moth to a flame! After finishing up the field work, a few local Morrisonville farmers had a bit of John Deere plowing fun. The blue sky and mild temperatures made for a nice day to turn the soil. Plow history Everything changed for farmers with the invention of the steel self-scouring moldboard plow. John Deere…

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Travel Essentials for fall!

As we ease from one season to another, and hit the road to view fall foliage, we can make life easier by adding in a few fun travel essentials. Who doesn’t want to make life simpler? Trevel essentials, taking skin care into consideration. Exposure to the elements when enjoying outside fun comes with a cost to the skin. I was blessed to receive the wonderful MyCHELLE DAERAMCEUTICALS Deep Repair…

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Agricultural Treasures Guidebook

This guidebook offers locations of some of the country’s agricultural treasures, focusing primarily in the Midwest. If you love to learn about farming and the farming past, you will enjoy the chance to stop at these amazing locations that I have had the privilege of visiting over the years.