A Spur of the Moment Trip
Last Friday, August 28th, Paul and I took a little spur of the moment trip to a) see his mother and b) to enjoy being away from home. Paul left work early on Friday and we hit the road to Rock Island, stopping for supper along the way. Got to Paul's mom's house about 8:00 and spent the rest of the evening talking and catching up on things. Saturday we took a drive to see a replica of a pier from the first railroad bridge crossing the Mississippi River in 1856.
We then had lunch with Marilyn at TGIFriday's in Moline where there is a great view of the Mississippi River. Afterwards we took a few pictures on the river walk.
Stopping at Whitey's on the way out of town for a shake for me, we headed a different way home on Route 80 where we stopped and spent the night in Ottawa. Ottawa is the site of the first Lincoln Douglass debate in 1858. They have life-size statues of Lincoln and Douglass commemorating the spot in the town square.
Sunday we drove to Streator to see spots where two of Paul's ancestors had once lived and then headed north out of town and north of Ottawa where we found a Civil War encampment. We stopped to watch a baseball game being played with 1859 rules and saw a battle reenactment where the Confederate soldiers got the best of the Union soldiers.
Home by way of North Avenue from west of St. Charles. Stopped in St. Charles for lunch at a restaurant where we could sit outside and enjoy the nice day. A great way to end the weekend!
We then had lunch with Marilyn at TGIFriday's in Moline where there is a great view of the Mississippi River. Afterwards we took a few pictures on the river walk.
Sunday we drove to Streator to see spots where two of Paul's ancestors had once lived and then headed north out of town and north of Ottawa where we found a Civil War encampment. We stopped to watch a baseball game being played with 1859 rules and saw a battle reenactment where the Confederate soldiers got the best of the Union soldiers.
Home by way of North Avenue from west of St. Charles. Stopped in St. Charles for lunch at a restaurant where we could sit outside and enjoy the nice day. A great way to end the weekend!