Into Illinois
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June 4, Last Day of SCA Conference Trip
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This is the first day of a Jefferson Highway trip but, since I did not
pause at home between them, it is really a continuation of a Society for
Commercial Archeology trip. A link at the top of the page connects
directly to the last day of that trip.
The Maples Motel was noted in my GPS which meant I had heard of it somehow but I found no contact information in last night's limited search for lodging so we stayed elsewhere. After stopping to photograph the sign, we met the very friendly owner and chatted with a very satisfied couple from who had stay here regularly. I shall return. |
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The Mid-America Windmill Museum was one of just two
preplanned stops on the westbound leg of the trip. The museum is closed on
Mondays but no one remembered to take the windmills inside so we were able
to view and photograph them. This is another place I need to return to
when it is open.
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The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War started the idea of naming
US 6 the Grand Army of the Republic Highway in 1934. Between 1937 and
1948, the fourteen states through which the highway passes approved the
designation. Indiana did so in 1946. This sign is in Ligonier, IN, where
US 6 shares pavement with US 33 for a bit.
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The plan was to follow US 6 to Iowa City then head north to the
conference in Mason City or possibly hook up with a group in Iowa Falls.
Yesterday, we decided that meeting the group in Iowa Falls was possible
and committed to the meeting by booking a motel room there. As traffic
increased south of Chicago, it became apparent that staying on US 6
as long as we had planned just would not work. Utilizing expressways was
be required but we made the move at the worst possible time. The added
traffic was expected. The major construction was not. We traded moving
slowly on US 6 for periods of not moving at all on I-90.
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After getting beyond the worst of the congestion, we ended the day in
Joliet, IL. We shook off some of the traffic jam blues by checking out the
future home of the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66.
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