Day 4
Our John Deere packages are stowed away and we are anxious to get back to Minnesota to share our John Deere memories with our family and friends.
Day 3
A guide Rock Island Arsenal tour gave us interesting information on how this Arsenal has played an integral part in military history. A visit to the Isabel Bloom Studio where the make one of a kind sculptures and free time for shopping in LeClaire, IA made for a full day.
Day 2
This morning our first stop was at the John Deere Harvester plant where they make the huge JD combines. The one on display in the lobby was over $375,000, no one made a purchase order today! The JD World Headquarters was where we learned the history of John Deere and how the machinery has advanced over the years. Lunch at the John Deere Pavilion area gave us time to shop and get any John Deere souvenirs we might want. They even have John Deere underwear!!
This afternoon was a chance to enjoy the tasty treats part of this tour with a stop first at Boetje Foods for a sampling of their ground brown mustard, and next at a Chocolate Factory where she showed us how to make chocolate tulips, yummmmm....
A dinner theater presentation of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat rounded out this evening with great food and entertainment.
Day 1
We spent a pleasant day today getting to know our traveling companions and discussing the upcoming spring thaw. We learned about the flooding in the area in 2008 and hoped 2010 would be nothing like that.
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