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Ely is a great small town.
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We hope everyone had a happy Easter! We have taken 2+ weeks off of our travels for a family "vacation." We headed to Ottumwa, Iowa to spend Easter with Pat's family. We parked our RV in Pat's Mom's driveway, spending time with her and traveling to see others. A big thank you to Mary!!
From Ottuma we traveled to Ely, IA and spent a week with our youngest son Chris. We took Mary on a couple of day trips. One to Pat's brother's house and another south to visit family, and to see the farm where the had lived prior to Ottumwa. I was happy that my brother Mark and his wife Mary traveled from Davenport to spend a day with us. It included an order from the Canteen. I set my camera aside, for the most part, to just experience this family time.
Ely (pop. 2,328), just south of Cedar Rapids, lies in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor. Chris made the, now annual, hand-cranked ice cream for us and his neighbors. Of course Braxton and Carter are getting old enough to do a good share of the cranking. Amber and Tyler had us over for delicious homemade pizza, and prepared a BBQ night.
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Celebrating 150 years in 2022. |
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Chris did a fantastic job refinishing his basement. Loved the hidden bookcase door that leads to his utility and storage area. |
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Mount Vernon is a small town near Ely and Cedar Rapids. Excellent food and beer at Big's BBQ. Lincoln's Wine Bar also had good wine and wood-fired pizza. |
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Part of the Czech Village and New Bohemian area. |
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The NewBo City Market houses and supports area small businesses and local craftsmen. |
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Located in NewBo is Shawniecakes Bakery, which was mentioned on Stephen Colbert's small business segment. |
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1916 Bohemian-American Hose Co. |
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Dan and Debbie's Creamery is always a must see. We walked up one day for fresh squeaky cheese curds. |
This Story Walk, by the Ely Library, was located along the bike path that runs through Ely. I hadn't seen one before. There were 14 signs illustrating the book "Singing in the Rain," illustrated by Tim Hopgood. Beautiful pictures. Funny thing was, I took these pictures on a walk in the rain. No singing though.
Where are the Piepers now? Ottumwa, IA
Looks like a fun time. And I noticed Chris had a birthday recently.
ReplyDeleteGenerally we always have fun. 🙃 We did celebrate a birthday. Who might you be "anonymous"?
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