Monday, July 01, 2013

MONDAY





CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS ABOVE TO ENLARGE THEM.    LAST THURSDAY MORNING NANCY AND I STOPPED AT THE MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER
BIRTHPLACE FOR A ONE-HOUR VISIT....ADMISSION JUST $4 PER PERSON.
THE HOME WHERE SHE WAS BORN (PHOTO IS OF THE BED WHERE SHE WAS BORN) IS LOCATED AT 709 CARROLL STREET IN BOONE.    BOONE, A CITY OF 12,000, IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 30 ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF AMES.   A NICE COUNTY SEAT CITY.    THE CAR BELOW (PLYMOUTH VALIANT) WAS ONE MAMIE OWNED.   
IN THE AFTERNOON, WE VISITED THE BIG  RAILROAD MUSEUM IN TOWN
AND TOOK A TRAIN RIDE.    MORE ON THAT LATER.
DENNIS VOY