It was an uneventful 350 mile drive on Wednesday to Blackhawk Park, about 35 miles north of Prairie Du Chien, WI. It rained cats & dogs while we were stopped for lunch in Dubuque, IA for lunch, but cleared off just as we hit the road again.
Thursday, we drove down to Cabela's in Prairie Du Chien to browse around and get out of the heat.
Friday, we took the short drive across the river to Lansing, IA and amused ourselves at Horsfall Variety Store. We've been there before, but it's always a hoot. You can Google it if you like. We filled the tank at the gas station across the street with "cheap" Iowa gas. We had the obligatory potluck that evening.
We heard that Lock & Dam #6 in Trempealeau, WI, about an hour's drive north on Rte. 35, was going to be open to the public from 10 till 2 on Saturday, so we headed up there for a look-see. It was pretty interesting. I'll let the pictures tell the story.
The picture of the barge sideways in the river is actually a picture of a picture. It happened on 7/5/17, but we didn't see it. The pilot must have been watching the pleasure boaters. LOL!
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