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Part 4 (Continued)
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Here
are Toby and I at the 1875 town of Walnut Hill
at the Living History Farms in Irbandale, Iowa. |
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We
took the Living History Farms tractor wagon
ride, on their private dirt road, from the 1875 town
to the rest of the farms and exhibits. As with
the rest of the attraction, well-behaved leashed
dogs are welcome on the wagon ride. |
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This
log cabin home was one of the buildings located
in the 1850 Pioneer Town at the Living History
Farms. They had several costumed interpreters
who not only explained the work that was done
during this time period, but were actually doing
work like taking care of the garden, cooking
soup from scratch, knitting a sweater from wool
and more. |
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After
a great time at the Living History Farms, we
continued on Interstate 80 towards Chicago. |
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We
took another detour off of our route when we
came across the Herbert
Hoover National Historic Site. It is about
10 miles east of Iowa City, Iowa at exit 254 off
I-80. Dogs on leash are welcome to accompany
you, just not inside the buildings. This
historic site has many buildings like the
cottage where Hoover was born, a blacksmith
shop, a one room schoolhouse, era homes, the
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum and
more. The gravesites of President Hoover and
Mrs. Hoover are located near the Presidential
Library and are shown in this photo. You can do
quite a bit of walking at this historic site. |
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Adjacent
to the gravesites is a walking path called the
Prairie Trail. Dogs on leash are welcome on the
trail which goes through corn fields. |
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This
photo of a butterfly was taken at the Prairie
Trail trailhead at the Herbert Hoover National
Historic site. |
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Back
on the road once again. Somewhere around here
is where we crossed the state line into
Illinois. |
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We
stopped for one more sightseeing detour on our
way to Chicago. President
Ronald Reagan's boyhood home in Dixon,
Illinois is located not too far off the highway
and is usually open for tours. Reagan moved to
this house with his parents and brother when he
was 9 years old. Shown here is a photo of his
boyhood home. |
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Next
to Reagan's boyhood home, there is a life-sized
statue of the President. While dogs are not
allow inside the house, Toby and I were able to
pose for a photo at the statue. |
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After
a long day, we arrived at the Holiday Inn in
Schaumburg, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.
We stayed here for a couple of nights so we
could tour Chicago. This particular Holiday Inn had the
most comfortable bed of any of the hotels we
stayed at on our cross-country trip. And when we
checked out, they gave my daughter a couple of
complimentary small stuffed animals. Very nice
touch! Dogs up to 50 pounds are welcome and
there are no pet fees. |
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This
photo shows a nice grassy area which is located
next to the above mentioned Holiday Inn. Not
every hotel has this much grass nearby to walk your
dog, so I decided to take this photo. |
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As we
headed into Chicago the next day, we paralleled
a commuter train that was heading into downtown. |
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Our
goal when visiting Chicago was to take in a
dog-friendly boat ride and to see exactly where
else we could bring our pooch. The boat ride by Shoreline
Sightseeing Boat Tours lived up to our
expectations. They welcomed our dog aboard and
we had a great interpretive boat ride along the
Chicago River. |
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Here
is a photo of Toby enjoying the boat tour
through downtown Chicago. |
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