Cross Country Adventure 2022 (day 3)

 Rochester/Marion Campground, Rochester, MN

17 July 2022. 

Crossing the mighty Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wisconsin - Dresbach, Minnesota: 

 US Lock & Dam # 7

Marc-  Today we finished crossing Ohio, then Indiana, then Illinois, then Wisconsin and landed in Minnesota.  Most of the trip was like driving in New England with lots of farmland and a few cities.  We got through the outskirts of Chicago but were caught in some construction traffic (yes even on a Sunday).  Sue drove through the worst of the traffic part of the trip and shared some of the rural driving.

The most exciting part of this day was crossing the Mississippi River at Lock # 7.  It is difficult to see in the photo but there is a large tugboat and three barges waiting to pass through the lock.  Other points of interest were Elkhart, Indiana (where our camper was built as well as most other US made campers).  There was also an RV Museum, we saw that Haulmark trailers are built there, as well as pontoon boats.

Home of camper and other manufacturers.

Our rig is small compared to most in rest areas.

French influence.

Rocky outcroppings 

Welcome to Minnesota

We saw this screen most of the day today.

The corn here is very tall.

Corn field and grain silos