Dakotah Meadows RV Park, Prior Lake, MN

It was time to leave St. Joseph and head back to West Yellowstone, Montana where we would again spend the summer working at The Yellowstone IMAX Theatre.

First, we wanted to take a detour up north to visit the home state of Mary Richards and Rose Nylund.

Minnesota welcomed us through bug-splattered windshield.

Dakotah Meadows RV Park is adjacent to the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in the Minneapolis suburb of Prior Lake.

Our view of the lake's fountain reminded us vaguely of the dancing fountains of The Bellagio.

The RV sites are paved, roomy and cheap...that is, until you lose $200 playing blackjack!

The 24/7 casino, as seen from the rv.

Chatfield (and Marlon) could think of better things to do with $200...like gourmet cat food and a CB radio.

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To be continued...

Marlon Visits St. Joseph, Missouri and Surrounding Areas

Marlon spent about a week in St. Joseph visiting with family.

He watched as his great-nephew Dillon participated in a training exercise for his Firefighting School.

They performed an automobile extrication.

Dillon's cousin, Tempe, was trying to decide whether to be a firefighter or a forensic anthropologist.

The Savannah Middle School has been torn down and new school was built across town.

Tempe pondered that this would be a good chance to try out archaeology too.

Besides the gymnasium, the school safe was about the only thing left standing of the old school. This is a picture of the gymnasium.

Figuring she should wait on the really hard careers, Tempe turned to the career of doe-eyed model with assistance from Marlon's brother, Alan.

She is currently working on perfecting her profession.

After a hard day firefighting, Dillon might want to spend some relaxing times at this bar formerly owned by his grandparents.

He will have to wait until he turns 21, of course.

Marlon revisited Amazonia Elementary School where his early childhood education began.

Trina, Marlon's oldest sister, often sat upstairs in this building helping announce games at the baseball field. Marlon would keep score on the scoreboard, which is no longer standing.

The firehouse of Amazonia, Missouri can always use a few good persons.

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To be continued...

The Georgia Agrirama

After surviving Florida's harsh winter, Marlon and his mom, Angie, headed to Missouri where Doug was completing a grueling tax season and Angie would be spending the summer.

On their way, they visited The Georgia Agrirama, Georgia's Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village in Tifton, Georgia. Luckily, the parking lot included full hookup rv sites.

Enjoy the pictures of The Georgia Agrirama.

This is the Tift House where the namesake of the town of Tifton lived.

Inside the Tift house...

The doctor's office

A doctor's unlucky patient could be made into a handy paperweight

How about an exam?

The easy old days of washing up before surgery

The street signs of the 1800's

Century-old cotton

This is where the witches were put on trial

Oops, wrong century. It's the Masonic Lodge.

An old machine

Angie is tired of the motorhome and waits for the train.

A cabin

Another mystery machine

19th century horse or mule (whatever)

19th century soda fountain inside...

a 19th century drug store.

Here sat Marlon

The saw mill

Wisteria

A wicked looking bell

Little wooden schoolhouse

Little wooden schoolhouse classroom complete with teacher

Bird houses

Angie's first tractor

Angie's second tractor

Angie's third tractor but first John Deere

An old grocery car

What goes around comes around...jeans of the 1800's look like jeans of the 2010's

Pedra is done with Georgia's Agrirama and ready to hit the road.

For more detailed information about The Georgia Agrirama, visit their website here .

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To be continued...