Welcome to Tom and Jana's
2004 Midwest Adventure!
A week in the heartland of America
in search of scenic places, man-made oddities,
and, of course, corn.
Click on map to embiggen.
Our route in green.
We traveled west from our home in Knoxville, Tennessee, up
through Land Between the Lakes, through Kentucky and Illinois to
the Mississippi River. Our course then turned north, roughly
following the Mississippi River and the Great River Road as far as
Winona, Minnesota. Turning east, we drove through Wisconsin,
Chicagoland, and along the southern shore of Lake Michigan to "The
Great Southwest" of Michigan. From there it was south through
Michiana to Whitewater State Park, Indiana, where our story
ends.
Highlights along the way included Garden of the Gods, Illinois;
The World's Largest Catsup Bottle and Cahokia Mounds State Historic
Site, Collinsville, Illinois; a life-sized statue of the World's
Tallest Man, Robert Wadlow, Alton, Illinois; Future Birthplace of
Captain James T. Kirk, Riverside, Iowa; Spook Cave, McGregor, Iowa;
Culvert Man, Nodine, Minnesota; F.A.S.T. Corp., Sparta, Wisconsin;
House on the Rock, Spring Green, Wisconsin; "Spindle," Berwyn,
Illinois; the world-famous Snowflake Motel, Stevensville, Michigan;
grave in the road, Franklin, Indiana; Tower Tree, Greensburg,
Indiana; and The Village of Spires, Oldenburg, Indiana.
Day 1
Knoxville, Tennessee to Carbondale, Illinois
Day 2
Carbondale, Illinois to Burlington, Iowa
Day 3
Burlington, Iowa to Sparta, Wisconsin
Day 4.0 F.A.S.T. Corp,
Sparta, Wisconsin
Day 4.5 House on the
Rock, Spring Green, Wisconsin
Day 5
Edgerton, Wisconsin to St. Joseph, Michigan
Day 6
Around St. Joseph, Michigan
Day 7
South Haven, Michigan, and a couple of wineries
Day 8
Berrien County, Michigan to Whitewater State Park, Indiana
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