There is a new place to stay in downtown Leclaire. A renovated place right downtown. Check out this link: http://www.leclairelofts.com/
Filed under: Exploring the river, Iowa, Le Claire | Tagged: leclaire iowa, Travel | Leave a Comment »
Countdown to tugfest
Posted on 04 August 2008 by Kathleen
There is a rivalry between Leclaire, IA and Port Byron, IL. We have a rope tug of war across the river every year. Well, the weekend is coming up. See this link: http://www.tugfest.com/ Place your bets. Who wins, Iowa or Illinois? I have mixed loyalties. I live in Iowa, work in Illinois and went to [...]
Filed under: Exploring the river, Family, Travel | Tagged: leclaire iowa, port byron illinois, Travel, tugfest | Leave a Comment »
River restaurants in Pool 14
Posted on 01 August 2008 by Kathleen
Say you are just out for a cruise and suddenly, you are very very hungry. If the Burger Boat is not nearby, then it is time to pull into shore and get a bite. Here are some restaurants where you can dock your boat and go on in. GO FISH This new entry is up [...]
Filed under: Boating, Exploring the river, Family, Travel | Tagged: Albany IL, Boating, Clinto IA, Go Fish, Its on the River, McCabes Landing, Missisippi River, Port Byron IL, Princeton IA, restaurants, Travel | Leave a Comment »
Burger boat
Posted on 28 July 2008 by Kathleen
Someone came up with the idea of turning a houseboat into a floating concession stand. We caught the Burger Boat fueling up the other day.
Filed under: Boating, Exploring the river, Travel | Tagged: burger boat, Mississippi River, Travel | 9 Comments »
RAGBRAI
Posted on 27 July 2008 by Kathleen
The 36th annual RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Race Across Iowa) finished up in Leclaire this year. The Des Moines Register sponsors this bike ride across the state from west to east. Small Iowa towns host them along the way. About 13,000 bicyclists ride what they discover is not so flat of a state, dipping [...]
Filed under: Exploring the river, Travel | Tagged: bicyclist, Mississippi River, RAGBRAI, Travel | Leave a Comment »
Trouble in river city
Posted on 24 July 2008 by Kathleen
You have seen many photos of the I-80 bridge over the Mississippi here. Well, yesterday I got stuck in a massive traffic jam (as we define that here, made me 15 minutes late getting home), and it turned out the Illinois DOT bridge inspectors were on the job. Illinois is in charge of bridge maintenance. [...]
Filed under: Exploring the river, Travel | Tagged: bridge collapse, I-80 bridge, Mississippi River, Travel | Leave a Comment »
Trotline Catch
Posted on 21 July 2008 by Kathleen
Our neighbor John has started to catch catfish with a trotline. Here is a definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotline Nick is going to learn also and just added trotline to his Iowa fishing license. Here is John’s catch from Saturday night.
Filed under: Fishing, Travel | Tagged: catfish, Fishing, Mississippi River, Travel, Trotline | Leave a Comment »
Enjoying the river
Posted on 21 July 2008 by Kathleen
Kim took the kids out tubing on Saturday and Sunday. I wasn’t quite up for that, so I got to enjoy some alone time. But here they are getting ready to go:
Filed under: Boating, Exploring the river, Family, Travel | Tagged: leclaire iowa, Mississippi River, Travel, tubing | 1 Comment »
How muddy is the Mississippi River?
Posted on 20 July 2008 by Kathleen
As the river goes, we are pretty far north. We took the boat out for a ride today, 30 miles up the river to Clinton, Iowa. Outside of Camanche, Iowa, I decided to fill up an empty water bottle with river water to show you what it looks like. Kim is holding the bottle and [...]
Filed under: Boating, Exploring the river, Travel | Tagged: Camanche, Iowa, muddy Mississippi river, Travel | 1 Comment »
