It’s the John Deere Pavilion in Moline, Illinois and it’s full of incredible machines from a tiny robotic lawn mower to massive logging machines with walking technology and from 1930’s tractors to the latest innovations. As we expected, this amazing museum details the history of a company that played a profound role in the transformation of agribusiness but we didn’t know we’d get to climb into the control cab of some amazing machines and to peek into the future of a global organization.
Over a long weekend we sampled some of the myriad things to do in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, unique among national parks for it’s environmental reclamation, historic preservation, and recreational opportunities adjacent to the populous cities of Cleveland and Akron in northeastern Ohio. Can’t wait to return and explore more.
Our journey from Portsmouth, England to our home in Ohio might have been accomplished in about sixteen hours but my avoiding air travel we were able to enjoy a fifteen day journey home via train, ship, Uber, train, as well as our own feet and finally our personal vehicle.
It’s been a fascinating two day visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We managed to pack in tours of the HMS Warrior, the HMS Victory as well ast Victory Live: The
Big Repair, and finally the Mary Rose. All were incredibly informative and well presented.
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