August 13, 2019 -- We arrived at the Winnebago Visitor Center around 11:30 am with the tour scheduled for 1 pm.
We were directed to the RV parking area across the street and give a pass for a free two-night stay. The lot across the street is used for rallies and there are only about 14 sites available to visitors. We were early so we did secure a site.
After lunch we drove over to the tour bus and hopped aboard. The tour lasted about two and one-half hours and was very informative. Unfortunately picture taking was not allowed.
"Winnebago Industries was born in 1958, when a group of local businesses, worried about Iowa’s depressed farm economy, persuaded Modernistic Industries of California to build a travel-trailer factory in Forest City. Local businessmen soon bought the factory and, in 1960, named it Winnebago Industries, after the county in which it was located. Since 1966, when the company started making motor homes, the name Winnebago has become synonymous with “motor home.”"
Winnebago Industries - Wikipedia
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Later that evening we went to a local restaurant called Shooterz. The food and service were great.
We drove around town for a short time then went back to the MH for the night. The area around us was very picturesque and there was lots of room to walk Kasey.
It was a very good day and by 10 pm we were ready for bed.
July 14, 2019 One more day in Forest City, Iowa
We woke that morning to overcast skies, a chill in the air and rain expected later that morning. We opted to take a ride over to Lichtsinn RV the largest Winnebago dealer in the country. No surprise there since they are one mile from the Winnebago factory. We were looking at class C motor homes to get a feel for size and roominess. We have an idea that we may want to downsize from our class A but have not been sure that would be a good move for us. We had a lovely sales person who took her time with us even though we specifically told her we were "just looking."
After wasting her time we were ready to leave. She recommended a good diner one town over that had amazing burgers. We went to lunch at Mitchell's in Leyland, Iowa and she was correct. The burgers were the best we had ever had.
When we got back we took Kasey for a walk and found the remnants of a small amusement park.
Then we walked over a bridge crossing a rive adjacent to the golf course.
The skies had cleared and it was beautiful outside for the remainder of the day.
Back at the RV we sat outside and had a nice conversation with our neighbors to the right. When they went to dinner the lady to the left drove in. She was alone driving a 40 foot MH , towing a full size car on a dolly. YIKES! I heard Ron talking to her and telling her that her MH was really nice. I popped over and told her it was "beautiful."
Then I noticed her left leg was covered in blood as was her right hand. I asked if she had fallen and yes she did. She thought she broke her little finger. I went into immediate "nurse mode" had her sit down while I got stuff to clean her scrapes and abrasions. Jean had fallen in the gravel so she had a lot of dirt and small pebbles in her leg. As I was cleaning her leg she told me she was on blood thinners (hence all the blood) , she had three strokes, a lung removed due to cancer and she is on oxygen at night. All this, and she is driving around the country by herself. Once she was cleaned up and bandaged. Her little finger didn't appear to be broken so I braced it and she seemed to feel better. She planned on going to bed early so I told her just to bang on our door ids she needed anything.
Quite an exciting end to an otherwise quiet day.
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| The MH on the left is Jean's - makes ours look like a baby |
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