Monday, July 17, 2017

07/17/17 - Today, I got up by 8 30 am which is early for me but I wanted to try and be out of the RV soon after 9 am to run my planned errands.  I needed to go to the bank, to the post office and then I tried to find the Chamber of Commerce and that was really a mess.  I drove around one building three times and stopped once and went in to the reception area to ask where the office was to be told that he did not know.  Then I tried again and this time ended up at the courthouse so went in to ask there and  be told it was just two blocks down the street and was a red brick building.  The red brick building was there I had been twice before.  So I parked again and someone was walking across the lawn and I asked him and he was quite knowledgeable and I finally found the office.  I got some valuable information so am set with the sightseeing things that I am planning.  During my drive, I noticed on several different streets they had statues of the presidents on the corners.  I took a picture of President Hoover.  I will attach a picture.  The statues were very interesting.  I had seen some information regarding a chapel up on a hill so I decided to check that out.  It is located in a little park and is very Norwegian. The gift shop had a grass roof, they are a small log cabin and then the chapel.  They still have active Lutheran services in the chapel.  When I got to the chapel, there were about 15 or so individuals and they were singing the old fashion hymns from song books that were in the back. They had great harmony so I decided to join them.  It was a really neat experience.  I later learned the kids were in a children church choir.  The families were from Billings, Montana.  I came back for lunch, worked on the puzzle, made some phone calls since I need to repair the vent in the bathroom.  Then we had quite the thunderstorm.  I don't mind the lightening and thunder but I hate the wind that comes with.  Tonight it even shook the RV a little so I was a little uneasy but we made it through.

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