The nearest campgrounds for visiting Chicago are about an hour outside of town in Joliet – home of the Joliet Correctional Facility. Fans of the Blues Brothers will remember that “Joliet” Jake Blues (John Belushi) served his time there. We spent two days touring Chicago. The first day we drove into the city. Surprisingly, […]

  It’s been a while since our last update.  We’ll be posting several today to try to catch up. Wisconsin After leaving South Dakota, we headed toward Wisconsin.  First stop was Wisconsin Dells, a tourist destination for the midwest.  Wisconsin Dells is home to the largest water park and the largest indoor water park.  There’s a ton […]

We spent a few days in South Dakota this week. Campgrounds everywhere were packed as more than 1 million people arrived for the 75th Anniversary Sturgis Bike Rally. This year the event is entirely sponsored by Harley Davidson. Met a lot of really nice folks – many first timers – from all over. The constant […]