A change of scene -- breakfast at Hardees! The cinnamon raisin biscuits were great! Stopped at the Chamber office to get the scoop on the various tourist locations and then walked next door to the National Farm Toy Museum. We were amazed to learn that the ERTL toys are made in Dyersville, as were two others. They were instrumental in helping raise the money for this modern museum that tells the story of farming and how farming has changed over the years. The various toy collectors throughout the nation loaned their collections and you can easily spend hours roaming the two floors of exhibits.
From the museum we went about a block to the Plaza Antique Mall which houses 200+ dealers offering a wide variety of antiques, collectibles and farm toys for sale. Oh for more money and space to haul home the nifty things I found! P. Buckley Moss pictures, Precious Moments, Longerberger baskets, and beautiful hand painted glassware.
After lunch we headed for the Dyer-Botsford Historical House and Doll Museum. The house was the home of Dyersville's founder, which has been restored with Victorian furnishings. One of its beautiful features is a rare revolving German Feather Christmas tree and ornaments. On the second floor and sprinkled throughout the first floor are dolls! Over 2000 of them!
We headed back to camp and enjoyed a walk through the park before supper.
We had to leave a few items for perhaps another visit: The Becker Woodcarving Museum where you can view the woodworks of the famous Northeast Iowa carver, Jack Becker and the Heritage Trail as well as an Agriculture center. The New Wine River campground is a wonderful location for a quiet retreat.....weekdays. We heard the weekends are very popular.
Next two weeks we'll be visiting relatives and friends in MN and South Dakota.
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