It's the "humes" Honey.

It is Hot...  How hot?  According to the lovely TV weather girl it is 98degrees but feels like 113 due to humidity. I have felt 113 and trust me this is hotter.  Some you  Model Aers remember my 120 degree thermometer story,  well it is so hot here that the ink in my ball point pen melted out the bottom.

Today we arrived in Gretna, just south of Omaha!!  Grueling drive.  Sadly not only heat but the sky is a shade of grey due to the smoke from Colorado fires. 
But a few final stories of the MAFCA meet.

PARADE OF PARADES

 

On our next to last evening of the Model A convention, 160 Model A Cars lined up in Ishpeming and led by the 20 millionth Model A paraded thru the towns of Ispeming, Neguanee, and other small towns to throngs of local residents lining the streets, smiling waving, sharing beers and having a great time.  Small towns are the best!

Following the parade we were treated to a pig roast!

and a concert by the local community band. 

Not the high school band as evidenced by the AARP cards

carried by the majorettes.  Still great fun.

Now on to St. Ignace ( pronounced in the UP Ignes)

Just in case seeing 300 Model A cars weren't enough ...

As we left Marquette, we dropped down to St. Ignace and the first day

of the Great American Race.  Oh joy 80 plus more cars to see.

The venue was great at the Marina looking over

to Mackinac Island ( pronounced Mackinaw)

Then on to Gaylord, MI..  If you ever get there be sure to eat at the

Sugarbowl and stop in the Chocolat Haus next door for

 chocolate covered potato chips and bacon ( chocolate covered). 

Now on to South Bend

Now I know what you are thinking... that Carol is a saint.
Look she even went to the Studebake museum in South Bend, IN.

I went for the PIZZA, oh yuks who serves pizza without beer.

The very gracious and fun friends in the Hoosier A's

Did you know the Studebaker plant was in South Bend? 

Did you know they started making wheelbarrow, then wagons

then carriages, up to cars and even fire trucks.

this was my favorite. 

While in South Bend we did visit Notre Dame campus

and had lunch at "The Legends".

Now on to Gilmore....  for guess what....

A car museum under construction............ 

MAFFI is building a Model A museum to  house

one or more of every Model A, plus a research library

containing original drawings and specifications.

AND look another parade but sadly  no cars.

Oh be still my beating heart, a parade of antique tractors.

( Is there a status above sainthood?)

Seriously, the museums at Gillmore are worth the trip. 

Packards, Cadillacs, every antique/classic car imaginable.

Leaving Dearborn, and driving thru south side of Chicago to Moline

Traffic was harrowing though the picture is sideways,

please note Little Red truck sticking its nose between

two very large, very fast semi trucks. 

They passed us constantly on both sides.

I now have a story to top the drive to Orange County.

We chose to get off the Interstate and find a local road.

And stared at this for the next two days so far.  More tomorrow
through Nebraska to North Platte.  For the non-farmers, this is
a cornfield.  They are on both sides for as far as you can see.
Charlie gives detailed descriptions of their status at each gas stop.

Could be a short blog tomorrow.