2005 190SL Group Convention

2005 190SL Group Convention
St Louis, MO

Thursday Driving Tour
June 23, 2005
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Thursday was a day for a driving tour to learn about the history that surrounds this portion of mid-America. We left the hotel and took the interstate to the eastern side of the Mississippi River and then went north along the river. We first stopped at the Lewis and Clark winter site where they prepared for their journey of discovery. We continued up the Mississippi through Afton (great picture at right was taken by Steve Bainbridge), along the Great River Road to Elsah, the first town included on the National Historic Register, for a lemonade break. Then off to Pere Marquette Lodge for lunch and a couple of ferry rides home.

David and June Hay with Bill Johnson and Cheri Ferbrache having breakfast at the hotel.

The cars lining up.

Tom Hamilton "in charge". Drink more water! He was constantly passing out water.

Gathered and ready to go.

Leaving the Interstate and beginning the drive along the river.

The parking lot at the Lewis and Clark Visitor's Center.

Our guide explained how the party wintered over prior to their expedition.

Don Drabik inspecting a display. a recreation of the riverboat is in the background.

Driving together near Afton.

Parts of the River Road bordered the river. We saw several tow boats and barges.

Driving into Historic 19th Century Elsah, which makes "Tom Sawyer" real..

We stopped at "My Just Deserts" for lemonade.

Tom Hamilton with our host at "My Just Deserts"

Leonard Saxon, age 91, drove with his wife Char.

Rich Fosmoe from Sacramento, CA enjoying his lemonade.

Gunter Baeuerle from Germany enjoyed this tour.

Driving into the Pere Marquette State Park for lunch.

The Pere Marquette Lodge was named after Jacques Marquette who visited this area in 1673.

The lodge was built in 1930 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Its timber roof is 50 feet high.

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Table with Tom Hamilton, Cheryll and Art Love, Bob Merrell and Christiane Struppeck.

June and David hay, Gunter and Waltraud Baeuerle, Harold Schmidt in front of the massive fireplace.

Shirley and Don Freese, Paula and Brian Parker, Don and Kathy Drabik enjoy lunch.

The Golden Eagle Ferry took us across the Mississippi River

A ferry full of 190SLs.

Marilyn and Tom Hamilton in their car as others walked the deck.

A line of 190SL waiting for the second ferry across the Missouri River.