Spam Museum, Austin, Minnesota

We were staying just a few miles away in Blooming Prairie and, of course, were going into Austin to a couple of breweries....how could we not go to the Spam Museum??? No, we are not spam eaters but that is beside the point, a spam museum....really?? It was one of those quirky fun things one just has to do!

Buddy Holly Crash Site

 Hi all,  I know it has been a while and I have been a bit of a slacker.  We are seeing some points of interest that I want to share.  We are currently in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.  It has been unseasonably hot, don't you know, but we have managed to get out and see a few things.  One of those things is the Buddy Holly ( and Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper and the pilot) crash site.   For those of us who are of the right age, I need say nothing further.  It is about an hours drive from from where we are right now just outside the city of Clear Lake, Iowa.  As we have taken up geocaching in the past year, the site was not only a place of interest to visit but had a couple of geocaches and that is a new fun interest for us.

A hot, muggy day!

The farmer who owns this land keeps the path clear to the crash site for visitors.  Very nice of him!

Crash site

Buddy Holly and friends had played here in Clear Water before the fatal crash.  There is a small museum inside, unfortunately we were unable to see it as the ballroom was closed for a wedding that day.

A very nice brewery in Clear Lake

Awwwwwwwwwww

Just had to take a pic of this young man who had just received his beer!  Way to go!