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Need a little help planning a vacation route. Marilyn and I are leaving for New Orleans on the 18th. We live in NW Iowa four miles from HWY 71 and plan on going straight south through Kansas City and Springfield. From there it's anybody's guess as to what route we take but the general plan is to come into New Orleans from the west, leave going east, visit her brother in Mississippi, follow the river north and see my sis in Bettendorf, Iowa on the way home.

We plan on spending ten days to two weeks. We aren't real interested on seeing big attractions but I would like to visit a friend north of Branson, so we will cruise through that town just to see what it's like. Marilyn wants to stay over at a plantation somewhere in the south for a night. As I understand some of the plantations have a B&B setup. Our interests are more in small towns and everyday rural life.

This is the first time in our married lives we've been able to take a trip like this and we're really looking forward to it. It's a laid back kind of a trip with no deadlines except to visit with a landlady in New Orleans and Marilyn's brother and family in Mississippi.

So, any ideas as to what we could see between Iowa and New Orleans, and then along the Mississippi from the gulf going north? Thanks. Jim
 
Jim

Sorry I can't be of any help on your travel plans but wanted to wish you and yours a wonderful trip.

Wanted to make it over to your place this fall before I left for India but with 2t2@ia's death and harvest etc I didn't make it.

Have a fun trip and enjoy the journey. It is well deserved for the both of you.

jt
 
Bass Pro Shop in Springfield. Don't underestimate Branson. I hate vacationing in tourist traps,but I'd go back to Branson in a heartbeat. When we went we ended up staying 3 days longer than we had planned. A lot more there than just a few stage shows. Of course,this time of year the selections might be a little more limited.
 
Sounds like a nice trip. I would suggest that while you are in and around Springfield, MO you spend some time looking around that country. I really enjoy the Ozark country, not any major attractions just nice scenery, lot of little towns. You might check out the Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, if I remember right it is the biggest in the U.S.. If not the biggest I know it was the first one ever built. Just my two cents.
 
For that matter,you could stop and see old. He's up there north of Springfield near Lake of the Ozarks. :) Coffee's on ain't it Rich?
 
I would visit Natchez MS. It was not torn up during the Civil War so some of the buildings from that period still exist today.
 
Jim, If you would like to see a very entertaining show in Branson, Pierce Arrow is a very good one. Best comic in the area performs there in addition to musicans. Their addmission price is around $30 unless you pick up a coupon somewhere like your hotel or guest directory. Well worth it but it sells out almost all the time. I'm sure you will leave laughing and want to return again. I believe their shows are on this time of year but most of the theaters are closed at this time for the winter. They start opening back up in mid-March or so. Go down to the waterfront to the Landing. Lots of nice walking around in the old original Branson as well. Hope you enjoy your trip, Hal.
 
Heading south out of Branson on US 65 to Conway Arkansas is a real nice drive, 150 miles, mountain road with plenty of small towns along the way, lots of local used farm implement places and flea markets. Pick up I-40 at Conway Arkansas about 30 miles to Little Rock, from there you are roughly 450 miles from New Orleans by several different routes, I-30/530 to Pine Bluff Arkansas and down through Monroe Louisiana which is row crop farm country and the western limits of the Mississippi delta, down through central Louisiana and Acadiana to New Orleans. Or pick up US 167 below Little Rock to Ruston Louisiana and on through Natchitoches Louisiana which probably has the most historic plantations in North and central Louisiana. Most of the well known B&B's and plantations are in Southeast Louisiana. Remember when heading south that Louisiana is a never ending speed trap from North to south and east to west, big towns, small towns, it don't matter. Arkansas ain't much better.
 
We used to go down 71 all the way to Shreveport, while my sister and family lived their. One time we were not in a hurry to get back, and found all kinds of things to see-civil war battlefields, George Washington Carver birthplace-just keep your eyes open to the road signs! Greg
 
On your way back stop at Memphis, TN. Mud Island is worth the stop. Elvis mansion if you are into that. We didn't go to Elvis, no interest, and to commersialized. Many sights to see.
 
Shoot slide right down the middle of Missouri and stop in and say hello. I know Hwy 5 is a long old slow road but I'm just off of it as in Gene who posts in the farmall forum and of course there is Farmall Hal down in Rolla or close to it
 
Not sure how interested you are in ag, but there is a very interestin museum in Stuttgart, Ark.All about early rice farming in Ark. Go east from L.Rock on I40 to US63, then so. to Stuttgart.That takes you thru the heart of rice farming . Tour a rice mill too. BTDT, Hope to do it agin.
 
I've driven down hiway 5 in Missouri, and I can recommend it as a COOL drive... Lots of scenery, and cool old towns.
 
Last trip I was in New Orleans we drove around that area touring old plantations. Was the best trip I have taken in that part of the USA. We stayed at an old platation b&b just outside New Roads, LA which is on the old course of the Mississippi river. The nicest folks you would even want to meet.Most places down that way have tour maps of plantations you can go into.
Great Old South scenery and feel. Not touristy at all. Met some folk and went west to Laffaette stopped in at a local road house and had boiled crawfish with corn and potatoes. Hooo Eee mighty fine!!
Take your time and take the back roads when you possibly can. You won't make great time but you WILL make great memories!!
 
'Way back when, I went to school in Memphis and used to drive past Elvis' joint several times a week going to my girl friend's house. Never bothered to stop.

In fact, back then there was a carry-out pizza place across the street where I used to stop for pizza once in a while. I imagine that's long gone by now.
 
my vacation plans are putting up my 20 acres of hay the 2nd week of june then again around mid august or so guys i work with think im crazy. RICK
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natchez is a must also vicksburg and port gibson----b&bs are everywhere along the river and are always neat to stay in be sure and eat fried dill pickles---if you need names of band bs let me know ---we have spent 5 weeks traveling miss-mo-la-and ark and still not done
 
When you're at your sisters in Bettendorf (my home town) be sure and get accross the river to
Moline and see the Deere museum. Also a very very interesting museum is on the grounds of the Rock Island Arsenal called the Browning Museum of
Small Arms. Just fascinating
 
There is a huge old mansion in Natchez Ms. maybe called Belle Mead.. It was never finished after the civil war. Very interesting.
 
You aren"t the only one, I do the same thing only it"s custom baling. I miss the smell of hay this time of year.
 
The Deere museum is one place I'd really like to see but everytime I'm in the quad cities it's for some family event and I don't have the chance to sight-see. This time will be different and we WILL see the museum. Jim
 
Let's see, how can we do all that in two weeks? After reading your posts I can't wait to put the van in gear and go. Old, let's stay in touch.

A couple of years ago I went with my son to pick up a load of feeder cattle at a sale barn in a town called West Plains(?) in southern Missouri so I saw a little of Missouri but a lot of it was at night. We loaded at 2:00AM (ugh).

Marilyn was standing here reading your ideas too and she was getting excited.

Oh, I do have one request. Once we cross the Iowa border and get into Missouri a ways, there will be NO SNOW! RIGHT? Jim
 
Well since I live at the Lake of the Ozarks area there is a lot of places here to visit since it is a tourist trap LOL. As for Branson it is only about 100 miles south west of me and I=44 is just 25 miles south of me which would give you a straight shot down from here. Throw me an e-mail and I'll give you my home number.
 
Out of all you heathens I can not believe no one has mentioned Lamberts, the home of throwed rolls! Their is one in Springfield and one at Sikeston MO. Take your appetite and a sharp eye to catch those home made rolls!
 
Really? I could get very hungry when we go through Springfield. Marilyn has Seliacs disease, which means no gluten at all, not a wisp. No wheat, barley, let's see, there are a few more, but some of the safe ones like oats might have been hauled in the same truck as wheat was so oats are out too. But that's no problem for me. Jim
 
THERE IS A GUN BOAT AT THE NATIONAL PARK THAT IS SOMETHING TO SEE . ALSO A COTTON MILL WEST OF ON OF THE TWO TOWN THAT IS VERY INTERESTING
 
I sure wouldn't spend/waste any time in Branson and I'm from Mo. Biggest sucker trap west of the mighty Mo. Geared mostly for idiots with mega bucks.
 
If in the area Lamberts is a must stop. It's actually in Ozark, right south of Springfield, right on Highway 65. If you leave that place hungry, man, it's your own fault!!
 
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