Day 15 7/21 - Touring Winterset

We know you are dying learn about Winterset Iowa…

It’s the home of the movie set for Bridges of Madison County

and

birth place of one Marian Robert Morrison, later to be known as john Wayne

We had a nice breakfast to the Northside café where Robert Kincade (Clint) offered Y  (Meryl) a seat at the counter. Susan sat in the fourth stool from the front., the same place where Clint Eastwood sat. It has not been washed since :o) .

Then after a serious noon thunderstorm we head back to the campground/park to drop off some excess chocolate milk for the child. Then off to visit covered bridge that is in the same city park and then the stone tower over look. Nice view the surrounding country side.














Of course we stopped in to see the house where John Wayne was born and spent about three years. He was in about 150 movies over his lifetime, many of them were represented in the home with pictures of John and fellow cast members.   Interesting tidbit about John…he was born in 1907, weighed 13 lbs at birth and was delivered by a midwife at home to a very slender mother….that man was destined to be successful in life after overcoming those odds.





After that we headed out to see the bridge that was the focal point of the movie. It was of course covered. It has not been in service for quite some time but apparently out lived most of its peers due to extra structural supports that had been built in by the designer.

On the way to the bridge we noted that the local county fair was wrapping up today so we stopped in to check it out on the way back from the bridge. A small fair by some standards but there were lots of animals exhibited by the local 4H and FAA clubs. The kids were apparently enjoying the mud fights. We missed the fights but did see the aftermath as the kids were totally covered in mud.


Rosalie enjoyed the kiddie area, we all enjoyed the animals especially the pleasant aroma in the pig barn.  She did learn to milk a cow, although it was a cardboard bossie.