Antique Archaeology & Buffalo Bill Museum, LeClaire, IA

We got up at our regular time this morning and left Wal-Mart at 9:45 and drove east on I-80.
We stopped at the BP station at Exit 292 in Davenport just before 11:00 to get gas in the RV (39.87 gal for $3.349 a gal).

At the I-80 Exit 306 we drove north on US-67 to LeClaire, Iowa. We found a place to park the RV in front of this beautiful home which was a block away from Antique Archaeology.

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We walked back to Antique Archaeology to look around their shop. We enjoy watching their show, American Pickers, on the History Channel. Since we were in Iowa we decided to plan our route so we could stop in LeClaire.

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We browsed around the shop and recognized several items we had seen on the TV show like this Philip Morris bellhop. 

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We had hoped to see Mike & Frank and found out that they were in West Virginia "picking". We learned that Danielle generally comes in to the shop in the evening since so many fans want to talk with her & take photos with her that it's hard for her to get any work done. After looking around and buying some souvenirs, we headed back to the RV.

We drove through downtown LeClaire and over to the riverfront to visit the Buffalo Bill Museum. We found a place to park the RV and since it was a little after 12:00, we decided to fix lunch before walking over to the museum.

We walked over to the museum at 1:00 and paid the $4.00 senior admission.

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We saw exhibits showing the history of LeClaire, antique household items and tools and a desk that belonged to Abraham Lincoln according to a letter found in the desk.

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There was an exhibit of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody's memorabilia. He was born on a homestead near LeClaire.

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We walked through some doors to view The Lone Star Sternwheeler that was in service on the Mississippi River from 1869 to 1968. She is the last running and only intact wooden-hull paddlewheel to travel the Mississippi.

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We left LeClaire around 2:00 and headed east on I-80 and crossed the Mississippi River

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and then we entered Illinois.

Then at the I-80 Exit 46A we connected with I-74 South to Peoria. We stopped at the Five Guys Burgers in Peoria at Exit 88 for an early dinner at 3:45.

After dinner we drove south on I-74 to Carlock. We took Exit 120 to CR-53 west and then north on N 600 East Road to Kamp Komfort RV Park and Campground. We arrived here at 5:00 and checked in at the office. We paid $14 with our Passport America membership. We are in site #69 with full hookups (50 amp elec) and free wi-fi. We drove a total of 191 miles today.

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