Kurt's & Dan's One Pound Hamburger, Rice Lake WI, Elks Lodge

We camped at Rice Lake, WI, Elks Lodge.  This was the view from our RV windshield, the beautiful lake.

 Yes, this really is the size of the hamburger Dan and Kurt each ate, a one pounder!

Ringling Brothers Circus, May 2011

 Here is the Al Ringling Theater, still in use today and never has never been closed since it was built.

It was soooo beautiful inside.  Repair and maintenance is on-going to maintain all the original structure and furnishings.  In fact only upholstery is replaced on the furnishings as needed.

This is the original Organ that was played during silent movies for dramatic effect.  This is the curator. 


Here is the Al Ringling home which is now an Elks Lodge.

 These are the 5 Ringling brothers:  Al, John, Otto, Charles and Alfred.

This is a photo of the home in the late 1800's.  It still looks the same today!

Branson Missouri, May 2011

As most of you know, Branson MO is an entertainment town.  It was an awesome experience for 5 days.  Instead of putting photos of the entertainment I decided to put in a couple of unusual sites.  It had been raining a lot before we got there and our proposed campground is what you see under water.

The guy is playing two flutaphones through his nose.  How is that for unusual?

This unfortunate truck driver made a left turn a little too sharply.

Anybody for an overgrown monkey?  He is attached to one of the buildings in Branson, awesome isn't it?

 And last but not least, here I am with Joe, the new Elvis Presley!  He was on America's Got Talent and with that now has a new career in Branson, MO.  He does a very good impression and is considered the 2nd best in the US of all the impressionists of Elvis Presley.