June, 2011 Trip to the Midwest from Kansas to Kalamazoo - Amana, Iowa

Amana, IA

From everything I'd heard,  Amana sounded interesting.

Amana, IA

Nice sign, anyway.

Kelona, IA

I was less than impressed with what I saw,  so I am substituting a few pictures here from Kelona, IA.

Kelona, IA

It looks like the Amish do use some motors - this looked like a dewatering pump.  

.Kelona, IA

I think Kelona, IA was by far more interesting than Amana but unfortunately it was a rainy, wet day.

Back to Amana.............must be something of interest  around here.  Just need to look a little harder.

Common Snapping Turtle

Look at what I found leaving Amana!

Common Snapping Turtle

This guy was probably 12-15 pounds.

Common Snapping Turtle

The visit to Amana was actually good for something after all!

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I did try a family style dinner in Amana and I ordered the catfish.  It could not have been saltier even if they tried.  The coleslaw was not bad and the mashed potatoes were ok but the rest...........
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