The next day we drove west through Galena to Dubuque, IA where we went to the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. It is operated through the Smithsonian institute and was very interactive and interesting. We had another tasty picnic. Gracie got to touch a sturgeon and a crawfish. The kids came face to face with a cat fish large enough to eat them whole. And we got to tour a huge boat that had been used to dredge the river.
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The kids ran everywhere. It was so great to see them play together. A year ago, Grace and Ashton were not at all keen on hanging out. This trip they were almost always together.
The William M. Black is the boat extension of the museum. Isn't it gigantic? On the way back, we got yummy frozen custard treats at Culver's. When we got home, Cori had dinner well under way for us- he had to work and had stayed behind. Then that night we started gathering our stuff for our trip to Nauvoo.
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