Yesterday we visited Nauvoo, IL historic district. For those not familiar with Nauvoo, it was one of the communities the early Mormons formed but were later driven out of by the locals who had about as much religious tolerance as the modern day middle easterners. For our mormon friends, the locals do seem remorseful they treated ya'll so badly. They'd probably be sorrier if it weren't for all the Utah tourist spending their money here.





There are a lot of the original homes and businesses still in the town but the most impressive building is the temple that was rebuilt several decades ago. We rode around the town in a horse drawn wagon with a guide. Very interesting.








Day before yesterday we spent around Peoria IL where, amoung other things, we visited the "Wheels of Time" museum which was started by several Caterpillar engineers. Very interesting. This picture is one of three buildings the museum is housed in.