On the Road to See Da Eagles-- Part 2

Next, we drove straight to Galena, considering stopping in Freeport as it was getting dark and snowing quite a bit. You don't want to hit all those dips, rises and curves along this stretch of US-20 when its slippery.

Went the whole way, though. There are two large round barns west of Freeport, where US-20 goes from two-lane with extra large shoulders to a regular two laner. They are within a quarter mile of each other with the one on the north looking good, but the southern one looks to be ready to fall down.

We miss the great old Pontiac and Buick signs on the old auto garage in Elizabeth.

We were also happy to find that the Log Cabin Restaurant in downtown Galena is now open seven days a week. It used to be closed on Mondays. This is a special place for us as we ate there on our honeymoon back in 1973 and have eaten there every several years since.

The place opened in 1937 and hasn't probably changed much since then, definitely not since 1973. The current family has owned it since 1975 with second generation now.

A 24 ounce T-Bone dinner with potatoes (suggest the home-made hash browns), soup or salad, bread, and relish tray now costs $22.95, though. A bit more than we usually spend, but this place is special and not only is the food great, but a guaranteed second meal.

More to Come. --RoadDog