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Date Posted: Sun, Sep 21 2008, 10:54:05
Author: Tom & Kim Vogel
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Summer Road Trip

Kim and I took a road trip this summer from San Diego - home to Michigan - and back. It was quite a journey! We put in about 5,500 miles just driving to and from....

On our trip(in addition to going to Yellowstone and Mt. Rushmore)we made an overnight stop in Corsica, SD. I had never been there but had (of course) heard many stories over the years about Corsica and "life on the farm" from my Dad (Harry)and Uncles.

We arrived in downtown Corsica on a Sunday afternoon to discover that one could fire a canon down main street and not hit anyone as there was not one store open or one car parked on the street.

We went out to the farm and spent time talking with the current residents: Jim & Carol DeBoer. They were very sweet and gracious people and gave us a nice tour of the property. I was rather surprised to learn that the DeBoer's are only the "2nd" residents to own the farm since Grand-Pa John Vogel (& Family) gave it up some 70 years ago.

It couldn't have been a more beautiful summer day to be in that part of the country - although I'm sure it looks(and feels)a little different in January.

We also went to the old farmhouse(now in town)and got a tour of it as well. The next morning we met up with Junior and Lucille Noteboom (a cousin of my Dad's). They were very sweet and friendly and we saw them for breakfast and briefly went to their home before getting on the road.

We shot video and took many photos. Most of the photos are very similar to the ones posted on Uncle Grant's website. I'm not sure if it is possible to post pix on this website?

Anyhow, it was good to finally get a chance to see the big metropolis of Corsica...

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