Field of Dreams


October 3, 2006

Kathy got up with the chicken lady, our alarm clock, at 6am. She did some computer work, crocheted, and did some sudoko. Will got up about 9:30 and we got on the road about 10. It was a sunny day with cool air. We listened to NPR and zipped along US20 toward Waterloo.

Along US20 we saw a sign for “Field of Dreams” was released in 1989. The movie was based on a book, Shoeless Joe. The baseball field is still in place and people come. We went the distance. We came out from the cornfield onto the field, check the movie! Two families own the land that the field is located on. One family owns the house and part of the field; the other owns the cornfield and the other part of the field. Unfortunately they do not get along. When one family invited Kevin Costner to return which he did and his band played the other family refused to let anyone on their portion of the field or near the house. Over 6,000 people attended the event and aerial photos show “the line”. Despite this frud the place has a peacefulness about it and people do come. Look for movie in the Movie Gallery.

We walked into the St Francis Xavier Basilica, one of 52 in the United States. It is the only basilica in a rural area. A church is given the title, basilica, based on it’s architectural attributes and must be a consecrated church, meaning it is debt free and the main alter must sit on solid ground. Each of the two spire are over 200 feet tall; the mail alter is over 50 feet tall. It is a massive structure.

Corn, lots of corn. We came into Independence, IW and found the Jaycee park where we made dinner and enjoyed some quiet time. We decided to just stay for the night.

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