KC

We hadn't spent a weekend in KC for four years, so we decided to take a long one and do some sightseeing on our way and near there.  Our first stop was in Fulton, MO to visit the Winston Churchill Museum.  In 1946, after WWII was over and Churchill was voted out of power, the President of Westminster College decided to invite him to campus to speak.  Since President Truman was from Missouri, and the college president knew Truman, some strings were pulled and Churchill accepted.  While there, Churchill gave his famous "iron curtain" speech.  To commemorate the occasion, the college moved a bombed out Christopher Wren designed London church to Fulton piece by piece and fully restored it to its former glory.  Underneath the church, they made a museum of Churchill's life.  I was pretty impressed with the breadth and quality of the museum.  On the grounds, there are statues as well as a section of the wall that made up that "iron curtain" that came down in 1991.  We may also have stopped at a used bookstore while in Fulton.

Our next stop was in Boonville, MO at Warm Springs Ranch, the breeding farm for the Budweiser Clydesdales.  The brewing company owns the largest Clydesdale herd in the world, numbering around 200.  Warm Springs Ranch has around 70 Clydesdales ranging from colts to stallions.
We took a tour of the 25,000 square foot facility as well as the grounds.  Definitely a first class place!

We arrived at Randy and Karen's Friday evening and enjoyed a delicious dinner of grilled Salmon.  On Saturday we drove up to Independence to the President Harry Truman Museum and Library.  Again I was impressed with the museum ( but then I do like history and museums) and learned a lot about President Truman.  Like the fact that he was born in Lamar, Missouri, he was part owner of a haberdashery that failed, and that the KC machine/mob gave him his start in local politics and got him elected Senator from Missouri.  After his two terms as President, he came back to Independence and maintained an office in the Library until his death.  He and Bess are buried on the grounds.  We also stopped at his home, the only one he lived in once he moved off the farm.

We enjoyed a picnic with the Kansas City church at a park Saturday night, blessed fellowship in church on Sunday, and an excellent  meal at Jack Stack BBQ in the evening.  After breakfast out on Monday morning, we made our way back home.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
Psalm 20:7