Oh Deere!

Never on our 'To Do' list Moline Illinois turned out to be an enjoyable trip. Nothing but cornfields and John Deere everything we had pleasant days with hours in the pool and BBQs everynight at the hotel.

How it all began . . .

1837 John Deere develops the steel walking plow. Plows had evolved for thousands of years and worked well in soil previously farmed. Plowing the Illinois prairie for the first time was hampered by soil that stuck to the plow. John Deere curved a broken steel sawmill blade that let the soil slide off the plow. Animal-drawn plows were the heart of John Deere business for the next eight decades.

Still the love of my life