We spent the past few days in Elkhart, Indiana. Elkhart is the home of many RV manufacturers and related industries. It was one of the hardest hit communities in the US during the recession. Unemployment was as high as 18% in 2010. Thankfully, the RV industry has begun to turn around, and Elkhart seems to be recovering.
On Tuesday we visited the RV and Motorhome Hall of Fame. They have a wonderful collection of historic RV's starting as early as the model T. We enjoyed seeing how RV's and motorhomes have evolved over the years.
Today we went to one of Indiana's Amish communities and shopped at a huge flea market. It promotes itself as the largest flea market in the mid-west, but it's hard to believe that it's not the biggest in the country. We made a few small purchases (there's no room in the Liberty for large purchases.)
Later we did a wine tasting at a local winery called Fruit Hills and bought several bottles of tasty wine.
We leave tomorrow for Chicago to visit Rick's son Matt and his wife Trish.
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