12 years!

A few pics from our quick anniversary trip to Elkader, Iowa last weekend, which is reportedly the only city (um, town) named after a Muslim in the U.S. It is name after Abd el-Kader, a young Algerian hero who led his people in a resistance against French colonialism between 1830 and 1847. Go figure!! We ate Algerian food at Schera's, which has its own nice story.

The Motor Mill, which is in the process of being restored. The guy who ran the B&B we stayed at is very involved.

A friend we made at our lodgings.

Then bend in the Turkey River where the mill is located.

Lovely Northeast Iowa. The Mississippi is at the blue line on the horizon in this pic.