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The roadtrips back in time
Looks like we both tripped into the past over the weekend, Amy.
250 years for you... only 149 for me.
It's the great Pumpkin Harvest Festival of Glendale, Colorado. Community festivals across the country are bracing for a drop in donations and other financial support because of the economy. The 80-year-old Englewood Days festival nearby was canceled for this past weekend. And the city's big December Parade of Lights is asking the public for help for the first time ever.
The irony, of course, is that more and more people are looking for ways to be entertained close to home... and at the bargain price of free. This festival takes place at Four Mile Historic Park, where you'll also find the oldest home in Colorado from 1859. Tune in to Monday's Marketplace Morning Report for the story! Meanwhile... check out my new friends Amelia and Ian... unfortunately their scarecrow-in-progress isn't scaring off the economic downturn.
Driving to Lincoln, Nebraska, Monday morning. So let's see that means... 1350 miles down... only 850 to go!
Meet me in St. Louis?
Tessie: I LOVE that you and Amy are doing these road trips! I love listening to Marketplace Money on Sundays and wouldn't miss it. Keep up the good work and enjoy the trip as long as it lasts and enjoy driving around the US. Love the reports, love the blogs and especially the photos. Love hearing from the people you are interviewing along the way. It's comforting in an odd way to hear that things are pretty much the same all over the country; people seem to feel the same way everywhere. Although I wouldn't wish this mess we are all in on anyone, it's better to be in it with the kinds of folks you have been interviewing. Safe trip to you and Amy.
