Adel Historic Museum Hosts River to River Retro Road Trip

Annually, the River to River Retro Road Trip begins in Davenport and ends in Council Bluffs, following Historic US Route 6 across Iowa over four days.  

This year’s trip saw about 40 cars with drivers and some passengers make the trek September 14-17, 2023.

No Interstates, No Chain Restaurants, Just Mom & Pops and Two-Lane Blacktop is the plan. One of the stops this year was at Adel’s Historic Museum Saturday morning, touring the two-story building and the Clarke-Kinnick Addition.  

The Museum found it had a copy of a booklet of a previous River to River Retro Road Trip from 1910, surprising this year’s trip organizers Casey McCallister and Vince Wallerich.  

While the visitors enjoyed tours of the Museum, area residents could view the many antique cars parked on nearby streets.  

One car of note was not an antique but was specially decorated with the River to River logo displayed by Margaret Baumann from Rockford, Illinois, and her daughter.

Pictured, left to right, in front of the special River to River car are Margaret Baumann and Rex and Shelley Martin from Marion, Iowa.

Hostesses pictured, left to right, with River to River Retro Road Trip organizers were Cathy Jorgensen, Bev Carrico, Nadine Law, Vince Wallerich, Becky Dymond, and Casey McCallister.  Conducting tours but not pictured were Mary Ockerman and Karen Smith.

Adel Historical Museum and Kinnick Clarke addition
1129 Main Street | Adel, Iowa 50003
Website: Adel-Historical-Museum
Visiting Hours: May through September, Saturdays from 12 pm to 4 pm.
Open By Appointment Other Days:
Please call Beverly Carrico at (515) 238-8264