BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:44@jhtraveltours.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121004T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121004T220000 DTSTAMP:20120503T023742Z URL:https://jhtraveltours.com/events/a-day-of-iowa-touring-p-b-d/ SUMMARY:A Day of Iowa Touring . . . P\, B & D - #_LOCATIONNAME - 4 Oct 12 0 6:30 DESCRIPTION:This is our third in the series of “2012” Iowa travels for JH Travel!  We are headed northeast for this trip visiting attractions in Peosta\, Balltown &\; Dyersville finding a variety of Iowa’s hidden treasures!\n\nNew Melleray Abbey in Peosta\, Iowa is first on our agenda w hich is a monastery located in the rolling hills south of Dubuque.  Curre ntly\, there are 30 monks that live and work at the Abbey.  They support themselves by making wooden caskets (Trappist Caskets).  History\, crafts manship\, and their story to tell will be shared with us before going to l unch at  Breitbach’s Country Dining located in Balltown\, Iowa.  This restaurant is family owned and has been built twice due to fire and reopen ed August\, 2009.  This well known establishment is located along the Gre at River Road which offers breathtaking views of the Mississippi and surro unding river valleys.  After eating a scrumptious meal it is time to trav el to Dyersville for the remainder of the trip.  Our first stop will be t o learn about one of the nation’s leading builders of residential system s-built (modular) homes founded in 1970 which is All American Homes.  We will be divided into groups to tour this factory as we pick out our favori te floor plan for our new home! Next is a stop at the National Farm Toy Mu seum which is home to thousands of farm toys &\; collectibles since 198 6.  Another one of Iowa’s hidden treasures is Becker Woodcarving Museum which is a very unique museum where we will see very detailed religious c arvings.  St. Francis Xavier Basilica is next on our itinerary for a shor t visit to see one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture built in 1888 which has a seating capacity of 1\,200. It is now time to eat our eve ning meal before heading back to Newton which is scheduled at the Country Junction Restaurant.\n\nWe have a very busy day planned visiting some of I owa’s greatest treasures that will share history\, craftsmanship\, gener ations of family business\, collectibles and best of all meeting new frien ds along the way on the trip!  Don’t forget to sign up soon as our Iowa touring trips are popular ones!\n\nReservation and payment due by Septemb er 17\, 2012 CATEGORIES:Day Trip END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20120311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR