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Being one of the new people on the Forum I thought it'd be nice to meet the neighbors, so to speak. And with our ability to travel with our Spyders, here's a way to connect the dots by sharing the name of our town and what it's famous for. Everyone's proud of where they come from and this is a chance to show it. So I'll get things started....

Neenah, Wisconsin. Just down the road from Green Bay's Lambeau Field, an excellent destination. If you go there, take the stadium tour it's great!
Neenah is the birthplace of the Kimberly Clark Corporation in 1872. That's four years before Custer lost his at Little Big Horn. KC, as they're known locally make Bath Tissue, Kleenex, and Huggies among other things. We also have the Neenah Foundry which turns out all those man hole covers you see from coast to coast. Pierce Fire Trucks are made nearby and Gulfstream has a large workforce here building their corporate aircraft.

So who's next? Where do you live and what's it famous for?
 
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Lake Villa

Nothing famous in Lake Villa, but we come up to sail with our friends as members of the High Cliff Yacht Club, for one week a month every summer. We are often in Neenah and Menasha and sail with the Neenah Nodaway Yacht Club (established 1863 or there-abouts) sometimes. I keep trying to figure out how to bring the 26 foot sailboat, the 14 foot catamaran and the Spyder up all at once behind the truck. So far, no luck.
 
JFD said:
Nothing famous in Lake Villa, but we come up to sail with our friends as members of the High Cliff Yacht Club, for one week a month every summer. We are often in Neenah and Menasha and sail with the Neenah Nodaway Yacht Club (established 1863 or there-abouts) sometimes. I keep trying to figure out how to bring the 26 foot sailboat, the 14 foot catamaran and the Spyder up all at once behind the truck. So far, no luck.
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I'm originally from Mundelein, so we were neighbors! Mundelein was named after Cardinal Mundelein who is buried at Saint Mary of the Lakes Seminary which is an absolutely beautiful place to drive through. Not sure if you can still just ride through or not but worth a try.
 
For the past 6 years we (CptJAM) have lived in Sin City. Yes, people actually live in Las Vegas and no, we don't go to the Strip often. If you come out to ride the must do rides are: Lake Mead National Recreation Area from Hoover Dam to Overton, NV. NIce curvy roads with awesome mountain and lake scenery, very little traffic. A side trip from there would be Valley of Fire State Park located just outside the northern boundary of Lake Mead. Red Rock Loop is another beautiful ride, much shorter than Lake Mead but very nice. If you go there take a ride to Bonnie Springs for lunch. Last would be a trip up Mount Charleston, the temperature will be much cooler there than in LV so be prepared. You can dine at the restaurant at the top. On the way down stop at the Visitor Center, sorry I can't remember the official name, from there you can see where a plane crashed that was headed to Area 51.

That's pretty much it for good riding around Las Vegas. If you come out give us a shout.
 
Originally from Seattle. Famous for flying fish at Pike Place Market. Also the old home of Rainier Beer. My father designed the signs for the "Public Market" and the big "R" that was on top of the brewery next to I-5. The brewery is now defunct but the "R" is in the Museum of History and Industry. Last I heard, the city was planning to put another "R" on the old brewery building. Proud of my Pop........
 
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Originally from Brixton, "Sarf" London, UK - famous for its...erm...riots?

Moved around a bit, but finally...live in South Island, New Zealand. Which is famous for being the greatest country in the world in every way AND, most importantly, has the best motorbike roads in the world.
 
Originally from Chillicothe, MO which is where the first commercial Bread Slicer was used, so it is now the "home of Sliced Bread"
 
I'm from

Zanesville Ohio, 50 miles east of Columbus on I-70.
We have one of the very few "Y" bridges in the world where the
Muskingum and Licking rivers meet.
Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio and sportscaster
Dan Patrick and Buckeye Chuck 54 are all from here.
It was once the Capital of Ohio but moved to Columbus because
Zanesville didn't have The Ohio State University.
 
Originally from Harvey's Lake, Pa. I'm a Retired UPS driver and my wife is a 3rd grade teacher in Clark County, NV. We live in North Las Vegas which is bordered by Las Vegas. We are close to RT66, Death Valley, CA, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam and many other scenic areas besides the strip. Don't come here to ride in the summer.
 
I live in Junction City, Kansas, where I was born and grew up. I left after college but eventually came back.

Of course, the countryside around here is dedicated to agriculture. As I grew up, you were either a town kid, a farm kid or an army kid.

JC is known world-wide as an army town, being adjacent to Fort Riley. Fort Riley is an old cavalry post established to protect the frontier while the US was being settled. Custer was stationed there just before heading to the Little Big Horn. Later it became an infantry post as well, commanded by George Patton. Once Patton was asked if he'd be interested in politics and he said the only elected position he'd want is mayor of Junction City! During WWII, there were several movie stars living here while they were posted at Fort Riley.

From the WWII era till the end of the draft JC had a reputation as a rough town. Now things are pretty sleepy, but I miss the hustle-bustle of that previous time. Now we have the biggest lake in Kansas just north of here and a few light industry concerns are here.
 
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Indianapolis, IN

I enjoy the Small Town of Indianapolis, IN. We have the Indy Auto Race called '500'. A Motorcycle Race, Sometimes a Grand Prix Race, and YES a NASCAR RACE. A Pro Football Team (we won the Super Bowl once), A Pro Basketball Team, a Minor League Baseball Team, County Fairs and A State Fair. INDIANA DOES COLLEGE BASKETBALL the BEST. I enjoy all the wonderful Indiana State Parks For R & R. We have Flat Land (for planting corn and beans) and we have some Rolling Hills in Southern IN. WE ALWAYS HAVE the FOUR SEASONS. WE Have a LITTLE of EVERYTHING for EVERYONE.:yes::yes::yes::yes: PS: The daughter says REMEMBER All The Wonderful Museums, The BEST is OUR World Famous CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. :thumbup: Thank You and have Blessed Day.
 
I live in Kamloops B.C. I was born here, but grew up in Vancouver B.C. ( about 4 hours east) I returned in my early 20's and have stayed.

Kamloops is located between the Coastal and Rocky mountains, where the North Thompson and South Thompson rivers meet. And is known for having over 200 lakes within 20 mins of downtown. However, it is also one of the few "desert" climates in Canada. Temps here go from 38 deg c in the summer to - 30 deg c in the winter, with several feet of snow every year. I didn't know they were rare until I read it here from Buckeye Chuck 54, but we also have a "Y" bridge.

Ray
 
Faribault, MN

Faribault is one of the oldest communities in Minnesota, settled before statehood at the confluence of two rivers, home to the oldest Cathedral in Minnesota ( The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour) and to Faribault Woolen Mills ([FONT=Roboto, arial, sans-serif]one of the largest and oldest woolen mills in MN). We're also famous for the Caves of Faribault, home to the first Blue Cheese aged in America, and cultured and aged in caves once used by the Fleckenstein Brewery company. We're also home to [/FONT]Shattuck-Saint Mary's founded in the 1850's as an Episcopal boarding school, then a military school and eventually famous for developing hockey players (our last US Olympic Hockey team had 9 players I think from SSM). Plus we have the State Academy for the Deaf and the State Academy for the Blind, and more.
A historic old town that still thrives with a small town appeal.
(and the Twin cities are just 35 miles north).
 
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Nothing famous in Lake Villa,... I keep trying to figure out how to bring the 26 foot sailboat, the 14 foot catamaran and the Spyder up all at once behind the truck. So far, no luck.
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I love sailing as much as spydering, so just give me call and I'll bring a truck down to help caravan all that up to Neenah!
 
Wichita KS

Wichita is known for being the"Air Capitol of the World"
Cessna, BeechCraft, Lear jet, and Spirit Aerosystems are here.
Spirit builds fuselages for Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Mitsubishi, and government programs as well.
Wichita is also the home to the Coleman company.
Yes, the outdoors outfitters.
Best riding here is in the rural surrounding counties.
I'm not a big fan of the interstate rat race.
White Castle was started here, Pizza Hut was started here.
BigDog motorcycle and Koch Engineering were started here.
https://www.visitwichita.com/visitor-info/wichita-history/
 
Sioux City, Iowa,..... also know as "Little Chicago" back in the days of prohibition, is situated on the banks of the Missouri River, where Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa meet. Noted for being the Hartland of the Country, corn and soy beans are the main crops, as well as all the livestock, that is raise there. The main stockyards, as well as all the main packing plants, are long gone now, but we still have a big presents in the meat packing industry. Sioux City is home to American Pop Corn Co. makers of "Jolly Time", Palmer Candy Co. makers of the "Twin Bing", Gateway Computer, now Acer, and home to all the GREATpeople there. Spring and fall are great weather months, summer can be quite humid, and the winters can be .......brutal, to not bad.....
That's why the wife and I call Tucson, AZ our second home........which is home to the University of Arizona. ......not that I need any more schooling, but we sure can't complain about the weather for six months, which gives me more time to enjoy my '08 Spyder. So now let's hear from the rest of you.....

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I am from Rocanville Saskatchewan, a town of less than one thousand people. We are the potash capital of the world [mined fertilizer] which is shipped world wide. The mine metal headframe in the tallest in the world and the mine over 3000 feet down is larger than our provintial capitol city in area. We also have the largest pump oil can in the world which was invented and manufactured here and still used all over the world and extensively by the military in WW2. Saskatchewan is big in oil and agriculture which supplies 85% of the worlds mustard.We are also one of the world largest suppliers of uranium, diamonds and many other minerals.
 
Chillicothe, Ohio. I guess one thing we have become famous for especially if you ride a motorcycle is the big Easy Riders Rodeo just outside of town at the fairgrounds. I am close to some great motorcycle roads and enjoy them all. One hour from WV and less than an hour from Ky. so I enjoy their roads too. We were also the first capitol of Ohio and the sight of the sun rising over Mt. Logan as seen from Thomas Worthington's mansion is what inspired the Seal of the State of Ohio that we use today. That is the view I have when sitting on my deck in the early morning.

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Hmmmm well Spring City,Ut tiny town off of US 89 in central Utah. We have the Nebo Loop Scenic byway.You can see MT Nebo from my house. Cynthia is the great,great great great grand daughter of the founder of the city. She has never lived anywhere else. We are the gateway to the National Parks. We have Fairview Canyon Rd,Scofield Road,Huntington Canyon, Indian Canyon Wolf Creek Pass,and a lot more all within a few minutes to a couple of hours of our house. There is just a plethora of good rides close to me.
 
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