Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, WI.

Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, WI.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/HD_Museum/Museum.jsp?locale=en_US

Our really nice hotel in Lombard, IL, west of Chicago. The Hyatt Place, king size bed, a queen size bed and a big screen TV.
relaxing in our hotel room.

Around Lincoln Park, Chicago.

Lincoln Park Gino's East.

On our way back from Minnesota we had to stop in Chicago. We stopped at Lincoln Park Zoo which is free zoo just north of downtown Chicago. We also stopped and had a deep dish Chicago pizza at Gino's East in Lincoln Park. On the way to the pizza parlor I saw the Biograph Theater where the gangster John Dillinger was killed. I had to get some pictures there definately.
Chloe makes a good monkey!

That human looks really familar! I didn't know apes slept like this!

Chloe's new friend.
Rena loves elephants.

Lincoln Park Zoo.
arbitrarium in Lincoln Park.

Lincoln Park, arbitrarium in the background.
Chloe outside Lincoln Park Zoo.

Shelby and I outside The Biograph Theater, in Lincoln Park where John Dillinger, the notorious gangster was gunned down July 22, 1934 by the FBI. We just missed Johnny Depp filming in Chicago for his upcoming role as John Dillinger in Public Enemy. Link below to the blog about this movie.
http://johnnydeppreads.blogspot.com/2008/07/johnny-depp-and-public-enemies-motivate.html

John Dillinger
Date of Birth June 28 1902, Indiana
Date of Death July 22, 1934, Chicago, Illinois
Birth Name John Herbert Dillinger
Nickname The Jackrabbit
Gentleman John
Height 5' 7"
"I don't smoke much, and I drink very little. I guess my only bad habit is robbing banks."
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226926/bio

Public Enemy number one!

The fledgling FBI's J. Edgar Hoover declared Dillinger "Public Enemy #1" - the first time such a designation was used.
We also missed by one day "John Dillinger Day" or known around Lincoln Park as "JOHN DILLINGER DIED FOR YOU" on this day fans of Dillinger make the walk from the front of the Biograph Theater to where he was gunned down in the alley near the theater.

http://www.ghosttours.com/press/dillinger.htm

My grandpa Miller's first cousin Cecil Miller, Winchester, Indiana about 1925, small time gangster himself.

Click article to enlarge the photo.

Cecil Miller 1930 robbery and jail break. A story that has circulated in our family is that Cecil Miller was aquainted with John Dillinger and that while Dillinger was wanted by the FBI he spent some time hiding out at the home of Cecil Miller's family near Winchester, Indiana. Obviously there is no way to confirm this story.

Gino's East Pizza in Lincoln Park.

MMMM...look at that deep dish Chicago Pizza!!!

heading home.

Fishing trip with Brian to Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan.

Saturday after the 4th of July, my brother n law Brian took his daughter Lilia, the girls and I out fishing in Muskegon Lake. His sonar was not working so we had a tough time catching anything. We headed out to Lake Michigan to do some trolling. Not much luck there, so we took some fast rides and enjoyed being out on the boat.

Shelby, Rena, Chloe and Lilia getting ready to go out on Lake Muskegon.

Lilia McGhee and Chloe Miller
Chloe looking to catch something.
Shelby looks excited

Ummm...I don't know?
The skipper...Brian

Brian let the first mate drive while we trolled in Lake Michigan.

Brian getting ready to troll for big fish in Lake Michigan.
heading out to the big lake.
Shelby
Channel between Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake.
Rena

The girls got tired of fishing so Brian took us for some fast rides in Lake Michigan. Rena
The channel between Muskegon Lake and Bear Lake.
A deer was out in Muskegon Lake.

Forth of July..Mickey pictures.

parade watchers.
Shelby marching in the parade

Allendale band
grandpa and grandma Konieczny, Missy, Bill, Jody, Rena, Lilia and Chloe watching the parade.
Jody and Fiona, Grandma Konieczny.
Shelby and Fiona.

Lost power for 2 1/2 days after a storm so we spent the night on the deck playing cards.
Mickey loves to bring people his toys.
I think I caught him in the middle of a conversation with me!
relaxing on the porch!



More pictures of Mickey...he is such a ham. Some pictures from the 4th of July parade at GVSU in Allendale. SOme of Mindy's family came out to see Shelby march in the parade for band.