It was a beautiful sunrise in Madison County, a foreshadow of the day to come as the participants gathered for the Founders Ride:
The Lions Hall in St. Charles serving as home base:
Some of the memorabilia that has come out:
Darryl Hull has the original number from that first ride, a coozie they handed out and the original name badge:
Hopefully all Don Overland has to do is drive today:
I-35 FFA hosted the morning pit stop:
Roger with WHO-TV Channel 13 stopped by to do a story:
They are just putting the finishing touches on a beautiful new shop at I-35:
Talk about a state-of-the-art facility:
The FFA'ers have restored quite a few tractors:
The breakfast sandwhiches were amazing:
They look like a pastry, but then one finds the eggs, cheese and sausage embedded inside:
Thanks to the Wooden Bakery in New Virginia for those tasty twists on a breakfast sandwich. The next stop was the East Peru Cemetery where Tractor Ride Founder Mark Pearson is buried:
What a beautiful view as Bob said a few words in rememberance and shared a few stories:
A sincere thank you to all who have made this ride one of the marquee events in the state each year for a long time: