BRIEF TRAVELOGUE TO EMMETSBURG, IOWA

Some things you can't resist, and this sign at a very nice cafe in Emmetsburg, Iowa is one of those things.  Julie and I and my nephew had breakfast there on Friday the 16th of June. (Our own Irishman, Neil Kirby may even own part of the restaurant) Emmetsburg is known for its annual Irish Festival and celebrates a famous Irishman, Robert Emmet who participated in the 1803 Irish Rebellion.  .  Naturally with all it's Irish - American citizens, they have Emmet's statue in the County Courtyard.  Shown below is Julie Mortensen (not Irish, but of French decent)