Elkhart, Indiana: July 17 - 19, 2015

When Alan found out that we would be going through Elkhart, Indiana on our way to Michigan from the Bliese reunion in Ohio, he got very excited.  Elkhart is the home of many manufacturers of RV's and trailers.  He really wanted to be able to tour a factory and see how they are made.  Elkhart also has a fascinating RV & motor home museum, which we enjoyed.

We had to make reservations well in advance to be able to tour a factory.  This is the Jayco factory near Elkhart.  They were making huge fifth-wheels the day we were there.  The tour was fascinating.  We were amazed at how much of it was done by hand.  We saw no robots, like there would be in an auto factory.

The Elkhart area has lots of Amish people, many of whom were working in the factory.