The "capitol" building in Mt. Vernon, IA.

A church in Mt. Vernon, IA.

Another church, same town.

The old downtown of Mt. Vernon.

Another church in Mt. Vernon.

A shot of Cornell College's name marker. This was the college that both Luman and my Dad attended.

Photo looking across the campus lawn.

The church where my Dad married his first wife - it's on the Cornell Campus. (My Mom was his 2nd wife.)

Inside that same church.

Same church. A very old "lift" chair to get from the ground floor up to the second floor.

One of the older "dorm" buildings on campus. Luman said he used to go to a specific room on the 3rd floor for meals which (prepared by the female students) as part of his "room & board tuition. Back then it served as what colleges today call cafeterias.

As we were walking around the campus we came across, (amazingly to me), a different steel drum band practicing. Before my trip, I'd never even heard of a steel drum band and within just a few days, got to see 2 different college ones performing.