Going for a spin with some classic cars

The spin wasn't IN a classic car. Rather, the spin was on the Heritage Carousel at Union Park. The Heritage Carousel of Des Moines project was initiated by J. C. "Buz" Brenton, retired president of Brenton Banks, supported by The Des Moines Carousel Foundation. The carousel is now in it's tenth season at the park and has a lively events calendar. The "Cruise to the Carousel," 7th Annual Rollin’ Relics Annual Car Show, was what we were actually there to see but the carousel proved irresistable. There was a pretty steady stream of people visiting the carousel.

We went up to take a closer look and found that the art work and music were really quite nice. There are a variety of animals to ride including a cat who learned the hard way that a pirate's life is not an easy one. We also both noticed that each of the horses has a very nice, realistic horsehair tail. Around the top of the carousel are scenes of central Iowa, some historic, most you can still see today. For those who're wondering, yes, Linda and I took a ride. I took this video from atop my horse.



A lot of care went into the production of what has become a featured piece of this park and, apparently, a focal point for the neighborhood.

Yes, there actually were cars at this car show. While I'm not a real car guy, I do enjoy seeing the work that people have poured into some of the classic cars of days gone by. Many of these cars didn't look this good when they were new but now they're real beauties.