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Saturday, August 4, 2018

A roadside attraction built on ice water

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August 4, 2018
RV Travel Newsletter. Issue 857
Hello Subscriber,

A new issue of the RVtravel.com newsletter is hot off the cyber press. As always, there's tons of great information inside.

In the issue. . .       

Editor's corner
Wall Drug, a roadside attraction along present day I-90, owes its amazing success to ice water. Two million visitors come each year. But if it weren't for a hot afternoon nap and a decision about thirsty motorists, it wouldn't ever have amounted to anything.

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