Anna Rea
HERITAGE AUTO TOUR
Anna Rea and her primary crew members, Kevin Szcodronski and Ann Raisch successfully completed the Iowa State Parks Heritage Auto Tour. Anna Rea at 92 years of age performed dutifully throughout the 94 state parks tour. She had a few "hiccups" along the way, but nothing that took us off the planned schedule. We want to thank all the people that joined us on the tour and the park staff and friends groups members that spoke to us while we visited the state parks. We also want to thank Jessica Reuter for designing this website and Jessica Rilling for her early enthusiasm and support as we planned the tour. We are particularly grateful for the generous monetary donation from Tracy Burt to help develop this website.
NOTE: This website will be shut down this coming December. One last time, Anna Rea says, "AHOOOOOGA"!!
About the Auto Tour
When you put four lifelong state park enthusiasts in a room together, the wheels start turning.
Kevin Szcodronski had recently purchased a 1930 Ford Model A and named it Anna Rea. Ann Raisch had always wanted to visit all the state parks in Iowa. Gerry Schnepf had spent fourteen years planning MotorIoway Vintage car-tours. And Mark Ackelson knew a thing or two about cruising all over Iowa—albeit on two wheels instead of four—as an avid cyclist and RAGBRAIer.
Together, Kevin, Ann, Gerry, and Mark have planned the ultimate summer road trip series: taking Anna Rea the Model A to every state park in Iowa in celebration of the State Parks Centennial.
Meet the Car & Crew
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