Event 20 – Why People Will Come

Field of Dreams Farmhouse
The farm house sits atop a hill.

The Written Word

Still Photos

  • The welcome sign at the “Field of Dreams” Movie Site.
  • The farm house sits atop a hill.
  • The house without the fence.
  • The view of the field from inside the house (from my 2018 visit).
  • The dining room table (from my 2018 visit).
  • The kitchen (from my 2018 visit).
  • Of course the “Field of Dreams” is playing on the television in the living room (from my 2018 visit).
  • My family on the famous porch swing (from my 2018 visit).
  • The view from just outside the house of the field.
  • Another view of the house.
  • Looking out from behind the backstop.
  • The view from homeplate.
  • The view from the pitcher’s mound.
  • Dad and I enjoying a catch.
  • The view from center field looking into toward the diamond.
  • A snow fence serves as a ball stop.
  • The corn was not especially awe inducing in mid-June.
  • The construction of the permanent professional field beyond left field.
  • The entire field and house from the parking area.
  • Terence Mann’s famous monologue is dispalyed in the merchandise shop.

Video

Just one video from this stop and young players at home, DO NOT emulate our form.

Audio

Doug and Jerry discuss their time at both the Men’s College World Series and the “Field of Dreams” Movie Site.

Fun Facts

  • Traveling Party – Doug and his father, Jerry
  • Last Time Visited – Doug visited with his family in May 2018. Jerry had never visited.
  • Quarter of the Way Complete – The visit to this tiny farm in Dyersville, IA, was officially Event No. 20 of the Around the World in 80 Sporting Events which means I’m now 25% complete to get to the Jules Verne-inspired 80 by the time I’m 60. There’s plenty of ground to cover over the next couple years but I’m here for the challenge.
  • Still a Working Farm – That’s real corn in the field. And, it would appear, at least some of that corn winds up getting turned into mash, fermented, and turned into Bourbon Whiskey. Field of Dreams Whiskey Company, owned by collective of current and former MLB players, FoD Whiskey has harvested over 10 billion kernels of Field of Dreams Corn as part of its distilling process.
  • Concerts in August – While there won’t be any professional baseball played again this summer in Dyersville, there are major concerts scheduled on back-to-back nights in August. On the 30th, Tim McGraw headlines a bill that includes seven acts beginning at 1 p.m. On the 31st, Nickelback headlines the Velocity Music Festival that features eight acts and begins at noon.
  • Running List of States Traveled To/Through – Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, & West Virginia
  • Running List of Countries Traveled To/Through – Canada (Ontario & Quebec), England, Japan, Korea, Scotland, United States, & Wales
  • Distance Traveled – 321 miles from our hotel in Council Bluffs, IA, to the movie site and 520 miles from the movie site to my home, for 841 miles total.
  • Cumulative Distance Traveled After 20 Events – 45,208 miles
  • Up Next: The 120th Midnight Sun Game in Fairbanks, AK, and rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming