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The Ed Prince building at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds is quickly filling up with the cherished scooters from the past, as the 40th annual Doodle Bug reunion brings together the members back to the place where the 'bugs' were created.
What a visitor to the fairgrounds is the enthusiasm and excitement of the people from all over the United States who have certainly caught the 'Bug', in a very real way.
If you haven't seen the little red scooters yet in Webster City, be assured that you will.
Jan Tollefson and her husband Tom, from East Grand Forks, Minnesota have been coming for 25 years.
Tollefson said it all began when her husband saw a Doodle Bug on display, for sale in Minnesota one day. It reminded him that he used to have one. The longer he thought about it, the more convinced he was that he should buy it. The one they saw was already sold, by the time they returned to purchase it.
But that didn't stop him.
"Now we have three," said Tollefson.
There are many stories similar to this one, told by the collectors of this little scooter once produced in Webster City.
With about 40,000 produced during the 1940's, they estimate only about 1,000 have survived to this day.
They are not all alike, but most have the traditional dark red paint job. Some have modifications. Some are exactly as they were the day they came off the assembly line. Others are still a project that need a loving hand to help restore them.
They are all here, in Webster City reuniting them with the town where they were first created.
It's a wonderful trip down memory lane, and the members of the Doodle Bug Club of America will be happy to share their memories with everyone who comes out to enjoy their displays and photos.
It's Doodle Bug Week in Webster City. It's time to catch the 'Bug'.