Friday, July 22, 2016

{Road Trip} Day Seven - Soo Locks and Mackinac Island

What a FUN day, and a nice change of pace leaving Ohio and its presidents behind (no offense, guys!)...

After driving late into the night and making it clear up through the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, across the Mackinac Bridge, and into the Upper Peninsula, we started the day in Sault Ste. Marie learning about the Soo Locks.  




Luckily, we got to see them in action when a tour boat came through...





After grabbing lunch at the Lock View Restaurant...




We crossed back over the Mackinac Bridge...




and caught the ferry over to Mackinac Island, where we were in for such a treat...




We had the BEST time biking the perimeter of the island...

 


8.2 beautiful miles, and one of the best bike rides I've ever taken...



After grabbing dinner, we caught the ferry back to the mainland and continued on our way.  Hopefully, we'll get the chance to visit again one day!

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Thursday, July 21, 2016

{Road Trip} Day Six - Ohio Presidential V + State #40!

This morning we traced the life of our 29th Commander in Chief, President Warren G. Harding.

From the site where his birthplace once stood in Blooming Grove, OH...





to his boyhood home in Caledonia, OH...

 
to the home in Marion, OH where his front porch campaign was born...
 

{photo from museum collection}
 {yes, I'm totally guilty of making him do this!}

Before leaving town, we grabbed lunch at Stewart's Drive-In...




 and made a stop at the Harding Memorial...



before continuing on to Fremont, OH and Spiegel Grove, home of President Rutherford B. Hayes...


Though we barely missed the last tour of the day, we enjoyed exploring the beautiful grounds...

 


These gates were originally used at The White House!



President Hayes is buried on the site of his beloved home...
 



From there, we continued on to MICHIGAN, and the 40th state for these three little bits!!!





NOW, they are caught up with me...  Darn if that Hubby didn't pass me somewhere along the way!  :)

Lots of FUN on tap for tomorrow...

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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

{Road Trip} Day Five - Ohio Presidential IV

So, Ohio just has a lot of presidents...like, A LOT...  That's all...

First, up - the McKinley Memorial in Canton, OH



Looks a lot like a #capitolstepschallenge from my perspective!



From there, we continued to Mentor, OH and toured Lawnfield, the James A. Garfield National Historic Site...
 
 


where the littles worked to earn their Junior Ranger badges...




Working our way towards Cleveland, we stopped in Moreland Hills, OH at the replica cabin built near the birthsite of President Garfield...




and hiked the short trail into the woods to see the actual site his family's cabin once occupied ~ a boulder with a plaque marks the spot...

 


We capped off the day in Cleveland...


where we paid our respects at the James A. Garfield Memorial...
 



enjoyed the view of the beautiful Cleveland skyline from above...



 

and even got to help lock up...

 


before heading into town to grab dinner...

Lots of presidents in Ohio... 

More {Road Trip} 2016 Fun
 Day One - Kicking it Off in Kentucky, Ohio Presidential I and Charleston, West Virginia
Day Two - Oh, Buffalo...
Day Three - Ohio Presidential II and Columbus, Ohio
Day Four - Ohio Presidential III + A Little Football
Day Six - Ohio Presidential V + State #40!
Day Seven - Soo Locks and Mackinac Island
Day Eight - Sleeping Bear and President Ford
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