Visited: Friday, August 26th, 2011
We missed out on the tour, though we overheard a little of it - and I'm not sure we missed all that much. Not the most interesting of historic sites - it's the home of McKinley's wife, and doesn't seem to have _that_ much more. I would like to go again, and catch the tour, but it's not at the top of my list.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
42) Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
Visited: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Growing up in Ohio, you learn about Put-in-Bay, and Perry's Victory. But I'd never been, Put-in-Bay being 90 minutes and a 40 minute ferry ride away. So today - en route to Cedar Point tomorrow - we took the (fairly pricey) ferry ride over. Only to discover that we visited during the renovation of the monument, so that we missed out on the opportunity to get to the top of the third highest structure in the NPS. We did get to see the movie (which was very enjoyable; I knew that Perry had won, but nothing more about the nature of his victory) and the visitor center (small, but nice). Ben was amazed by the selection of pins - they had 7 different ones. And two very nice patches for me, and two hiking staff emblems for Ethan. We also got to ride a local wood carousel, which was fun if missing a brass ring machine.
Next time, we'll take the shorter ferry to the South end of the island, and rent one of the omnipresent golf carts to drive up to the site.
Growing up in Ohio, you learn about Put-in-Bay, and Perry's Victory. But I'd never been, Put-in-Bay being 90 minutes and a 40 minute ferry ride away. So today - en route to Cedar Point tomorrow - we took the (fairly pricey) ferry ride over. Only to discover that we visited during the renovation of the monument, so that we missed out on the opportunity to get to the top of the third highest structure in the NPS. We did get to see the movie (which was very enjoyable; I knew that Perry had won, but nothing more about the nature of his victory) and the visitor center (small, but nice). Ben was amazed by the selection of pins - they had 7 different ones. And two very nice patches for me, and two hiking staff emblems for Ethan. We also got to ride a local wood carousel, which was fun if missing a brass ring machine.
Next time, we'll take the shorter ferry to the South end of the island, and rent one of the omnipresent golf carts to drive up to the site.
Monday, August 22, 2011
41) James A Garfield
Visited: Monday, August 22nd, 2011
While Garfield's home isn't far from where I grew up, I'd never been, and it is a very enjoyable tour; it reminds me a lot of the Longfellow house, actually. And the tour guide mentioned that Garfield visited Longfellow, so perhaps it's not surprising. The tour gives one a much better understanding of who Garfield was - I hadn't realized that he achieved fame for his role in the battle at Chickamauga (which we visited back in February), or that he was such a scholar - his home was filled with books, as much so as Longfellow's.
Overall, very enjoyable, and well worth stopping at if you're around Mentor.
While Garfield's home isn't far from where I grew up, I'd never been, and it is a very enjoyable tour; it reminds me a lot of the Longfellow house, actually. And the tour guide mentioned that Garfield visited Longfellow, so perhaps it's not surprising. The tour gives one a much better understanding of who Garfield was - I hadn't realized that he achieved fame for his role in the battle at Chickamauga (which we visited back in February), or that he was such a scholar - his home was filled with books, as much so as Longfellow's.
Overall, very enjoyable, and well worth stopping at if you're around Mentor.
40) David Berger Memorial
Visited: Monday, August 22nd, 2011
The David Berger Memorial has, perhaps, the least to see or do of any NPS site we've visited so far. At the reception desk of the JCC where the memorial is located, you can get your passport stamped. And then you can see the memorial. That's it; the memorial is very nice, and nicely symbolic, but I wish there were more information there.
The David Berger Memorial has, perhaps, the least to see or do of any NPS site we've visited so far. At the reception desk of the JCC where the memorial is located, you can get your passport stamped. And then you can see the memorial. That's it; the memorial is very nice, and nicely symbolic, but I wish there were more information there.
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