We went to Niagara Falls and took a boat called Maid of the Mist, that took you so close to the falls that you got soaked from all the mist. It was really exciting. You could see New York on the other side.... read more

Drove to Woodstock for Sudbury and found a camp called Rondeu State Park. Karen came to visit us at the camp.... read more

We went to Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore in Michigan today. There was a beach that was supposedly behind the biggest dune. It ended up being about 2 miles behind it over several more dunes and lots of sand. It was a pretty beach there though, and we had it mostly all to ourselves, because everyone else had given up on walking to it. We saw lots of animal tracks on our way and it was really fun to run down the dunes. We stayed at Wilderness State Park for the night.... read more

Today we went to Indiana Dunes National Seashore on Lake Michigan. The water was very clear and cold. The sand was nice and there were lots of rocks instead of shells. We could see the Sears Tower on the other side of the lake. We then drove to Van Buren State park in Michigan and went to the lakeshore there. We found lots of cool rocks and it was really fun. We stayed there for the night.... read more

We went to Springfield, Illinois today, and the first thing we did was go to the Lincoln Museum near a real 100 year-old train station! It was a great museum, and we were very Glad we went there. Next, we saw Abraham Lincoln’s real house from right before he left for the white house. There was all kinds of old furniture, and decorations there. We went to the Lincoln tomb next. It was very beautiful and it was made of marble with lots of bronze statues on and inside it. After that, we drove to New Salem, where there was a recreation of his old town in Kentucky, where Lincoln lived when he was 22-28. It was very pretty here as well. There were 20 or so log cabins and shops with lots of flowers ... read more