down the twisty slide

sun, sun, sun

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June 13th 2008
Hey all, we are in Flint, Michigan and we've just finished having some good Chinese food :-) After leaving our camp yesterday we made the relatively short trip to Gurnee, Illinois where we stayed with Susan, Jim, and Julia. I (Lynne) found it very weird being back in the neighbourhoods where I worked for a summer. Susan took us down to the intersection where I crashed - can't quite believe t ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more