June 2015 107

Day 1 - Let's go to Chicago!

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June 6th 2015
Well after much rushing around, we finally were on our way! Destination: Chicago-ish. The first couple hours of our trip were very uneventful. Surprising for northwest Ohio I'm sure! Then we had a few moments of excitement: Yup, that's the sign we were entering Indiana. Woohoo! At least we were making progress. North Indiana looked a lot like, well, a lot of Ohio. Acres upon acres of farmland. ... 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