October 1996, Our Itinerary, Michigan to New York

BLONDINS’ ASSIGNMENT AMERICA
Geographical list of educational places and activities

Our Journey begins on September 30, 1996, Boyne City and October 4, leaving Flint, Michigan . . .

Cleveland, OH  (10/5-10/7)
Places:    Great Lakes Science Center
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Botanical Gardens
Physical activities: walking, football in the park

Niagara Falls, NY (10/8)
Places:  The falls
Physical activities: short hikes

To Syracuse, Bennington, VT, and Woodsville, NH (10/8-10/10)
Places: Battle of Bennington Monument (American Revolution)
Bennington Library
Physical activities: rock hopping in river

Woodsville to Acadia, ME (10/10-10/11)

Acadia National Park, Desert Island, ME (10/10-10/13)
Places: The coast – tide pools
Bar Harbor
College of the Atlantic campus
Cadillac Mountain
Champlain Mountain
Physical activities: hiking, walking

To Freeport and Portland, ME (10/13-10/14)

Places: L.L. Bean Headquarters

Portland, ME (10/14-10/16)
Places:  University of Maine College Library
Portland Head Light
Two Lights State Park
Fresh lobster dinner
Portland Museum of Art
Physical activities: walking, hiking, rock jumping, swimming at middle school

Gloucester, MA (10/16-10/19)
Places: Whale Watching
Schooner Adventure
Paper House
Cape Ann
Activities: swimming at YMCA, walking

To Salem, Lexington and Concord (10/19)
Lexington and Concord (10/19-10/21)

Places: Lexington Green and the Buckman Tavern
Minuteman National Historical Park and the Old North Bridge
Walden Pond
Minuteman Tech High School
Activities: walking

Boston (10/20 and 10/22-10/23)
Places: Quincy Market
European Restaurant for pizza
First subway ride into Boston
John F. Kennedy Library
Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market
Freedom Trail and historical sites – Paul Revere’s house and statue, Old North Church, Old Granary and Copp’s Hill burying grounds, Charlestown and Bunker Hill Monument
Cambridge and Harvard University
Activities: walking, walking, walking

Cape Cod, Plymouth from Scusset Beach State Forest, Sagamore, MA (10/23-10/26)
Places: Plimoth Plantation
Plymouth Rock
Cape Cod shoreline, Marconi Beach, Provincetown
Activities: walking, hiking, exploring shoreline

To Fairfield, CT, and Maplewood, NJ (10/26-10/28)

Mark Blondin, www.talesup.com