2009 USA trip

DEPARTURE POINT - LYNNWOOD WASHINGTION

DEPARTURE POINT - LYNNWOOD WASHINGTON

Packed and ready to go

THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK

The first significant stop on our trip is in North Dakota

THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK

Fort William is the reconstruction of an old British fort originally erected in 1816. Situated on the banks of the Kaminiskwia River in south Thunder Bay it comprises some 40 buildings enclosed within exceedingly substantial palisades.

THUNDER BAY ONTARIO

NIAGARA FALLS

NIAGARA FALLS

Straddling the Canadian-United States International Border in the Province of Ontario and the State of New York, magnificent Niagara Falls turned out to be a highlight of our adventure tour.

NIAGARA FALLS

NIAGARA FALLS NY

A historical ride aboard the world-famous Maid of the Mist was a half hour thrill of a lifetime! Water rushed all around as we"soaked" in the excitement and roar of Niagara Falls.

SUGAR GROVE

SUGAR GROVE NEW YORK

Along the way we stop and visit my cousins Harold and Betty Nuttall in Sugar Grove Pennsylvania.

Harold and Betty show us the home where my Grandfather (Mother's father) Elsworth Nuttall was born in 1888.

THE CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUION

THE CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUION

On the southern shore of Lake Chautauqua in western New York lies a learning institution like no other in the United States, the Chautauqua Institute. Established in 1874, "The Institute,” as some locals call it, is a distinctive learning and teaching community that hosts open forums for political and religious issues, exquisite performance facilities, a diverse talent list, a multitude of recreation activities and multicultural spiritual education

Chautauqua Institution

GETTYSBURG PENNSYLVANIA

GETTYSBURG PENNSYLVANIA

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory in the summer of 1863 that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy", it was the war's bloodiest battle with 51,000 casualties. It also provided President Abraham Lincoln with the setting for his most famous address.