What a fabulously done museum/interpretive centre! Well worth the visit - the children certainly engaged with the stories of people who lived there long ago. Sorry there are no photos - you'll have to check out the website.
After a few hours more driving (kids sleeping/kids going English/kids sleeping) we arrived at Lincoln City, Lincoln's Boyhood Memorial http://www.nps.gov/libo/index.htm. What a beautiful piece of the world. The woodland setting was so very peaceful. However, what delighted me more, was the fact that the children continue to engage with the exhibits in the museums, interpretive centres and other historical/cultural sites we visit. They simply do not question why we aren't visiting fun parks all the time. Benedict is becoming so good at decoding information presented to him. Today he surprised me by pointing out that Lincoln's family travels from Kentucky to Indiana was only a short trip compared to what we have already driven, even in a horse and cart. Not bad contextualising for a 5year old. Oliver noted that "that Harry Truman guy lived in the Whitehouse too like Mr Lincoln did; and did you know that the Whitehouse has 152 toilets?" Ken and I are so proud of all the kids and their ability to interact with the docents, park rangers and visual/textual information everywhere we go - they are really little sponges!
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| entry to Lincoln Memorial |
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| beautiful tree lined streets |
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| visitor information centre - once again kids completed the Junior Ranger program and have the badge to prove it |
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| the grave site of Lincoln's mother, who died of milk sickness |
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| view skyward from my park bench seat! glorious! |
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| Sophia carding wool in the cabin similar to what Lincoln would have spent his boyhood in. |
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| Benedict trying his luck at carding wool |
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| The boys making a right mess of it! |
