On Wednesday we visited New York City. We started the day off in the Bronx at The Yankees Stadium. We got a tour of the museum, the memorial to all the great Yankees of the past and then finally down to the dugout. We then had lunch at Battery Park where we were able to see The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as we ate. Our final destination of the day was the 9/11 Memorial. It has been two years since we have visited the memorial and a lot has changed. To say it is very moving would be an understatement. An important stop for our who students. Many of them were not even alive when the event took place. We look forward to coming back in the next couple of years to see everything completed. We walked roughly 1 mile on Wednesday. Bringing the total to 8.8 miles.
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We began today with another visit to the Jewish Museum of Maryland. We explored two exhibits there. "The Voices of Lombard" exhibit depicts a timeline of immigrants to the community in the early 20th century and how they integrated with the variety of ethnic groups already in the area. The "Zap, Bam, Pow" exhibit is an incredible display of comic book history including the first sketch of Superman. Many of the early comic book authors and illustrators were Jewish. Students conducted a scavenger hunt at both sites and even created their own villains and heros! If you have not been to the Jewish Museum of Maryland I highly recommend it. They have hosted us for years and I always look forward to our next tour there. We ended the day with lunch at the Inner Harbor Food Court and then outside to cool down in the fountains for a couple of hours. We walked a total of 4.2 miles today. Add that to yesterday's hike of 3.6 miles and we have marched a total of 7.8 miles in our first two days! For more pics go to the bottom of the page here. Today we had an exciting trip to Calvert Cliffs State Park. We hiked over a mile through the scenic wetlands to reach the beach. The campers were eager to explore the beach and see what they could find. Some students came away with shark teeth while others found a variety of shells. It was also nice to cool off in the Chesapeake Bay! We came across some interesting wildlife like jellyfish, lizards, snakes, turtles and birds that are native to the Chesapeake region. If you want to see more pics go to the bottom of the page here. We will also be keeping track of how much we have walked each day. Today we walked a total of 3 miles! |
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