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May 25, 2005 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Road Trip - Maine to Washington Packing Round 1. Our road trip begins in Portland, Maine, the hometown of this famous American poet. HENRY W. LONGFELLOW 2. New Hampshire's FRANCONIA Notch is said to be the most famous mountain gap in the eastern U.S. 3 This capital city of Vermont is a center for the granite-quarrying industry. MONTPELIER 4. Our first stop in New York state is for a picnic in this huge upstate park. ADIRONDACK PARK 5. We leave the park to drive to Syracuse, then on to Buffalo, which is linked to Canada by the PEACE BRIDGE . 6. From Buffalo we drive southwest to Cleveland, Ohio, home to all of these things except SEARS TOWER . Picture: large red building with arches below and above Departure Round 1. While in Maine we dined in lobster which is lower in calories than all of these except EGGS . 2. This northern Ohio city will host the CMJ/Rockhall Music Fest from June 9-11. CLEVELAND 3. Niagara Falls is a featured location in this 1980 superhero movie. SUPERMAN II 4 This lake that lies in both Vermont and New York was briefly the sixth great lake. CHAMPLAIN 5. The Buffalo Bills first draft pick this spring was wide receiver Roscoe Parrish from UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI . Picture: Niagara Falls On Tour 1. In 1570, Chief Hiawatha selected Syracuse as the capital of the IROQUIOS Confederacy. 2 We'll stop at the COLLEGE FOOTBALL Hall of Fame in Southbend, Indiana, on our way to Chicago. 3. Des Plaines, IL, near Chicago, has the dubious distinction of being the site of the very first MCDONALD`S . 4. This product made the city of Milwaukee famous. BEER 5. "Camp Snoopy," at the Mall of America outside Minneapolis, is the largest U.S. indoor THEME PARK . 6. We leave Minnesota to enjoy all of these sites in South Dakota's Black Hills except FORT UNION TRADING POST . 7. We`ll visit this South Dakota town where Wild Bill Hickcock was killed while playing poker. DEADWOOD Picture: city skyline on a lakeshore 8. The International Peace GARDEN is located in both North Dakota and Manitoba Canada. 9. This national monument stands 1,267 feet high is often pictured on Wyoming postcards. DEVIL'S TOWER 10. This national park contains the world's largest thermal basin. YELLOWSTONE 11. You might think its name is linked to potatoes, but Idaho is actually the GEM State. 12. Our first stop in the state of Washington is Spokane. Its name means "Children of the SUN ." Bonus Question One All of these statements are true of Seattle's famous Space Needle except: BUILT FOR 100TH BIRTHDAY Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Washington is Seattle found? Area 1 Picture: statue carved into a mountain Slide Show 1. This award-winning building designed by I.M. Pei is a landmark in Portland, Maine. PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART 2. The MAID OF THE MIST boat trip at Niagara Falls is a never-to-be- forgotten experience. 3. Henry Moore`s landmark sun dial sculpture fronts this Chicago attraction. ADLER PLANETARIUM 4. This almost-completed giant rock sculpture is found in South Dakota's Black Hills. CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL Clues for next destination: Globe Atlantis Donner Party Translation |