Getting Closer to Home

All,

Yesterday, we visited Detroit, Michigan. Motor City. Motown. (And the home of Scott Frederick’s beloved Lions 😉).

Went to the Henry Ford museum. Lots of amazing stuff — the innovations of the past and possibly the future. It was a nice day and (though not a museum guy) a cool museum.

Detroit museum locomotive

model t

dragster

mustang

You know how I’ve said this trip has been interesting, though very “familiar.”  Well, now it gets even more so. Today we are in Cleveland, which is just an hour and a half from Erie. We come here fairly often.

cleveland and detroit

We’re going to take a tour of Amish country. 1. Because although Hallie is not Amish, she is “Amishish,” having grown up  on a dirt road in rural Union City, PA named after her family with the few houses on the road all family members, and 2. Believe it or not, the Amish community they are taking us to is called Berlin, Ohio. So…had to do this. Tour had our name on it 😉 Will let you know.

Also, they gave these out yesterday, which is a cool momento to have, but it seems a bit premature to me since we have not gotten to Lake Ontario (Toronto) quite yet. I bet there must be some old sailor quote similar to “don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”  I just hope it doesn’t jinx the cruise to celebrate this feat too soon 🤪.

great lakes certificate

Onward! -JB