Holland MI- This windmill was out in front of the Dutch Village. We visted it while we were at the Tulip Festival. As you can tell the weather was not the best, but since we have had over a week of rain we thought this day was PERFECT!! and it really was....

We visited the tulip factory these we the tulips from out in front!! The weather had really hurt the litte guys.......

This was the park where the tulip festival was held. It has been pretty rainy and cold here, which is not a normal weather pattern for this time of year, and the tulips are a litte weather beaten!

more tulips

the squirrls are very friendly

We took a ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put- in- Bay Island AKA South Bass Island. This peace monument was from the war of 1812. By defeating the British this was the first time an entire British fleet was captured and the Americans took control of Lake Erie and with it most of the Northwest-

This was our mode of transportation on the Island

Private residence on the island

A little cottage on the island this house is circa 1862

The Boardwalk restaurant and entertainment pier

Marblehead Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie, Ohio

Lightkeepers cottage

Shore of Lake Erie

close up view of the wall

School children made the patriotic angels one for each person who died in the crash

Each passengers name is on the seat and the benches are overlooking the crash site.

The flag on the fence is where the plane landed.

This was donated by a motorcycle group

Backside of the wall- Both sides are full of mementos.

Temporary Memorial wall

memorial

Memorial

July 1861,was the first battle of Manassas-this was expected to be a very short battle, each side thought the other would back off at the first fire. Spectators followed the troops to sit at on hill top to watch the first fire. By the end of the first day over 900 men had died- this was not going to be a short war. August 1862 was the second Manassas lasting 3 days and 3300 lives lost. The Confederacy won this battle....

Henry House- Judith Henry died during the first Manassas she was the only civilian that died. She refused to leave her home during the battle....

Battlefield of First Manassas (Bull Run)

Stonewall Jackson Monument on Henry's Hill- this is was the battle that General Jackson received his nickname "Stonewall" Jackson from General Bee for capturing a cannon from the union battery.

Stone House- this house was a field hospital during the first and second Manassas

Stone Bridge- The defeated Union Army withdrew across Bull Run.