Saturday, December 7, 2024

Recap of the Year

 

This is a recap of this years journey through the United States.


MAY

  •          American Windmill Museum (Lubbock, TX)
  • ·       Buddy Holley Museum (Lubbock, TX)
  • ·       Silent Wings Museum (Lubbock, TX)
  • ·       Museum of Texas Tech (Lubbock, TX)
  • ·       Heritage Museum @ Texas Tech University (TTU (Lubbock, TX))
  • ·       Rte. 66 Museum (Elk City, OK)
  • ·       Rte. 66 Museum (Clinton, OK)
  • ·       3 State Monument (Joplin, MO)
  • ·       “Big Brutus” Museum (West Mineral, KS)
  • ·       Joplin History and Mineral Museum (Joplin, MO)
  • ·       National Cookie Cutter Museum (Joplin, MO)
  • ·       Civil War Museum (Carthage, MO)
  • ·       Boots Motel (Carthage, MO)
  • ·       Various covered bridges in area (Washington, PA)
  • ·       Fox Run Winery (Waterloo, NY)
  • ·       Seneca Stag Brewery (Waterloo, NY)
 
JUNE
 
  • ·       Serious Brewing Co. (Howes Cave, NY)
  • ·       Ben and Jerry’s (Waterbury, VT)
  • ·       New England Maple Museum (Pittsford, VT)
  • ·       Presque Isle Solar System ( Houlton, ME - Presque Isle, ME)
  • ·       Maine Discovery Museum (Bangor, ME)
  • ·       Cole Family Land Transportation Museum (Bangor, ME)
  • ·       Early Stephen King Home (Bangor, ME)
 
JULY
 
  • ·       Fort Pointe Lighthouse (Stock Springs, ME)
  • ·       Penobscot Narrows Bridge (Stockton Springs, ME)
  • ·       Fort Knox (Stockton Springs, ME)
  • ·       Penobscot Maritime Museum (Searsport, ME)
  • ·       Hammond Museum (Gloucester, MA)
  • ·       Cotton Mill Museum (Lowell, MA)
  • ·       Gillette Castle (Lyme, CT)
  • ·       Cape May Lighthouse (Cape May, NJ)
  • ·       Cold Spring Village (Cape May, NJ)
  
AUGUST
 
  • ·       American Civil War Museum (Richmond, VA)
  • ·       Natural Bridge, Natural Bridge State Park (Natural Bridge, VA)
  • ·       Natural Bridge Caverns (Natural Bridge, VA)
  • ·       Great Valley Farm Brewery and Winery (Natural Bridge, VA)
  • ·       Sunliner Diner (Pigeon Forge, TN)
  • ·       U.S. Space and Rocket Center (Redstone Arsenal, AL)
  • ·       Rocket City Tavern (Redstone Arsenal, AL)
  • ·       Yellow Hammer Brewery (Redstone Arsenal, AL)
  • ·       Straight to Ale Brewery (Redstone Arsenal, AL)
 
SEPTEMBER
 
  • ·       National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis, TN)
  • ·       Wiseacre Brewing Co. (Memphis, TN)
  • ·       William Clinton Library and Museum (North Little Rock, AR)
  • ·       Diamond Bear Brewing Co. (North Little Rock, AR)
  • ·       Dickey-Stevens Ball Park, Home of the Little Rock
  •         Travelers (North Little Rock, AR)
  • ·       “The Old Mill” (North Little Rock, AR)
  • ·       Old State House (Little Rock, AR)
  • ·       Arkansas History Museum (Little Rock, AR)
  • ·       East Texas Oil Museum (Kilgore, TX)
  • ·       Rangerette Museum (Kilgore, TX)
 
OCTOBER
 
  • ·       Natural Science Museum (Burke, TX)
  • ·       East Texas Forestry Museum (Lufkin, TX)
  • ·       Padre Island National Seashore (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • ·       USS Lexington Museum (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • ·       Selena Museum (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • ·       Dolphin Watching Cruise (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • ·       South Texas Botanical Garden (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • ·       Fort Stockton Museum (Ft. Stockton, TX)
  • ·       Annie Riggs Memorial Museum (Ft. Stockton, TX)
  • ·       Roadrunner statue, Ft. Stockton, TX)
  • ·       Petroleum Museum (Midland, TX)

This trip was over 6,500 miles and 176 days, it is good to be home for a little while, there are several items to take care of.