Milwaukee, WI

Did you know?

* Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin.

* Is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan.

* Was created by 3 towns coming together.

* Has professional sports teams.

We learned this and so much more. We got to taste cheese and talked about it being the cheese state and heavy in agriculture. We even got to play an interactive game that taught us about Milwaukee!

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and 22nd largest (by population) in the United States. The city is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, Milwaukee had a population of 602,782. The city is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha Metropolitan Area with a population of 1,773,519.

Once known almost exclusively as a brewing and manufacturing powerhouse, Milwaukee has taken steps in recent years to reshape its image. In the past decade, major new additions to the city have included the Milwaukee Riverwalk, the Midwest Airlines Center, Miller Park, an internationally renowned addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum, and Pier Wisconsin, as well as major renovations to the Milwaukee Auditorium and U.S. Cellular Arena. In addition, many new skyscrapers, condos, lofts, and apartments have been constructed in neighborhoods on and near the lakefront and riverbanks

Journal:
Today I found a heated pool. The sign said heated pool. I jumped in and OUT. I was COLD. I read the sign. It said not heated since 1971. Next time I will read the sign.

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Madison, WI

What an awesome city!! Man would this be a great place to go to college. Part of its beauty is that it is built on an isthmus! State street is a fun place to visit. We learned all about the U of W and their rivalry with the U of M. We also learned that the Gophers have not had the Paul Bunyan's Axe for quite some time.

Madison also has a rich cycling history with the Heidens' and the Phinney's.

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

The 2006 population estimate of Madison was 223,389, making it the second largest city in Wisconsin, after Milwaukee, and the 82nd largest in the United States. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Dane County and neighboring Iowa and Columbia counties. The Madison MSA had a 2006 estimated population of 543,022, and is one of the fastest-growing in Wisconsin.

Journal

One day I went to the Mall of America. I went on the Pepsi ride. It was fum. When it was done we went to Lego Land. I went into to a cool place. I was surprised by all the Legos.

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Today in Madison, Wisconsin I went to see the Gophers lose again to the Badgers. I went to the Gophers game and to my surprise they won.

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Luke and I went biking it wasn't fum. Luke threw my bike at my head. Luke, Taylor and I went to see the Gophers game. I saw Sam M. The Gophers won. They played the Badgers. Sam M. and I snuck out of the Gopher's Game. Then we biked 6 miles. Sam and I were happy. Luke and Taylor are still at the game. Sam and I biked to the ice cream shop. Sam and I had some ice cream. It was fum. Luke and I are happy but oh well. We biked two miles and it was fun.

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Hi its me, it is Barbarinski. Today we were in Madison and we met Madison. It was Emma's cousin and they looked like twins.

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We met Madison from Madison, Wisconsin. She was really nice. She talked about the state capital and the Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin.

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Today we met Madison from Madison. She was very funny. She is Emma's sister. She told us about famous people and history. It was awesome.

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Today we were in Madison, Wisconsin. We learned about Vinne Ream. DO you know who he is? We learned about speed skating. I would do speed skating. I would be first.

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Duluth, MN

WOW! Did we learn about Duluth! What an interesting place with tons to see and do. The history is amazing. We learned about the Great Lakes, from the shipwrecks to the export, import trade. It is beautiful here. The North Shore of Superior offers many amazing views and continues to teach us of times long ago. What fun and learning! We even got to mine for iron ore and practice ways to conserve the earth!

There is so much to see and do here! There is Canal Park, the Depot and two world famous races held here every year!

Duluth is a seaport city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county
seat of St. Louis County. The city had a total population of 86,918 in
the 2000 census and the metropolitan census including outer suburbs and
villages was estimated to be roughly 184,000. At the westernmost point
on the north shore of Lake Superior, Duluth is linked to the Atlantic
Ocean 2,300 miles (3,700 km) away via the Great Lakes and Erie
Canal/New York State Barge Canal or Saint Lawrence Seaway passages and
is the Atlantic Ocean's westernmost deep-water port.
Duluth forms a metropolitan area with Superior, Wisconsin, Called the
Twin Ports, these two cities share the Duluth-Superior Harbor and
together are one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes,
shipping coal, iron ore (taconite), and grain. As a tourist destination
for the Midwest, Duluth features America's only all-freshwater
aquarium, the Great Lakes Aquarium, the Aerial Lift Bridge which spans
the short canal into Duluth's harbor, "Park Point", the world's second
longest freshwater sandbar, spanning 6 miles, and is a launching point
for the North Shore.

Minneapolis, MN

Man oh man is there a lot to be proud of and do in the Twin Cities! The history is amazing and the variety of things to do could keep you going every day for a year!!!!

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities, these two cities form the core of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the fifteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.5 million residents. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population of the city of Minneapolis at 372,811 people in 2005. The Metropolitan Council estimate for 2006 was 387,970.

Abundantly rich in water, the city has twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi riverfront, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. Minneapolis was once the world's flour milling capital and a hub for timber, and today is the primary business center between Chicago, Illinois, and Seattle, Washington. America's most literate city, Minneapolis builds cultural organizations that draw creative people and audiences to Minneapolis for theater, visual art, writing and music. The community's diverse population has a long tradition of charitable support through progressive public social programs and through private and corporate philanthropy.

Jopurnal:
Today Gavin, Luke, Taylor, Noah and I had fum because I accidently fell off my bike. We all told jokes on our ride every time we saw an animal. One day I biked six miles.
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Today we met Lena Olson. She told us facts about Minneapolis. Did you know that Minnesota leads the country in bike trails? She told us so much I used two pages.

Today I went to Fort Snelling with Luke the Man. I shot down all the bad wooden soldiers with the cannon. Then Luke tried, he shot down all the good wooden soldiers. I said, Oh Luke.

Today I went to Elm Creek with Luke. We raced to where we put the checkered flag. Luke won but it was fun.

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Today we were in Minneapolis, my home state. The best part was I went to visit my family in Champlin. It was such a nice day and time. Everything was normal and my dog was noddy. Today I went to the Mississippi Mile, it was fum! Today I went to Elm Creek tubing. WHOA! These are some steep hills. Here I go again, WHOAAAAA!

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Today we saw Lena Olson. She kept on talking and talking, she reminded me of Mr. E. Then it was time for her to go. She looked a LOT like me.

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Yesterday me and Mr. E. went to Valley Fair. We went on all of the rides. We were going to get some soda, I said to Neil, I don't have any money Neil. He gave me some of his money. I said, Thank you Neil. We both got sodas. It was fum!

Today Neil and I went to underwater world. I touched a sting rays tail. I got zapped and so did Neil. Somebody brought us to the hospital. We woke up and then we saw lots of dead fish on the wall. We fainted and woke up after that. We had medicine and stayed in the hospital for 10 hours. Our moms and dads were scared. We went back home but we were still sick. After that we took a big gulp of medicine. We got better.

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Kory and I went to Mall of America. I went on every ride, so did Kory. The first ride I went on was the Sponge Bob One. When I was done I just thought of that. We ate lunch right before I went on the roller coaster. I should have let my belly settle. Then we went to the Viking's game. They won. I said, Tomorrow is another day. First thing in the morning we will go fishing Kory.
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Today we met a girl named Lena Olson. She told us about the Springbrook Nature Center and the Bald Eagle!!!

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When we were at the sculpture gardens. I thought it would be fun to clmb the cherry and the spoon. So I tried it. Unfortunatly it did not work out. The security chased me out. I did not try that again when I went again.

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Des Moines. IA

What an incredible city. Our guest made it sound close to heaven. I am ready to move there today!! It seems like the one amazing thing this city has going for it is balance! They are BBA!

Des Moines is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 92nd in terms of population in the United States according to 2006 estimates with 534,230 residents according to United States Census Bureau. The population was 198,682 at the 2000 census.

Des Moines is a major center for the insurance industry and also has a sizeable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, the Meredith Corporation, and Ruan Transportation. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, ING Group, Marsh, and Pioneer Hi-Bred have large operations in or near the metro area. Forbes Magazine ranked Des Moines as the fourth "Best Place for Business" in 2007. Des Moines was named the 'hippest city in the USA' in a 2003 article in Fast Company Magazine.

Recently, Des Moines has been experiencing rapid growth in the western and northern suburbs. Downtown Des Moines has been undergoing many new developments as well.

Des Moines is an important city in presidential politics as the capital of Iowa, which is home to the Iowa Caucus. The Iowa Caucus has been the first major electoral event in nominating the President of the United States since 1972; therefore many presidential candidates set up headquarters in Des Moines.

Lincoln, NE

Hey, Lincoln on Lincoln's birthday!!!!!

We learned about Nebraska football today and all of the neat things about Lincoln. It has quite a history and we talked about why cities would fight over where a capital city was. There was quite a fight over where the capital was going to be in Minnesota.

Did you know that David Letterman went to the University of Nebraska? Or that Former Vice President Dick Cheney is from as well?

The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. The population was 241,167 at the 2006 census estimate.

We talked about supply and demand from the perspective of a farmer. It was a fun economics lesson and I think the group really got it!

Lincoln started out as the village of Lancaster, which was founded in 1856, and became the county seat of the newly-created Lancaster County in 1859. The capital of Nebraska Territory had been Omaha since the creation of the territory in 1854; however, most of the territory's population lived south of the Platte River. After much of the territory south of the Platte considered annexation to Kansas, the legislature voted to move the capital south of the river and as far west as possible. The village of Lancaster was chosen, in part due to the salt flats and marshes. However, Omaha interests attempted to derail the move by having Lancaster renamed after the recently-assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. At the time, many of the people south of the river had been sympathetic towards the Confederate cause and it was assumed that the legislature would not pass the measure if the future capital was named after Lincoln. The ploy did not work, as Lancaster was renamed Lincoln and became the state capital upon Nebraska's admission to the Union on March 1, 1867.

Grand Island, NE

We learned where the name Grand Island came from. It is named after "La Grande Isle" named by the fur traders for the Island in the Platte River. We also learned about twisters and the sand hill cranes migration. There was an "anticyclonic" tornado in 1980 that repeatedly tore through the town. What a scary story! The sand hill cranes are amazing as they fill the sky! Mrs. Graen actually got to share her Grand Island story dealing with the sandhill cranes! It was wonderful!

Grand Island is known for agriculture! Beef and beans are the name of the game.

Grand Island is a city in Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 42,940 in the 2000 census and had grown to 44,632 by 2006. It is the county seat of Hall County. Grand Island is home to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC) which is the sole agency responsible for training law enforcement officers throughout the state.

Journal:

Kory and I went biking. It was fum. We saw a squirrels fighting over a nut. Today I biked 6 miles it was fum.

Yesterday I was in the hospital because Kory and I thought the squirrels were playing but they were fighting. So that is why I was in the hospital.

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Today I saw the sand hill cranes migrate. The sky went black. I felt like my eyes were taped shut. When it cleared I was sooooo happy!

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When I heard about "The Night of the Twisters," I felt so bad for the people who either got hurt or injured because I know how it feels because my dad has had a concussion and my brother has had a sprained ankle. Both things happened at the same time. So when I heard about the night of the twisters I did feel bad for the people.

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Sam O and I went to go see the state flower today. We picked one and the police came on us so we put it down and then we ran. We got to my tent and police passed my tent. I will remember my golden rod.

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