Saturday, August 1, 2015

Springfield Armory National Historical Site, Springfield, Massachussets

Springfield Armory was set up in 1794 and for about 170 years it was one of two main places in the US to manufacture and store various arms and weapons for the military
An exhibit on national parks - where will we travel next?
National park ranger
Sam had fun making this paper cannon
Equipment for automating some of the manufacturing of rifles
And the best part - getting his junior ranger badge!

Walkway over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY

This is a pedestrian bridge over the Hudson river with beautiful views
 
Even though it's a river, it still has ocean tides and salty water - the pictures show the low and high tide
Well-deserved dinner

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hyde Park, NY

The house where US president Franklin D Roosevelt ("FDR") grew up
The mosaic map of the area showing FDR home and library
Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt
 
Sam earned a "junior secret service agent" badge by completing a series of tasks to learn about what secret service agents do

Outside the FDR presidential library and museum